Chess Middlegame III 1.2

Chess Middlegame III course, developed by GM Alexander Kalinin, aims to impart strategies and intricacies of the middlegame through a comprehensive theoretical section. The course covers a variety of openings such as the Sicilian Defense (Closed System and 3. Bb5 variation), Scandinavian Defense, Grünfeld Defense, Queen's Gambit Accepted, Reti Opening, and more.

This course is part of the Chess King Learn series, which offers an innovative approach to chess education. The series includes courses on tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, tailored to different skill levels ranging from beginners to professional players.

By utilizing this course, players can enhance their chess knowledge, learn new tactical maneuvers and combinations, and apply their acquired knowledge in practical scenarios.

The program functions as a coach by assigning tasks to solve and providing assistance when needed. It offers hints, explanations, and showcases notable refutations for mistakes that may arise during gameplay.

Furthermore, the program includes a theoretical section that elucidates game methods specific to various stages by utilizing real-life examples. The theory is presented interactively, allowing users to not only read lessons but also make moves on the board to practice and understand complex moves.

Advantages of the program include high-quality examples verified for accuracy, requirements to input key moves as instructed by the teacher, tasks of varying complexities and goals, error hints, display of refutations for common mistakes, ability to play out positions against the computer, interactive theoretical lessons, structured table of contents, monitoring of player rating changes (ELO) during the learning process, test mode with customizable settings, bookmarking favorite exercises, compatibility with tablet screens without internet requirement.

The course offers a free section that enables users to experience the program firsthand. The free segment includes fully functional lessons allowing users to test the application before unlocking additional topics:

1. Petrov Defense
   1. Petrov Defense
   2. System with 3.Nxe5
   3. System with 3. d4
2. Ruy Lopez
   1. Ruy Lopez
   2. Marshall Counter-attack
   3. Anti-Marshall System
3. Scandinavian Defense
   1. Scandinavian Defense
   2. Variation with 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd2
   3. System with 5. Nf3 Bg4
4. Sicilian Defense
   1. Sicilian Defense
   2. Closed Variation
   3. Systems with Bf1-b5
5. Queen's Gambit Accepted
   1. Queen's Gambit Accepted
   2. 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. 0-0
   3. 3. e4
6. Grünfeld Defense
   1. Grünfeld Defense
   2. System with 7. Bc4
   3. 7.Nf3 0-0 8. Rb1