Chess Middlegame IV

Chess Middlegame Mastery: 560 Lessons & 530 Studies

GM Alexander Kalinin's Chess Middlegame IV course provides a comprehensive theoretical foundation for mastering middlegame techniques. Designed for players rated 1800-2400 ELO, this course features 560 instructive examples and 530 practice exercises covering a wide range of openings, including the Ruy Lopez, Two Knights Defense, French Defense, Sicilian Defense, Caro-Kann Defense, King's Indian Defense, Nimzo-Indian Defense, and English Opening.

Part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), this course utilizes a unique teaching methodology. The series offers courses on tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, catering to all skill levels, from beginners to professionals.

This course enhances chess understanding, introduces new tactical maneuvers and combinations, and reinforces learned concepts through practical application. The program functions as a personalized coach, providing exercises, hints, explanations, and detailed refutations of common errors.

The interactive theoretical section explains middlegame principles using real-game examples. Users can actively participate by making moves on the board, clarifying unclear positions, and solidifying their understanding.

Key Features:

• High-quality, rigorously verified examples
• Requires input of all key moves
• Exercises with varying difficulty levels
• Diverse problem-solving objectives
• Provides hints for errors
• Shows refutations for typical mistakes
• Allows playing any position against the computer
• Interactive theoretical lessons
• Organized table of contents
• Tracks ELO rating progress
• Flexible test mode settings
• Bookmarking functionality for favorite exercises
• Tablet-optimized interface
• Offline accessibility
• Multi-device compatibility via Chess King account (Android, iOS, Web)

A free version is available, offering fully functional lessons to evaluate the program before purchasing additional content. The free version includes:

1. Ruy Lopez (including Jaenisch Gambit and Arkhangelsk Variation)
2. Two Knights Game (including variations 4. Ng5, 4. d4)
3. French Defense (including Nimzowitch Variation 3. e5 and Classic Variation 3. Nc3 Nf6)
4. Sicilian Defense, Richter-Rauser Variation (including variations 6... e6 7. Qd2 Be7, 7... h6, 7... a6)
5. Caro-Kann Defense, Advance Variation 3. e5
6. King's Indian Defense (including Saemisch, Classical, Fianchetto, and Averbakh Systems)
7. Nimzo-Indian Defense, Rubinstein System (including variations 4... b6, 4... c5, 4... O-O)
8. Slav Defense (including variations 4... dxc4 and Chebanenko Variation 4... a7-a6)
9. Tartakower-Makagonov-Bondarevsky (TMB) System
10. English Opening (including variations 4... e5 5. Nb5 d5 6. cxd5 Bc5 and 4... e6 5. g3 d5 6. Bg2 e5 7. Nf3 d4)
11. Hanham Variation against 1. d4 (including bishop development variations on e2 and g2)

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