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	Chessville - Instruction - General - A Collection of Chess Wisdom - The Middlegame
		Middlegame goals are to; 1) checkmate the enemy king, 2) win material, and 3) establish a winning endgame.
		In the middlegame, bishops of opposite color are not drawish, but very winnish for the freer bishop (usually the one with no center pawn in its way).
		In the middlegame, bishops of opposite color tend to be very useful for attacking, since the opponent’s bishop cannot directly defend against its counterpart or.
	www.chessville.com /instruction/instr_gen_collection_wisdom_middlegame.htm (4803 words)

	Mark Lowery's Exciting World of Chess - The Middlegame
		The middlegame is when players most often get to truly flex their muscles so to speak..."to demonstrate the bulk of [their] knowledge and understanding of chess." [quoted portion taken from The Complete Book of Chess Strategy, Grandmaster Techniques from A to Z at page 109.
		The greatest percentage of games played are decided and concluded during the middlegame either by checkmate, an agreed draw, or a stalemate, as opposed to occurring the opening or endgame phases; in fact, so much so that a true endgame phase often is not even reached.
		The skirmishes and battles of the middlegame may be rapid and intense; or, slow, tedious, and boring.
	www.markalowery.net /Chess/Chess_intro6b.html (1274 words)

	www.chessreviews.com - ChessReviews.com
		Middlegames is new training software from the manufacturers of Chess Assistant.
		It's primary focus is to instruct the user on strategic and tactical ideas present in the middlegame, for various popular openings.
		The program costs about as much as three chess books, and I feel that there is more material than that in the program.
	members.aol.com /_ht_a/rjpawlak/reviews/EncofMiddlegames1.0.html (637 words)

	Mastering the Opening/Middlegame/Endgame
		He does tend to concentrate on the more attacking aspects of the middlegame, although key items, such as pawn structure, are also covered.
		Thus those who have read some of the older middlegame classics and want to refresh their knowledge will be able to do so with these fresh examples, which are also well annotated, and with plenty of detail.
		Meanwhile, it would have been nice to have seen more than four exercises at the end of each chapter, especially since this is the shortest volume of the three.
	www.bcf.org.uk /articles/october2002/masteringome.htm (1149 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		The middlegame in chess refers to the portion of the game that happens immediately after the opening (usually the first move after the procession of moves that make up a standard opening) and blends somewhat with the endgame, usually when queens are traded.
		During the opening the computer can rely on an extensive stored library of standard openings, and during the endgame the complexity is low enough that the computer can calculate the game very far ahead, and extend its reach using endgame tablebases.
		In contrast, during the middlegame, extensive heuristics are required, exactly what the human brain excels at.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Middlegame (393 words)

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		While most experienced players know the middlegame basics, when confronted with a question as to how they learned them, a common reply is often a blank stare.
		Realistically, middlegame knowledge is probably acquired through a variety of modes, with a major source being book learning.
		Improve Your Middlegame Play may contain some useful tips for players gaining their initial experience into tournament play, but if you're truly seeking to improve your understanding of the middlegame, the best advice I can give is to look elsewhere.
	www.chesscafe.com /text/improvemid.txt (933 words)

	Sensei's Library: Middlegame joseki
		There is a problem with integrating knowledge of middlegame joseki with fighting, as represented by basic knowledge of attack and defence.
		The evaluation of the latter may involve the consideration of major exchanges.
		These don't gain their reputation simply as templates but because they are useful for application in conformity with acceptable play.
	senseis.xmp.net /?MiddlegameJoseki (302 words)

	Chess software
		For middlegame studies, the program provides analysis by a wide variety of chess engines, most important to be mentioned: Chess Tiger 15 and Gambit Tiger 2, altogether incredibly strong and reliable Chess programs.
		Middlegame - Become a wizard in the art of combinations with the intensive course on tactics, CT-Art 3.0, and learn the positional methods used by grandmasters in Strategy 2.0.
		Study typical middlegame structures and their plans, arranged depending on the openings they come from, with Encyclopedia of Middlegame.
	www.ruschess.com /Store/Soft/soft1.html (2259 words)

