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Have you ever wondered why it takes grandmasters just seconds to see what's happening in a chess position? It's all about pawn structures, as Ivan Sokolov explained in his groundbreaking book Winning Chess Middlegames.In his 2010 bestseller, Grandmaster Sokolov focused on structures arising from 1.d4 openings, in this new companion guide, 1.e4 players get their turn. This new volume covers a dozen topical structures including various pawn form...

The French is a complex opening and can lead to a wide variety of middlegames. The Winawer after 3...Bb4 is Black's most proactive option, immediately weakening White's pawn structure by doubling their c-pawns. While Black gets to play against the weak square d4, White often gets attacking chances on the kingside and a space advantage. Structurally, this line can lead to closed positions after ...c4, or open and dynamic play by white's structu...

In the Tarrasch variation, White seems to be doing great, but initial evaluations can be deceptive and Black certainly has trumps, creating complicated and fascinating positions. "The French¿s household-name proponent is the legendary Victor Kortschnoj - arguably the best player to have never become world champion - so naturally, I have included a number of his games." He played these positions in two of his World Championship matches in 1978 ...

Many young top-players are opting for the trendy "Dynamic Catalan" where, against the triangle or semi-slav structures, White can sacrifice a pawn to gain immediate initiative. This sacrifice can lead to long term positional advantage, but often White can unleash dangerous threats upon the black king with a central pawn break. Many games will become attacking adventures for White, with various opportunities to sacrifice material and create stu...

Understanding an opening doesn't stop after the theory. It's essential to understand ideas and structures connected to the opening moves. Furthermore, recognizing mistakes by your opponent to gain an advantage is a key component of the middlegame. In this video course, we'll concentrate on structures in the Ruy Lopez Defence. Anatoly Karpov once said: 'Understanding the Ruy Lopez is crucial to middlegame improvement in chess'. On this video co...

Understanding an opening doesn't stop after the theory. It's essential to understand ideas and structures connected to the opening moves. Furthermore, recognizing mistakes by your opponent to gain an advantage is a key component of the middlegame. In this video course, we'll concentrate on structures in the Ruy Lopez Defence. Anatoly Karpov once said: 'Understanding the Ruy Lopez is crucial to middlegame improvement in chess'. On this video co...

Isolated pawn structures can obviously come from many different openings. In this video course I have picked up isolated pawn structures coming from the classical Tarrasch defence D34, for which a considerable part was inspired by the games of Garry Kasparov. I believe studying the classical Tarrasch isolated pawn structures (and related pawn structures) to be an excellent way to improve understanding of those types of positions. Choosing my g...

Throughout my playing career I have found the Hedgehog (with both colours) one of the most difficult type of positions to master. With White (the side with more space) there is always a danger to overextend oneself (or miss your opponent's pawn break). While playing Black (the side with less space) there is always a danger to mistime your pawn break, or simply to not get counterplay and be overrun. The complexity of those positions is best...

Magnus Carlsen's mastery of the middlegame is astonishing, even by the standards of World Champions. But how did this power develop, and what can the rest of us learn from it? Magnus Carlsen's Middlegame Evolutionallows the reader to celebrate the brilliance of the highest-rated chess player in history while learning from his example. With insightfully annotated games, Ivan Sokolov takes us inside the mind of a chess genius.

In this DVD we deal with different dynamic decisions involving pawns. The aim of this DVD 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 DVD into 4 chapters: 1. Minor Sacrifices 2. Rolling Pawns 3. Allowing pawn islands 4. Dynamic ideas with g- and h-pawns Every chapter consist...

In this DVD, I have selected the material aiming to improve the viewer's middlegamedecision making process and broaden his/her middlegame understandingin general. I have structured this DVD 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 t...

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After his first two most successful volumes of Chess Middlegame Strategies, Ivan Solokov explores in his final volume ideas related to the symbiosis of the strategic and dynamic elements of chess. He combined the most exceptional ideas, strategies and positional play essentials. These three volumes will give you a serious head start when studying and playing a middlegame.A book and series that cannot be missed in any serious chess library!

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Volume 2 continues Ivan's journey in analysing unbalanced middlegame positions. We are convinced that his instructive manual will greatly enhance your skills and develop an accurate feeling for positions you previously felt lost. The final volume, Volume 3, Ivan will present in the Winter of 2018.

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Haben Sie sich schon einmal gefragt, wie Großmeister in Sekundenschnelle erkennen können, was in einer Schachstellung wirklich Sache ist? Alles nur eine Strukturfrage, wie Ivan Solokov in diesem bahnbrechenden Werk erklärt. Die hohe Schule des Mittelspiels im Schach beschäftigt sich mit dem oft stiefmütterlich behandelten, aber ausgesprochen wichtigen Thema von Bauernstrukturen, die in vier Haupttypen unterteilt werden: Doppelbauern, isoliert...

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