Chess Middlegame IV: Master Middlegame Strategies with 560 Lessons and 530 Exercises
GM Alexander Kalinin's Chess Middlegame IV course provides comprehensive middlegame training for players rated 1800-2400 ELO. This course utilizes a unique theoretical approach coupled with extensive practical exercises. It features 560 instructive examples and 530 exercises covering major 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.
This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), a revolutionary chess teaching method. The series offers courses covering tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, catering to all skill levels, from beginner to professional.
Key Benefits:
- High-Quality Examples: All examples are rigorously checked for accuracy.
- Interactive Learning: You actively participate by entering key moves, receiving feedback, and exploring variations.
- Adaptive Difficulty: Exercises adjust to your skill level.
- Comprehensive Feedback: Hints, explanations, and refutations of common errors are provided.
- Practice Mode: Play against the computer to solidify your understanding.
- Interactive Theory: Lessons are presented interactively, allowing you to work through moves on the board.
- Organized Content: A well-structured table of contents ensures easy navigation.
- ELO Tracking: The app monitors your progress and ELO rating.
- Flexible Testing: Customizable test modes allow for targeted practice.
- Bookmarking: Save your favorite exercises for later review.
- Tablet Optimized: Designed for larger tablet screens.
- Offline Access: No internet connection is required.
- Cross-Platform Sync: Link to a free Chess King account to access your progress across Android, iOS, and Web.
Free Trial:
A free section allows you to experience the course's functionality before purchasing. The free lessons are fully functional and cover the following topics:
- Ruy Lopez (including Jaenisch Gambit and Arkhangelsk Variation)
- Two Knights Game (including variations 4. Ng5 and 4. d4)
- French Defense (including Nimzowitch and Classic variations)
- Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauser Variation (with several sub-variations)
- Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation 3. e5
- King's Indian Defense (including Saemisch, Classical, Fianchetto, and Averbakh systems)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System (with several sub-variations)
- Slav Defense (including variations 4...dxc4 and Chebanenko)
- Tartakower-Makagonov-Bondarevsky (TMB) System
- English Opening (with several sub-variations)
- Hanham Variation against 1. d4 (with several sub-variations)
- Spaced Repetition Training: Combines past mistakes with new exercises for optimal learning.
- Bookmark Testing: Run tests on your saved exercises.
- Daily Puzzle Goal: Set a daily exercise target.
- Daily Streak Tracking: Monitor your consecutive days of completing the daily goal.
- Various bug fixes and improvements.
