Chess Middlegame Mastery: 550 Lessons & 500 Exercises
Chess King Learn's "Chess Middlegame III" course offers 550 theoretical lessons and 500 practical exercises designed for players with an ELO rating between 1800 and 2400. This comprehensive course covers strategic plans and methods for popular openings, including: Petrov Defense, Ruy Lopez (Marshall Counterattack, Anti-Marshall System), Scandinavian Defense, Sicilian Defense (Closed Variation, variations with 3. Bb5: Moscow Variation, Rossolimo Variation), Queen's Gambit Accepted (3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 and 3. e4), Grünfeld Defense (4. cd Nd5 5. e4 Nс3 6. bc), Queen's Pawn Opening 3. Bg5 (1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5, 2... g6 3. Bg5), Réti Opening, and King's Fianchetto Opening.
This course utilizes the innovative Chess King Learn teaching methodology (https://learn.chessking.com/), a series encompassing tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame courses tailored to various skill levels, from beginner to professional.
Enhance your chess skills, learn new tactical maneuvers and combinations, and solidify your knowledge through practical application. The program functions as a personalized coach, providing exercises, hints, explanations, and insightful refutations of potential errors. Interactive theoretical lessons allow you to actively participate by making moves on the board, clarifying unclear positions.
Key Features:
- High-quality, verified examples.
- Required input of all key moves.
- Adjustable difficulty levels.
- Varied problem-solving objectives.
- Hints for error correction.
- Refutations for common mistakes.
- Play any problem position against the computer.
- Interactive theoretical lessons.
- Organized table of contents.
- ELO rating tracking.
- Customizable test modes.
- Bookmarking capabilities.
- Tablet-optimized interface.
- Offline accessibility.
- Multi-device compatibility via a free Chess King account (Android, iOS, Web).
A free trial version allows you to explore the program's functionality before purchasing the full course. The free version includes fully functional lessons covering:
- Petrov Defense
- Ruy Lopez
- Scandinavian Defense
- Sicilian Defense
- Queen's Gambit Accepted
- Grünfeld Defense
- Queen's Pawn Opening
- Réti Opening
- King's Fianchetto Opening
Each opening section is further subdivided into specific variations and systems.
Version 3.3.2 (Updated July 29, 2024):
- Spaced Repetition training mode.
- Testing on bookmarked exercises.
- Daily puzzle goal setting.
- Daily streak tracking.
- Various bug fixes and improvements.