	Books tagged "middlegame" \| LibraryThing
		Mastering the Middlegame (Everyman Chess) by Angus Dunnington (1)
		Chess Middlegames: Essential Knowledge by IU Averbakh (1)
		The Middlegame - Book 2: Dynamic & Subjective Features by M.
	www.librarything.com /tag/middlegame (282 words)

	Chessville - Instruction - Beginner - Basic Middlegame Strategy - Intro
		Middlegame strategy is a complex, subtle, and difficult subject.
		However, a brief overview is still in order, if only to help you get your feet wet and give you a taste of the subject.
		As your skill in chess grows, middlegame strategy will begin to play a much larger role in your games and a basic grasp of its fundamentals will add to your strength.
	www.chessville.com /instruction/instr_begin_basic_middlegame_intro.htm (275 words)

	Chess Books for playing Middlegame Strategy & Tactics
		In the middlegame is where the mastery of good chess moves shines.
		These middlegame books will guide you with plan development and move mastery that will lead you to that win!
		Today we know that understanding the pawn structure is vital when choosing a plan of action for the middlegame.
	www.chesscentral.com /cat/middlegame.htm (608 words)

	Workshop - Fritz middlegame trainer: attacking chess
		Tearing open the packet, I was delighted to see two new ChessBase CDs, both by Danish IM Jacob Aagaard, entitled Fritz Middlegame Trainer: Attacking Chess.
		But I'm impressed by what I've seen so far; the author is quite knowledgeable and has a knack for making the instruction simple enough for even a dunderhead like myself to understand.
		I few weeks ago, I previewed another in the Fritz Middlegame Trainer series, namely Strategy and Tactics.
	www.chessbase.com /workshop2.asp?id=1822 (1189 words)

	Chess Middlegame Collection (4 CDs) - Chess Assistant
		Produced on 4 CDs, including Encyclopedia of the Middlegame vol 1-4 (previously only available separately).
		Covering the theory and practice of the middlegame for each of the openings.
		Each of the four programs includes detailed theoretical material for the corresponding openings and variations, positions for solving and special learning positions to play against with the built-in game engine.
	www.chesscenter.com /shop/item6390.htm (195 words)

	Pocket Encyclopedia of Middlegame (CD)
		Pocket Encyclopedia of Middlegame is a new learning software for the Pocket PC dedicated to the opening and the middlegame.
		The program examines the standard middlegame structures, as well as the most popular openings including Sicilian, Ruy Lopez, French, Caro-Kann, King's Indian, Slav, Catalan, Nimzo-Indian, Gruenfeld, English opening, Benko Gambit and others.
		The main plans and playing techniques for White and Black are examined for these openings and structures, and are illustrated with 600 instructive examples.
	www.chesscenter.com /shop/item6171.htm (180 words)

	Chess Site of Convekta :: Chess University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		We hope the Chess University to be as interesting and useful as possible to all players independently of their playing level.
		The lessons are prepared and written by top Russian coaches such as GM Alexander Kalinin (also key to the instructive material in the programs Strategy 2.0, and Encyclopedia of Middlegame I and II), IM Jaroslav Ulko, IM Alexei Mitenkov, and IM Alexander Alpert.
		New lessons will appear approximately every one or two weeks.Each lesson will consist of two parts: a lecture on the lesson of the day and problems for you to resolve.
	www.convekta.com /chuniversity.asp (267 words)

	British Chess Magazine: ChessBase Opening, Middlegame and Ending CDs and DVDs
		Professor Bartashnikov's goes on to discuss the middlegame with a further 68 annotated games.
		The course examines in turn such subjects as the centre, development of pieces, pawn structure, strong and weak squares, open lines, the bishop pair and the position of the king.
		Some 80 positions are used to exemplify the topics under consideration and it is easy to navigate from text files to game positions.
	www.bcmchess.co.uk /softop.html (8216 words)

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