user-1: I am about 1400. I was wondering if I should pay for Kasparov's MasterClass, but I am not sure if it is worth the money.
Has anyone bought this?

user19877: I have seen the materials in the program, and they are for players well below your level of play. I am not sure that they are even for a 1000 player since they are very basic. While he uses positions, they are more about teaching basic terminology and showing various themes, but on a very basic level.
For example, here is one position that you are to find 5 different skewers (Bf3, Bb3, Qg2, Qh1, and Rh5). 
 [FEN "6n1/1r6/8/q2k4/8/7R/7Q/3B1K2 w - - 0 1"]

The most “difficult” problems are really no more than two- or three-move tactics like this one.
 [FEN "5rk1/p3P2p/1p4pb/q7/3N4/1P4Pb/PB3Q1P/6KR b - - 0 1"]

 1... Qe1+ 2. Qxe1 Be3+ 3. Qxe3 Rf1#

The vast majority of these problems are very famous, and can be found in other books. He does give book recommendations, but they are ones that have been recommended here many times already, including by myself. He has some practical advice about how to study, but again, it is mostly common sense that may have seen recommended already right here on SEC.
Of course, Kasparov is great, and if you were much weaker, I would have a different opinion, but my verdict is that you probably would be wasting your money.

-1: <p>I am about 1400. I was wondering if I should pay for Kasparov's MasterClass, but I am not sure if it is worth the money.</p>

<p>Has anyone bought this?</p>
 19877: <p>I have seen the materials in the program, and they are for players well below your level of play. I am not sure that they are even for a 1000 player since they are very basic. While he uses positions, they are more about teaching basic terminology and showing various themes, but on a very basic level.</p>

<p>For example, here is one position that you are to find 5 different skewers (Bf3, Bb3, Qg2, Qh1, and Rh5). </p>

<pre><code> [FEN "6n1/1r6/8/q2k4/8/7R/7Q/3B1K2 w - - 0 1"]
</code></pre>

<p>The most “difficult” problems are really no more than two- or three-move tactics like this one.</p>

<pre><code> [FEN "5rk1/p3P2p/1p4pb/q7/3N4/1P4Pb/PB3Q1P/6KR b - - 0 1"]

 1... Qe1+ 2. Qxe1 Be3+ 3. Qxe3 Rf1#
</code></pre>

<p>The vast majority of these problems are very famous, and can be found in other books. He does give book recommendations, but they are ones that have been recommended here many times already, including by myself. He has some practical advice about how to study, but again, it is mostly common sense that may have seen recommended already right here on SEC.</p>

<p>Of course, Kasparov is great, and if you were much weaker, I would have a different opinion, but my verdict is that you probably would be wasting your money.</p>
