Masterclass #05
Discover the secrets of middlegame strategy with this new, 9½ hour course from GM Damian Lemos!
Through the analysis of 16 carefully chosen games, Damian explains the best guiding principles to follow in order the handle any middlegame position! Build winning positions, move by move, without having to hope for your opponent to blunder! Every aspect of middlegame play is studied, showing you how to effectively improve your pieces, trade off your opponent’s best pieces, handle different pawn structures and recognize the key moments in the middlegame.
The techniques you learn in this course will enable you to confidently evaluate middlegame positions, come up with the winning plan and find accurate moves – even in complicated games. Become one of the most feared middlegame experts with Damian’s Middlegame Masterclass!
Chapter Summary:
Chapter 1: Game Changing Decisions (1)
- Huebner – Beliavsky (Part 1)
Chapter 2: Game Changing Decisions (2)
- Huebner – Beliavsky (Part 2)
Chapter 3: The Art of Moving Pawns – Key Moments (1)
- Kasparov – Van Wely (Not Allowing Counterplay)
Chapter 4: The Art of Moving Pawns – Key Moments (2)
- Aronian – Grischuk
Chapter 5: The Art of Moving Pawns – Key Moments (3)
- Morozevich – Sadler (How to Move Pawns Effectively – Part 1)
Chapter 6: The Art of Moving Pawns – Key Moments (4)
- Morozevich – Sadler (How to Move Pawns Effectively – Part 2)
Chapter 7: The Art of Moving Pawns – Key Moments (5)
- Geller – Mikhalchishin (Restricting the Opponent’s Pieces)
Chapter 8: The Art of Moving Pawns – Key Moments (6)
- Andersson – Vaganian
Chapter 9: Trading Your Opponent’s Best Pieces – Middlegame Plans
- Janowski – Rubinstein (Improving Your Pieces to the Maximum)
Chapter 10: Playing Against the Isolated Pawn
- Karpov – Spassky
Chapter 11: Playing with the Isolated Pawn
- Villanueva – Krysa
Chapter 12: Middlegame Strategies (1)
- Seirawan – Vukic (Part 1)
Chapter 13: Middlegame Strategies (2)
- Seirawan – Vukic (Part 2)
Chapter 14: Middlegame Strategies (3)
- Tu Hoang – Komliakov (Seizing the Initiative)
Chapter 15: Positional Sacrifices in the Middlegame
- Vydeslaver – Psakhis
Chapter 16: Positional Mistakes in the Middlegame
- Stefansson – Djurhuus
Chapter 17: Middlegame Strategies – King in the Center (1)
- Portisch – Karpov
Chapter 18: Middlegame Strategies – King in the Center (2)
- Palac – Pavasovic
Chapter 19: Middlegame Strategies – King in the Center (3)
- Barrientos – Lemos (Part 1)
Chapter 20: Middlegame Strategies – King in the Center (4)
- Barrientos – Lemos (Part 2)