Training
Middlegame
Let masters and grandmasters show you how to correctly open the game, calculate variations, outplay your opponent or grind out the win with exceptional technique!
737-s5-c7-en
Harald Schneider-Zinner
261 MIN
7 Views
Outro
Robert Ris
14 MIN
14 Views
Atalik vs Motuz
Regina Theissl-Pokorna
384 MIN
6 Views
Deflection Part 3
Adrian Mikhalchishin
94 MIN
19 Views
Georg Meier - Vladimir Kramnik, Dortmund 2011
Dr. Helmut Pfleger
770 MIN
6 Views
733-s2-c9-en
Ivan Sokolov
265 MIN
13 Views
721-s6-c6-en
Adrian Mikhalchishin
227 MIN
9 Views
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5/Nc3: Movsesian - Gurevich // Bologan - Gurevich // Baramidze - Prusikin
Ivan Sokolov
220 MIN
18 Views
Bonus: 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 Nunn - Korchnoi
Ivan Sokolov
223 MIN
9 Views
Outro
Robert Ris
199 MIN
29 Views
Introduction
Mihail Marin
8 MIN
20 Views
695-s2-c9-en
Robert Ris
40 MIN
19 Views
Trapped Piece and Discovered Attack
Robert Ris
39 MIN
12 Views
694-s6-c6-en
Jan Markos
283 MIN
15 Views
693-s7-c4-en
Jan Markos
297 MIN
16 Views
Video 3b
Elisabeth Pähtz
256 MIN
24 Views
Video 7: 6.Nc3 Nxd4 7.Qcd4 d6 8.f3 Bg7 9.Be3 0-0 10.Qd2 Be6 11.Rc1 Qa5 12.Nd5 Qxd2 13.Kxd2 Endgame and 12.b3 Rfc8 13.g4
Ivan Sokolov
417 MIN
29 Views
Video 8: Chigorin 9...Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7 12.Nbd2 Bd7 13.Nf1 Rfe8 14.d5 c4 Landa vs Nikolic
Ivan Sokolov
360 MIN
19 Views
649-s1-c1-en
Oliver Reeh
4 MIN
12 Views
Introduction
Qiyu Zhou
2 MIN
188 Views
Introduction
Merijn van Delft
5 MIN
17 Views
Conclusion
Svitlana Demchenko
31 MIN
8 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
14 MIN
1382 Views
Question 1
Robert Ris
108 MIN
1414 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
15 MIN
393 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
16 MIN
114 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
16 MIN
85 Views
Linares 1991
Mihail Marin
40 MIN
256 Views
Question 1
Robert Ris
157 MIN
208 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
12 MIN
211 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
30 MIN
307 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
34 MIN
226 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
17 MIN
218 Views
Carlsen's strategy
Mihail Marin
26 MIN
157 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
23 MIN
53 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
65 MIN
246 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
27 MIN
46 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
33 MIN
61 Views
„The Classic" 40 - Botvinnik-Capablanca (1938)
Dorian Rogozenco
14 MIN
120 Views
Strategy 40 AVRO 1938 Strategy
Mihail Marin
28 MIN
200 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
15 MIN
129 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
83 MIN
245 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
20 MIN
60 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
17 MIN
72 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
15 MIN
111 Views
Strategy 39 Strategic issues at the 1982 Interzonals
Mihail Marin
23 MIN
75 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
97 MIN
197 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
27 MIN
61 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
14 MIN
32 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
79 MIN
63 Views
08500EA Anderssen-Zukertort-english
Dorian Rogozenco
9 MIN
303 Views
Strategy 38 Strategic issues at the1970 interzonal tournament
Mihail Marin
28 MIN
48 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
26 MIN
38 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
22 MIN
41 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
30 MIN
17 Views
Strategy 37 Two bishops versus rook and knight
Mihail Marin
22 MIN
43 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
80 MIN
789 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
13 MIN
16 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
12 MIN
33 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
14 MIN
13 Views
Strategy 36 Attacking with major pieces and <br>opposite-coloured bishops
Mihail Marin
19 MIN
26 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
106 MIN
63 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
41 MIN
23 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
20 MIN
19 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
18 MIN
19 Views
Strategy 35 Only queens and rooks!
