Description
Understanding Middlegame Strategies, Vol. 1 & 2
(Download)
Vol. 1 - Dynamic Pawns
In this chess download we deal with different dynamic decisions involving pawns. The aim is to arm club/tournament players with fresh ideas which they can use in their own practice. I hope my selected material will inspire the viewer to take similar decisions in his/her own games.
I have structured this lecture into 4 chapters:
1. Minor Sacrifices
2. Rolling Pawns
3. Allowing pawn islands
4. Dynamic ideas with g- and h-pawns
Every chapter consists of model games displaying different aspects of the theme. The variety of games should give you enough insights to spot these strategies in your own practice.
• Video running time: 4 hours 50 min (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Further Chapter to practice typical positions
• Extra: Database with more examples
Vol. 2 - Practical Play
In this chess download, I have selected the material aiming to improve the viewer’s middlegame decision making process and broaden his/her middlegame understanding in general. I have structured this lecture into 4 chapters:
1. What to trade, what to keep
2. The king on f8 defends himself
3. Open file
4. Creating crises
Every chapter consists of model games displaying different aspects of the theme. The variety of games should give you enough insights to spot these strategies in your own practice.
• Video running time: 5 hours 30 min (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Further Chapter to practice typical positions
• Extra: Database with more examples
Ivan Sokolov is a Dutch chess Grandmaster and author of popular chess books. He was Yugoslav champion in 1988 and Dutch champion in 1995 and 1998. For more than two decades he has been on of the elite players and has beaten many of the strongest players in the world