This Chess Middlegame IV course by GM Alexander Kalinin provides comprehensive middlegame instruction through theory and practice. Designed for 1800-2400 ELO players, it features 560 examples and 530 exercises covering major openings: Ruy Lopez, Two Knights Defense, French Defense, Sicilian Defense, Caro-Kann Defense, King's Indian Defense, Nimzo-Indian Defense, and the English Opening.
Part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), this course uses a unique teaching method. The series offers courses on tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, catering to all skill levels.
This course enhances chess understanding, introduces tactical techniques, and reinforces learning through practice. The program functions as an interactive coach, providing tasks, hints, explanations, and error refutations. Interactive theoretical lessons complement the exercises, allowing users to work through examples on the board.
Key Features:
- High-quality, verified examples.
- Required key move input.
- Variable difficulty levels.
- Diverse problem objectives.
- Error hints and refutations.
- Computer play against any position.
- Interactive theoretical lessons.
- Organized table of contents.
- ELO rating tracking.
- Customizable test mode.
- Bookmarking functionality.
- Tablet-optimized interface.
- Offline accessibility.
- Multi-device compatibility via Chess King account.
A free version allows testing the program's functionality before purchasing the full course. The free content includes lessons on:
- Ruy Lopez (various variations)
- Two Knights Game (various variations)
- French Defense (various variations)
- Sicilian Defense (Richter-Rauser Variation)
- Caro-Kann Defense (Advance Variation)
- King's Indian Defense (various systems)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense (Rubinstein System)
- Slav Defense (various variations)
- Tartakower-Makagonov-Bondarevsky (TMB) System
- English Opening (various variations)
- Hanham Variation against 1. d4 (various variations)
- Spaced Repetition training mode: mixes erroneous and new exercises for optimal learning.
- Bookmark-based test launching.
- Daily puzzle goal setting.
- Daily streak tracking.
- General fixes and improvements.