Mihail Marin
17 MIN
22 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
27 MIN
13 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
70 MIN
822 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
33 MIN
25 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
43 MIN
12 Views
„The Classic" 34 - Aljechin-Nimzowischt (1930)
Dorian Rogozenco
17 MIN
184 Views
Strategy 34 The king in the centre - safe and useful
Mihail Marin
20 MIN
31 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
22 MIN
22 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
124 MIN
39 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
21 MIN
16 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
12 MIN
19 Views
08408EA Rubinstein-Schlechter-eng
Dorian Rogozenco
15 MIN
224 Views
Strategy 33 Attacking ideas in the Italian Game
Mihail Marin
21 MIN
355 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
20 MIN
530 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
70 MIN
1435 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
19 MIN
167 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
21 MIN
166 Views
Strategy 32 Besieging the knightless isolani
Mihail Marin
13 MIN
106 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
60 MIN
129 Views
Strategy 31 The French isolani
Mihail Marin
14 MIN
103 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
45 MIN
7 Views
Strategy 30 The typical fight between the white dark-squared bishop and the black knight in the Nimzo-Indian
Mihail Marin
17 MIN
60 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
63 MIN
117 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
13 MIN
98 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
17 MIN
133 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
21 MIN
70 Views
Strategy 29 Massive pawn attack based on g4-g5 with both kings castled short
Mihail Marin
21 MIN
72 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
52 MIN
747 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
15 MIN
257 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
8 MIN
31 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
14 MIN
228 Views
„The Classic" 28 - Steinitz-Sellman (1885)
Dorian Rogozenco
8 MIN
32 Views
Strategy 28 Giving up the fianchetto bishop for the c3-knight
Mihail Marin
13 MIN
30 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
9 MIN
225 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
57 MIN
57 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
11 MIN
23 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
11 MIN
233 Views
„The Classic" 27 - Tarrasch-Lasker (1908)
Dorian Rogozenco
14 MIN
201 Views
08203EB CBM 186 EN Strategy000
Mihail Marin
15 MIN
35 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
53 MIN
32 Views
„The Classic" 26 - Grünfeld-Aljechin (1923)
Dorian Rogozenco
12 MIN
187 Views
08179EB CBM 185 EN KI and RL Na5000
Mihail Marin
14 MIN
37 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
10 MIN
22 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
48 MIN
27 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
9 MIN
49 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
17 MIN
21 Views
08162EB CBM 184 EN QG000
Mihail Marin
19 MIN
63 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
9 MIN
26 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
72 MIN
754 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
14 MIN
17 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
10 MIN
207 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
15 MIN
213 Views
08144EB EN CBM 183 FR backward pawn000
Mihail Marin
15 MIN
31 Views
08144EB project000
Simon Williams
62 MIN
50 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
18 MIN
24 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
12 MIN
24 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
8 MIN
32 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
82 MIN
794 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
7 MIN
15 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
7 MIN
20 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
11 MIN
20 Views
08102EB Lets go000
Simon Williams
59 MIN
40 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
8 MIN
120 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
7 MIN
80 Views
08073EB EN CBM 180 Strategie000
Mihail Marin
13 MIN
31 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
61 MIN
21 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
9 MIN
18 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
10 MIN
19 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
8 MIN
216 Views
Strategy 20 Typical differences between positions with two bishops against bishop and knight and those with bishop versus knight
Mihail Marin
11 MIN
26 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
8 MIN
17 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
77 MIN
123 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
8 MIN
17 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
9 MIN
20 Views
08047EB CBM 178 EN Najdorf centre000
Mihail Marin
14 MIN
1362 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
6 MIN
1405 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
73 MIN
4864 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
7 MIN
846 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
9 MIN
725 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
4 MIN
1068 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
7 MIN
236 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
10 MIN
526 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
13 MIN
280 Views
L�sung
Simon Williams
77 MIN
226 Views
03176EB CBM 176 Strategie EN 3000
Mihail Marin
17 MIN
962 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
72 MIN
1334 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
75 MIN
482 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
11 MIN
174 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
10 MIN
136 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
13 MIN
466 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
75 MIN
556 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
15 MIN
102 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
9 MIN
537 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
13 MIN
98 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
8 MIN
85 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
85 MIN
318 Views
07953EB Strategy CBM 173000
Mihail Marin
16 MIN
298 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
8 MIN
96 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
7 MIN
83 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
16 MIN
290 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
82 MIN
292 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
12 MIN
127 Views
Oliver Reeh
28 MIN
4 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
14 MIN
109 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
74 MIN
281 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
6 MIN
96 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
10 MIN
117 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
91 MIN
321 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
8 MIN
100 Views
01: Bishop against Knight 1: Zaichik,G - Mikhalchishin,A
Adrian Mikhalchishin
71 MIN
2048 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
91 MIN
133 Views
07881EB CBM 169 Strategy EN000
Mihail Marin
27 MIN
136 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
9 MIN
66 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
10 MIN
352 Views
Strategy 13 Converting a positional advanta
Dorian Rogozenco
14 MIN
226 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
91 MIN
307 Views
Strategy 12 The advance of the h-pawn
Dorian Rogozenco
14 MIN
182 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
9 MIN
40 Views
Question 1
Simon Williams
90 MIN
292 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
12 MIN
37 Views
Strategy 11 Positional pawn sac
Dorian Rogozenco
18 MIN
111 Views
Strategy 10 Good bishop, bad bishop
Dorian Rogozenco
13 MIN
96 Views
Question 1
Daniel King
69 MIN
273 Views
Strategy 9 Pawn structures - hanging pawns
Dorian Rogozenco
12 MIN
195 Views
Question 1
Daniel King
78 MIN
142 Views
Strategy 8 - Kings safety in positionall assessment
Dorian Rogozenco
16 MIN
183 Views
Question 1
Daniel King
82 MIN
146 Views
Strategy 7 - The isolated queens pawn
Dorian Rogozenco
20 MIN
365 Views
Question 1
Daniel King
89 MIN
177 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
18 MIN
17 Views
Strategy 6 - Exchange of pieces
Dorian Rogozenco
26 MIN
249 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
9 MIN
75 Views
Question 1
Daniel King
96 MIN
154 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
5 MIN
169 Views
Strategy 5 - Propyhlaxis
Dorian Rogozenco
19 MIN
346 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
15 MIN
68 Views
Question 1
Daniel King
90 MIN
130 Views
Strategy 4 - The positionall exchange sacrifice
Dorian Rogozenco
20 MIN
243 Views
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Oliver Reeh
29 MIN
5 Views
Question 1
Daniel King
96 MIN
229 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
7 MIN
194 Views
Question 1
Daniel King
73 MIN
7 Views
Question 1
Oliver Reeh
12 MIN
152 Views
Question 1
Daniel King
81 MIN
891 Views
Tactic 6 Kadimova-Rybenko
Oliver Reeh
9 MIN
145 Views
Tactic 3 Spectacular double-strike of rook
Oliver Reeh
4 MIN
353 Views
