Chess Middlegame II

Chess Middlegame II: Master Middlegame Strategies with GM Kalinin

GM Alexander Kalinin's Chess Middlegame II course provides comprehensive middlegame instruction through a blend of theory and interactive exercises. The course covers key openings, including variations of the Sicilian Defense (Dragon, Najdorf, Paulsen), Ruy Lopez (Open, Exchange), King's Gambit, Italian Game, Evans Gambit, Pirc-Ufimtsev, Alekhine's Defense, Nimzo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Defense, Queen's Gambit, and Modern Benoni.

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

This course enhances chess understanding, introduces new tactical maneuvers, and solidifies learned concepts through practical application. The program acts as a personalized coach, presenting challenges, providing hints and explanations, and demonstrating refutations of common mistakes.

Key features include:

• Rigorous examples: All examples are meticulously checked for accuracy.
• Interactive learning: Users actively participate by inputting key moves.
• Adaptive difficulty: Challenges are tailored to different skill levels.
• Diverse objectives: Problems present varied goals to achieve.
• Real-time feedback: The program offers hints and shows refutations for incorrect moves.
• Practice mode: Play any position against the computer.
• Interactive theory: Lessons are presented interactively, allowing users to make moves on the board.
• Organized content: Clear and structured table of contents.
• ELO tracking: The program monitors and displays ELO rating changes during the learning process.
• Flexible testing: Customizable test settings.
• Bookmarking: Save favorite exercises for later review.
• Tablet compatibility: Optimized for larger tablet screens.
• Offline access: No internet connection is required.
• Multi-device syncing: Link to a free Chess King account to access the course across Android, iOS, and web platforms.

A free version allows you to explore the program's functionality before purchasing the full course. The free trial includes fully functional lessons covering:

1.1. Sicilian Defense 1.2. Dragon Variation 1.3. Najdorf Variation 6. Be3 1.4. Paulsen Variation 2.1. King's Gambit 2.2. King's Gambit Declined 2... Bc5 2.3. Falkbeer Counter Gambit 2... d5 3. exd5 e4 2.4. Variation with 2... d5 3. exd5 exf4 2.5. Variation with 3... Nf6 4. e5 Nh5 2.6. Variation with 3... Be7 2.7. Variation with 3... g5 3.1. Giuoco Piano (Italian Game) 3.2. Giuoco Pianissimo 4. d3 3.3. Moeller Attack 4. c3 3.4. Evans Gambit 4. b4 4.1. Ruy Lopez 4.2. Open Variation 4.3. Ruy Lopez. Exchanged variation 5.1. Pirc-Ufimtsev Defense 5.2. Classical Variation 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O 5.3. Variation with 4. f3 5.4. Austrian Attack 4. f4 6.1. Alekhine's Defense 6.2. Four Pawns Attack 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 6.3. Exchange Variation 5. exd6 6.4. Modern Variation 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O 7.1. Nimzo-Indian Defense. Classical Variation 4. Qc2 7.2. Variation with 4... d6 7.3. Variation with 4... b6 7.4. System with 4... O-O 8.1. Queen's Indian Defense 8.2. Classical Variation 8.3. System with 4... Ba6 9.1. Queen's Gambit Declined. Orthodox Defense 9.2. Rubinstein's Attack 7. Qc2 10. Modern Benoni Defense

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