This program is designed by GM Alexander Kalinin to help the student understand the ideas and strategies behind typical middlegame positions according to the openings they originate from. Intended for stronger players (1800 and above). Having no analogues among chess programs MIDDLEGAME contains detailed material on two courses: typical structures of middlegame and playing technique in most popular openings:
1. Typical Pawn Structures (Karlsbad, Hedgehog, etc.)
2. Typical Plans and Methods in the Most Popular Openings (Scotch, Sicilian,
Ruy Lopez, Caro-Kann, French, English opening, Dutch, Slav, Catalan,
Nimzo-Indian, King’s Indian, Gruenfeld, Benko Gambit).
Training material contains more than 600 examples and is subdivided into themes according to typical methods and ideas of playing.
The program contains about 1000 exercises formed by real games (the most important moves should be found by a user on his own).
In case of wrong moves you get help in the form of alternative moves and prompting markers. At any moment you can call an external chess playing program (Hiarcs, Genius, Rebel, MChess Pro).
ELO and statistics in easy-to-read bar graphs, based on the students' success rate with the exercises, that help them to keep track of their progress. ELO and statistics can be estimated for each other. Statistics is presented in a convenient graphic form.
Multiple user profiles are possible, with independent ratings and all other individual information.
Several languages supported: English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish.
No additional software is required.
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TYPICAL PLANS IN THE MOST POPULAR OPENINGS SCOTCH GAME >THE VARIATION WITH 4... Nf6. >>THE
SYSTEM WITH 5. Nc6 bc 6. e5 >THE VARIATION WITH 4...Bc5. >>WHITE
DEFENDS THE d4-KNIGHT RUY LOPEZ DEFENCE >CLASSIFICATION
OF THE CLOSED RUY LOPEZ >>THE
"SPANISH" KNIGHT >POSITIONS WITH THE CLOSED PAWN CENTER AND THE OPEN с-FILE >>THE
"SPANISH" KNIGHT >RAUZER'S PLAN >>WHITE'S
ATTACK IN THE CENTER AND ON THE KINGSIDE >THE VARIATION WITH Bc8- e6 >>TAKING
THE BISHOP WITH THE QUEEN >THE CENTER IS NOT BLOCKED >>ACTIVITY
OF THE WHITE LIGHT-SQUARED BISHOP CARO-KANN DEFENSE >THE CAPABLANCA VARIATION >>THE
KNIGHT'S TRANSFERRING TO f4. >>>BOTH
OPPONENTS CASTLE KINGSIDE >THE SMYSLOV-PETROSIAN VARIATION >>THE
VARIATION WITH 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nf6 Nf6 7. Bc4. FRENCH DEFENCE >THE WINAWER VARIATION >>BLOCKADE
OF THE WHITE QUEENSIDE >THE CLASSICAL SYSTEM (3 . . . Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7) >>THE VARIATION
WITH 7. . . сd. >THE TARRASCH VARIATION (3. Nd2) >>THE VARIATION WITH 3. . . c5 4. ed ed. >>>EXCHANGE
OF THE DARK-SQUARED BISHOPS >>THE
VARIATION WITH 3. . . c5 4. ed Qd5 >>>EXCHANGE
OF THE LIGHT-SQUARED BISHOPS SICILIAN DEFENCE >THE SYSTEM WITH 2. c3. >>THE
