Chess Middlegame III

Part 3 of Middlegame Play Methods Analysis – 550 Lessons and 500 Studies

The Chess Middlegame III course features 550 theoretical lessons and 500 practical studies, tailored for players rated 1800–2400 ELO. It explores standard plans and strategies for these key openings: the Petrov Defense; the Ruy Lopez (including the Marshall Counterattack and Anti-Marshall systems); the Scandinavian Defense; the Sicilian Defense (Closed Variation and lines with 3.Bb5: the Moscow and Rossolimo Variations); the Queen's Gambit Accepted (lines with 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3, and 3.e4); the Grünfeld Defense (4.cd Nd5 5.e4 Nc3 6.bc); Queen's Pawn openings with 3.Bg5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 and 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5); the Réti Opening; and the King's Fianchetto Opening.

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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