Chess Middlegame II

Explore the second part of middlegame strategy analysis – featuring 500 lessons and 300 practical studies.

Grandmaster Alexander Kalinin's Chess Middlegame II course is designed to deepen your understanding of middlegame principles and complexities through structured theory. It covers the following openings: Sicilian Defense (Dragon, Najdorf, and Paulsen variations), Ruy Lopez (Open and Exchange variations), King's Gambit, Italian Game, Evans Gambit, Pirc-Ufimtsev Defense, Alekhine's Defense, Nimzo-Indian Defense, Queen’s Indian Defense, Queen’s Gambit, and the Modern Benoni.

This course is part of the Chess King Learn platform (https://learn.chessking.com/) – a revolutionary chess training system. The series includes courses in tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, structured for all skill levels from novice to advanced, and even professional players.

Using this course, you can expand your chess understanding, master new tactical ideas and combinations, and apply what you’ve learned in practice.

The program works like a personal coach: it assigns exercises, provides guidance when you're stuck, and offers hints, explanations, and even powerful refutations for common errors.

A comprehensive theory section breaks down key gameplay methods using illustrative examples. Lessons are interactive, allowing you to not only read the material but also practice moves on the board and explore variations hands-on.

Program highlights:

♔ High-quality examples, all verified for accuracy

♔ Required input of key moves as directed

♔ Multiple levels of task difficulty

♔ Diverse objectives to achieve in each problem

♔ Hints provided when you make an error

♔ Refutations demonstrated for typical mistakes

♔ Option to play out any position against the computer

♔ Interactive theoretical lessons

♔ Organized table of contents

♔ Tracks rating (ELO) changes throughout training

♔ Customizable test mode with flexible options

♔ Bookmark favorite exercises for easy access

♔ Optimized for tablet displays

♔ Works completely offline

♔ Sync progress across devices – link the app to a free Chess King account and train on Android, iOS, and Web simultaneously

A free version is available to try the program. The free lessons are fully functional, giving you a real feel for the app before you unlock additional topics:

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. Exchange 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