Chess Middlegames - Essentials Training Course
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Introduction to the Course

Introduction
Getting Started (What You Need to Do the Course)
The Most Important Idea in the Middlegame

The Most Important Idea - Attacking the King
Quiz: The Most Important Idea in the Middlegame
Tips to Improve Your Course Taking Experience
The Most Important Idea - Other Targets
Activity
Solution
Outro
What Is the Middlegame and Its Main Goals

Intro
What is the Middlegame?
Main goals of the Middlegame
Quiz: What Is the Middlegame and Its Main Goals
Attacking the King

Intro
Attacks Going the Wrong Way
The Most Important Principle in the Attack
Quiz: The Most Important Principle in the Attack
Opposite Side Castling
Quiz: Opposite Side Castling
Activity
Solution
Summary
Strategic Weapons

Intro
Weak Squares
Quiz: Weak Squares
Isolated Pawns
Doubled and Backward Pawns
Pawn Majority
Quiz: Pawn Structure
Sacrifices
Activity
Solution
Summary
What to Do, When You Don't Know What to Do

Intro
Finding New Ideas
Quiz: Finding New Ideas
Activity
Solution
Outro
Transitioning to an Ending

Intro
Equal Material
Material Advantage
Quiz: Transitioning to an Ending
Activity
Solution
Outro
Defense

Intro
The Best Way to Defend
Quiz: Defense
Other Common Ideas
Activity
Solution
Bring It All Together

Intro
Activity
Solution
Next Steps

Next Steps
Bonus 1: Middlegames Checklist
Bonus 2: Games for You to Study
Bonus 3 - Masterpiece 1: Kasparov's Immortal game
Bonus 3 - Masterpiece 2: A Beautiful Queen Sacrifice
Bonus 3 - Masterpiece 3: A Monument of Magnificent Precision
Bonus 4: Join Our Private Group

What to Do, When You Don't Know What to Do

What shall we do when we can't follow any of our main goals in the middlegame?

6 Lessons