Chess Middlegame III

Part 3 of middlegame playing methods analysis – featuring 550 lessons and 500 studies

Chess Middlegame III offers 550 theoretical lessons and 500 practical exercises, designed for players rated 1800–2400 ELO. The course covers typical plans and strategies for popular openings such as the Petrov Defense, Ruy Lopez (Marshall Counterattack and Anti-Marshall systems), Scandinavian Defense, Sicilian Defense (Closed Variation, and variations with 3. Bb5: Moscow and Rossolimo), Queen’s Gambit Accepted (3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 and 3. e4), Grünfeld Defense (4. cd Nd5 5. e4 Nc3 6. bc), Queen’s Pawn Opening with 3. Bg5 (1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5, and 2... g6 3. Bg5), Réti Opening, and King’s Fianchetto Opening.

This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), a groundbreaking chess training method. The series includes courses in tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, organized by skill level—from beginner to advanced, and even professional players.

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

The program acts as a personal coach, assigning tasks and offering support when you’re stuck. It provides hints, detailed explanations, and demonstrates powerful refutations for common mistakes.

A comprehensive theoretical section breaks down gameplay methods for each stage using real examples. Lessons are interactive, allowing you not only to read but also to make moves on the board and explore unclear lines.

Program Highlights:

♔ High-quality examples, all verified for accuracy

♔ Required entry of all key moves as directed

♔ Multiple levels of task difficulty

♔ Various objectives to achieve in each problem

♔ Helpful hints provided when errors occur

♔ Refutations shown for typical incorrect moves

♔ Option to play any position from the exercises against the computer

♔ Interactive theoretical lessons

♔ Organized table of contents

♔ Tracks rating (ELO) changes throughout training

♔ Customizable test mode

♔ Bookmark favorite exercises

♔ Tablet-optimized display

♔ Works completely offline

♔ Sync progress across Android, iOS, and Web with a free Chess King account

A free section is included so you can try the program. Lessons in the free version are fully functional, letting you evaluate the app before unlocking 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 Counterattack

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