🏆 WINNER of the 2022 Best Strategy Course Award 🏆
Lost in the middlegame?Here’s How To “Read”
The Position Like An Open Book And
Hone In On The Winning Strategy
Ugh! I follow every opening rule in the book. I bring my pieces out quickly, fight for the center, and castle to connect rooks. But I have no idea what to do in the middlegame. I’m only reacting to my opponent’s moves most of the time. I even resigned in positions where I was fine, because I’m that clueless!”
— David, frustrated chess player
David is not his actual name, but this poor chap’s story is 100% real.
And who can blame him?
After only seven moves, there are 9,132,484 directions the game can veer into — and you’re barely in the middlegame! It’s impossible even for the most hard-working club player to keep up…
Unless you have a pro like
Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov (peak 2706 FIDE) to figure it out for you.
Sokolov was a former top 12 player and a two-time Dutch champion, who bested six World Champions in classical chess.
But perhaps most important of all, he spent decades organizing his know-how into a guide on…
Winning Chess Middlegames
Winning Chess Middlegames shows you how to ace this phase of the game by “reading” the pawns.
First released as a print book, it won
CHESS Magazine's Best Books of 2009 award… plus hundreds of stellar reviews from players all over the globe.
Inside, Sokolov explores the four fundamental pawn structures and their different forms —
doubled pawns (12 structures),
isolated pawns (10 structures),
hanging pawns (4 structures), and
pawn majorities (7 structures).
These
universal pawn structures arise from just about any opening — 1.e4, 1.d4, 1.c4… you name it!
And by teaching you how to squeeze the maximum advantage from these structures…
From the ideal piece placement, the interplay between dynamics and statics, to the standard plans every player must know…
You'll be able to navigate
just about any middlegame position, and find your way to victory.
Here's a sneak peek of what's inside:
♟ The balancing act of maintaining and releasing pawn tension. Get it right and create a strategic advantage on demand.
♟ How to attack positional weaknesses, even if they're well-defended. Hint: Exchanges are your best tool here.
♟ Pushing pawns done right. It’s the difference between becoming a defenseless target and gaining valuable space.
♟ How to fix enemy weaknesses. So you can take your time and apply pressure 'til they break.
♟ Why playing normal moves is suicide when you have doubled pawns — and what you must do instead to survive and thrive.
And that's just to name a few.
This edition of
Winning Chess Middlegames has everything the award-winning book has — and more!
You see, your trusty Chessable team also added more than
17 hours of video, where Sokolov delivers an extra layer of instruction. And you'll also get
249 interactive exercises to turn your newfound knowledge into real middlegame skills.
But don't take our word for it. Take
Winning Chess Middlegames for a month-long test drive with
our 100% satisfaction money back guarantee.
If your middlegame play doesn't experience the positive transformation you were hoping for…
regardless of the reason… our friendly staff will give you a complete and timely refund. No questions asked.
See you inside.
