Strategy 2.0

Designed by GM Alexander Kalinin to teach students strategy and positional play, STRATEGY 2.0 is a significantly expanded version of the original Strategy, containing not only more exercises but also many new lessons not present in the first edition. This chess program presents 1800 instructive positions with 18 most important strategic themes, including: Advantage in development, Advantage in space, Attack on the King, Attack on the Queenside, Weak square, Pawn structure, Open files and diagonals, Central squares, Disposition of pieces, Exchange, Positional Sacrifice, Prophylaxis, Prevention, Isolated Queen's pawn, Hanging pawns, Pawn pair c3+d4 on the semi-open files, The rule of two weaknesses, Plan, Defense and Counterattack.

Features of the program include:

250 instructive examples for self-study illustrating the lessons presented, all classified and annotated extensively.

1100 selected exercises for you to solve, classified according to themes and difficulty.

Numerous text and visual hints to help the student find the solution.
On line help markers.
User statistics gathering and ELO calculating

450 typical positions to train and play against Crafty, the built-in playing engine,

or other supported external programs such as Rebel, Mchess, etc…

Strategy generates the student’s ELO and statistics in easy-to-read bar graphs, based on the students' success rate with the exercises that help them keep track of their progress.

Multiple user profiles are possible, with independent ratings and all other individual information.
Good for teachers: keeps track of the time and score of each position for each student.

Several languages are supported: English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish.

No additional software is required

ADVANTAGE IN DEVELOPMENT

ADVANTAGE IN SPACE

ATTACK ON THE KING

> Attack on the uncastled king
> Attack on the king when both opponents castled to the same side

>> Piece attack
>> Pawn storm

> Attack on the king in positions with opposite side castling

>> Piece attack
>> Pawn storm

ATTACK ON THE QUEENSIDE

DEFENSE AND COUNTERATTACK

WEAK SQUARE

OPEN FILES AND DIAGONALS

> Open files
> Open diagonals

PAWN STRUCTURE

> Weak pawns
> Pawn majority

>> Pawn majority on the queenside
>> Pawn majority in the center and on the kingside
>> Quality pawn majority

> Restriction of mobility

>> Limitation of mobility of pawn majority
>> Limitation of mobility of exchange pawn superiority
>> Knight is the best blocker
>> The material sacrifice for the sake of blockade

CENTRAL SQUARES

> Pawn center
> Piece-and pawn center
> The center and the wings

DISPOSITION OF PIECES

> Fight between minor pieces

>> "Good" and "bad" bishops
>> Bishop is stronger than knight
>> Knight is stronger than bishop
>> Bishops of opposite color in middlegame
>> A Bishop pair in the middlegame

>>> For
>>> Against

> Limitation of pieces mobility

>> Leaving the opponent's pieces offside
>> Pin
>> Piece bound to defend a weakness

EXCHANGE

POSITIONAL SACRIFICE

ISOLATED QUEEN'S PAWN

> Playing methods with an isolated pawn
> Methods of play against an isolated pawn

A PAWN PAIR c3+d4 ON THE SEMI-OPEN FILES

> Against
> For

HANGING PAWNS

> Fight against hangibg pawns
> Methods of play with hanging pawns

PREVENTION

THE RULE OF TWO WEAKNESSES

PLAN

System requirements:

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.

Strategy 2.0

Features of the program include:

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