VARIATION WITH 2. . . Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 >SCHEVENINGEN. >>ORIGIN OF THE PAWN STRUCTURE >>>ATTACK
IN THE CENTER >>BLACK'S PLANS >>>COUNTERPLAY
ON THE QUEENSIDE >>TYPICAL POSITIONAL SACRIFICES >THE SYSTEMS WITH e7- e5 >>ORIGIN
OF THE PAWN STRUCTURE >>>THE
OCCUPATION OF THE d5-SQUARE >>BLACK'S TYPICAL METHODS OF PLAY >>>THE
d6-d5 ADVANCE >SYSTEMS WITH AN EXCHANGE Bxf6 gf >>ORIGIN
OF THE PAWN STRUCTURE >>>ATTACK
ON THE e6-SQUARE >>BLACK'S TYPICAL METHODS OF PLAY >>>TRANSITION
TO AN ENDGAME ENGLISH OPENING >ENGLISH OPENING, THE DRAGON SYSTEM WITH COLORS REVERSED >>WHITE'S TYPICAL PLANS AND METHODS OF PLAY >>>ATTACK
ON THE QUEENSIDE
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DUTCH DEFENCE >STONEWALL >>WHITE'S TYPICAL PLANS AND METHODS OF PLAY >>>WHITE
EXCHANGES THE DARK-SQUARED BISHOPS >>BLACK'S TYPICAL PLANS AND METHODS OF PLAY >>>ATTACK
ON THE KINGSIDE >THE ILJIN-ZHENEVSKY SYSTEM >>WHITE'S TYPICAL PLANS AND METHODS OF PLAY >>>EXCHANGE
OF THE d4-PAWN FOR THE e6-PAWN >>BLACK'S TYPICAL PLANS AND METHODS OF PLAY >>>THE
е6-е5 ADVANCE >LENINGRAD SYSTEM. >>WHITE'S TYPICAL PLANS AND METHODS OF PLAY >>>SEIZURE
OF THE KEY SQUARES IN THE CENTER >>BLACK'S TYPICAL PLANS AND METHODS OF PLAY >>>THE
е7- е5 ADVANCE SLAV DEFENCE >THE
SCHLECHTER SYSTEM CATALAN OPENING >THE
PLAN OF c7-c6 NIMZO-INDIAN DEFENCE >THE
HUEBNER VARIATION GRUENFELD DEFENSE, THE SYSTEM WITH Qd1- b3 >THE SYSTEM WITH c7-c6 >>THE
SMYSLOV VARIATION KING'S INDIAN DEFENCE >THE CLOSED CENTER >>THE
c5-d6-e5 STRUCTURE >POSITIONS WITH THE OPENED CENTER (e5xd4) >>BLACK'S MAIN PLANS >>>COUNTERPLAY
ON THE DARK SQUARES >>WHITE'S MAIN PLANS >>>PRESSURE
ON THE d6-PAWN BENKO GAMBIT >WHITE ACCEPTS THE PAWN SACRIFICE >>WHITE
PLAYS e2- e4 >WHITE DOES NOT TAKE THE a6-PAWN >>COUNTER-SACRIFICE:
5. b6 >DECLINED GAMBIT: 4. Nf3 >>BLACK
TAKES ON c4 TYPICAL PAWN STRUCTURES THE "KARLSBAD" PAWN STRUCTURE >ORIGIN
OF THE PAWN STRUCTURE >>THE
PAWN MINORITY ATTACK >BLACK'S MAIN PLANS >>PAWN
ATTACK ON THE KINGSIDE >WHITE
CASTLES QUEENSIDE, BLACK CASTLES KINGSIDE TYPICAL POSITION WITH THE MOBILE PAWN CENTER >ORIGIN
OF THE PAWN STRUCTURE >>WHITE
CREATES A PASSED PAWN IN THE CENTER >BLACK'S MAIN PLANS >>PIECE
PRESSURE IN THE CENTER THE "HEDGEHOG" SYSTEM >ORIGIN
OF THE PAWN STRUCTURE >>UNDERMINING
THE WHITE CENTER >WHITE'S MAIN PLANS >>PREVENTION TYPICAL PAWN STRUCTURE WITH AN OUTPOST ON THE HALF-OPEN d-FILE >ORIGIN
OF THE PAWN STRUCTURE >>A
KNIGHT OUTPOST ON d5 >BLACK'S MAIN PLANS >>BLACK
DEALS THE FLANK BLOWS b7-b5 AND f7-f5 |
Essential: IBM-compatible PC with Pentium 75 CPU, 12 MB memory (RAM), Hard Disk (4 MB of free disk space for the program), VGA graphics, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME, CD-ROM drive, Microsoft-compatible mouse.
Recommended: 24 MB or more RAM, Super VGA graphics with 256 colors and 800x600 screen mode.