Chess Training Program Encyclopedia of Middlegame 2 CD - (buy it now 23.95 US) email tony@kevinspraggett.com

Encyclopedia of Middlegame II was written by GM Alexander Kalinin. A CD contains a course Typical Plans and Methods in the Most Popular Openings.
The following openings are viewed: Sicilian defense (Dragon, Najdorf, Paulsen variations), Ruy Lopez (Open variation, Exchanged Variation), King's gambit, Italian game, Evans gambit, Pirc-Ufimtsev, Alekhine's defense, Nimzo-Indian defense, Queen's-Indian defense, Queen's gambit, Modern Benoni). The program is not another Middlegame I version but a completely new program supplied with the wholly different material.

• Over 650 thoroughly annotated and classified instructive examples More than 600 exercises for you to solve
• 150 typical positions to train and play against Crafty, the built-in playing engine

The program is not another Middlegame I version but a completely new program supplied with the wholly different material.

Theory unit contains over 650 thoroughly annotated and classified instructive examples.

The program includes two independent detailed tables of contents (Opening lines and Typical Plans and Methods).

More than 600 exercises for you to solve the positions. Each position suggests that you should find one or several best moves that are typical for the certain variant and appeared in the Masters' and Grandmasters' games.

While solving, you are provided with refutations for your wrong moves and hints to help you. Your rating is calculated according to your success and is adjusted after each example.  150 typical positions or any of your positions. It is possible to train and play against Crafty, the built-in playing engine. The playing engine Shredder 4 connecting and using is possible.

Any chosen material (both theory and practice) is possible to be printed.

You can set the pieces type and size, font and background.

Several languages supported: English, Spanish and Russian. No additional software required

System requirements:

Essential: IBM-compatible PC with Pentium 75 CPU, 12 MB memory (RAM), Hard Disk (4 MB of free disk space for the program), VGA graphics, Windows 95/98 or NT 4.0, CD-ROM drive, Microsoft-compatible mouse.
Recommended: Celeron-400 MHz CPU, 32 MB or more RAM, Super VGA graphics with 16 bit colors and 1024x768 screen mode.

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