Chess Middlegame III

3rd part of play methods analysis in middlegame - 550 lessons and 500 studies

The Chess Middlegame III course features 550 theoretical lessons and 500 practical exercises, designed for players with an ELO rating between 1800 and 2400. This comprehensive course covers typical plans and methods for a variety of popular openings, including the Petrov Defense, Ruy Lopez (featuring both the Marshall Counter-Attack and Anti-Marshall systems), Scandinavian Defense, Sicilian Defense (including Closed variations and lines with 3. Bb5 such as the Moscow and Rossolimo variations), Queen's Gambit Accepted (covering 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 and 3. e4 setups), Grünfeld Defense (specifically the lines with 4. cd Nd5 5. e4 Nс3 6. bc), Queen's Pawn openings with 3. Bg5 (including 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 and 2... g6 3. Bg5), the Réti Opening, and King's Fianchetto openings.

This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), which introduces an unprecedented chess teaching methodology. The series encompasses courses in tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, categorized by skill levels ranging from beginners to experienced players and even professionals.

By utilizing this course, you can enhance your chess knowledge, master new tactical tricks and combinations, and solidify your acquired skills through practical application.

The program functions as a personal coach, assigning tasks to solve and providing assistance when you encounter difficulties. It offers hints, detailed explanations, and highlights striking refutations of any mistakes you might make.

The application also includes a theoretical section that explains game methods at various stages of the match, based on actual examples. The theory is presented interactively, allowing you to not only read the lesson text but also make moves on the board and analyze unclear positions directly.

Advantages of the program:

• ♔ High-quality examples, all double-checked for accuracy
• ♔ You are required to input all key moves specified by the instructor
• ♔ Tasks feature varying levels of complexity
• ♔ Problems present diverse objectives to achieve
• ♔ The program provides hints when an error occurs
• ♔ Refutations are displayed for typical mistaken moves
• ♔ You can play out any task position against the computer engine
• ♔ Interactive theoretical lessons
• ♔ Structured table of contents
• ♔ The program tracks changes in the player's rating (ELO) throughout the learning process
• ♔ Test mode with flexible settings
• ♔ Ability to bookmark favorite exercises
• ♔ The application is optimized for larger tablet screens
• ♔ No internet connection required to use the application
• ♔ You can link the app to a free Chess King account and solve one course across multiple devices (Android, iOS, and Web) simultaneously

The course includes a free section that allows you to test the program. The lessons in this version are fully functional, enabling you to evaluate the application in real-world conditions before purchasing additional topics:

1. Petrov defense
   • 1.1. Petrov defense
   • 1.2. System with 3. Nxe5
   • 1.3. System with 3. d4
2. Ruy Lopez
   • 2.1. Ruy Lopez
   • 2.2. Marshall counter-attack
   • 2.3. Anti-Marshall system
3. Scandinavian defense
   • 3.1. Scandinavian defense
   • 3.2. Variation with 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd2
   • 3.3. System with 5. Nf3 Bg4
   • 3.4. System with 5. Nf3 c6
   • 3.5. System with 2. exd5 Nf6
4. Sicilian defense
   • 4.1. Sicilian defense
   • 4.2. Closed Variation
   • 4.3. Systems with Bf1-b5
5. Queen's gambit accepted
   • 5.1. Queen's gambit accepted
   • 5.2. Variation with 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O
   • 5.3. Variation with 3. e4
6. Grünfeld defense
   • 6.1. Grünfeld defense
   • 6.2. System with 7. Bc4
   • 6.3. System with 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Rb1
   • 6.4. Variations with 6... c5 7. Bb5 and 6... Bg7 7. Bb5
   • 6.5. Variation with 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3
7. Queen's pawn opening
   • 7.1. Queen's pawn opening
   • 7.2. Variation with 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5
   • 7.3. Variation with 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5
8. Réti opening
   • 8.1. Réti opening
   • 8.2. System with 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6
   • 8.3. System with 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6
   • 8.4. System with 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4
9. King's fianchetto opening
   • 9.1. King's fianchetto opening
   • 9.2. Variation with 2... d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. g3 Nf6
   • 9.3. Variation with 2... d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. g3 g6

What's New in the Latest Version 3.3.2

Last updated on Jul 29, 2024
* Added training mode based on Spaced Repetition - it combines erroneous exercises with new ones and presents a more suitable set of puzzles to solve.
* Added ability to launch tests on bookmarks.
* Added daily goal for puzzles - choose how many exercises you need to keep your skills in shape.
* Added daily streak - tracks how many days in a row the daily goal is completed.
* Various fixes and improvements

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