Master Middlegame Chess Strategies with GM Alexander Kalinin's Comprehensive Course
GM Alexander Kalinin's "Chess Middlegame I" course offers an in-depth exploration of middlegame techniques and complexities. This course, part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), uses a unique teaching method covering tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame at various skill levels, from beginner to professional.
The curriculum covers typical plans and methods within popular openings, including the Scotch, Ruy Lopez, Sicilian, Caro-Kann, French, English, Dutch, Slav, Catalan, Nimzo-Indian, King's Indian, Grünfeld, and Benko Gambit. It also delves into detailed analysis of common pawn structures like the Karlsbad and Hedgehog formations.
This interactive course functions as a personalized coach, providing exercises, hints, explanations, and refutations of common mistakes. The theoretical sections utilize interactive lessons allowing students to work through examples on the board.
Key Features:
- High-quality, verified examples
- Requires input of all key moves
- Varied difficulty levels and objectives
- Hints and error refutations
- Play against the computer
- Interactive theory lessons
- Structured table of contents
- ELO rating tracking
- Flexible test settings
- Bookmarking capabilities
- Tablet-optimized interface
- Offline functionality
- Multi-device access via Chess King account (Android, iOS, Web)
Free Trial:
A free version allows you to test the course's functionality before purchasing. This includes fully functional lessons covering:
- Scotch Game (various variations)
- Ruy Lopez Defense (including Rauzer's plan and various variations)
- Caro-Kann Defense (Capablanca and Smyslov-Petrosian variations)
- French Defense (Winawer, Classical, and Tarrasch variations)
- Sicilian Defense (various systems)
- English Opening (various systems)
- Dutch Defense (Stonewall)
- Slav Defense
- Catalan Opening
- Nimzo-Indian Defense
- Grünfeld Defense (with Qd1-b3 system)
- King's Indian Defense
- Benko Gambit
- Karlsbad Pawn Structure
- Mobile Pawn Center Positions
- Hedgehog System
- Outpost on Half-Open d-file
- Spaced Repetition training mode
- Tests on bookmarks
- Daily puzzle goal and streak tracking
- Various bug fixes and improvements
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