Chess Middlegame Training
Chess middlegames
Win more middlegames with tactics you can spot under pressure
Most games are decided in the middlegame, and most of those decisions come down to who sees the tactic first. You don't need more theory, you need pattern recognition. Daily puzzle practice builds it, and these two tools are the fastest way in
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Two ways to build your tactics. The Vault is a huge library sorted by opening, and Tactics Mastery is a daily routine to follow. Plenty of players use both
The Chess Opening Puzzle Vault
£26.97 ($35)
1,000 puzzles for each of 79 openings as PDFs, plus 1.5 million+ more as PGNs, all sorted by opening. Practice the tactics that come out of the positions you actually play
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Chess Tactics Mastery: 1-Year Training System
£66.97 ($89)
25 puzzles a day across 13 tactical themes, with 30 days on each. Use the interactive app, or the PDFs and PGNs
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Chess Tactics Mastery (3 Months)
£29.97 ($40)
Three months of daily puzzles grouped by theme, a smaller way to try the system
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30-Day Tactics Training Systems
£14.97 ($20) each
Pick a theme such as forks, pins, skewers, or discovered attacks and drill it for 30 days
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30-Day Chess Checkmates Training System
£14.97 ($20)
A full month of daily practice that builds the pattern recognition to finish games
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Tools that help in every phase
These work whether you're sorting your openings, winning the middlegame, or finishing off the endgame
The Complete Chess Domination Arsenal
£46.97 ($62)
The full library in one bundle: the cheat sheets, the Puzzle Vault, and the endgame guides
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Blunder Avoidance and Best Move Checklists
£3.47 ($5)
Step-by-step checklists that stop blunders before you make them and help you find the best move
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Back To Chess: The 30-Day Comeback Plan
£3.47 ($5)
A printable and interactive plan for players coming back to the board after years away
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Knowing theory won't help if you miss a fork on move 22. Pattern recognition is a skill you build with repetition, which is why a little puzzle practice every day works better than the occasional marathon session
Both tools above are puzzle based, so you're practicing, not reading. The Puzzle Vault is sorted by opening, so you drill the tactics that come out of the positions you actually play. Tactics Mastery gives you a daily routine: 25 puzzles a day, one theme at a time
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Common questions
Should I start with the Puzzle Vault or Tactics Mastery?
The Puzzle Vault is a huge library sorted by opening, so it suits you if you want puzzles from the openings you play. Tactics Mastery is a structured daily routine, so it suits you if you want a plan to follow. Many players end up with both
How many puzzles a day does Tactics Mastery give me?
25 puzzles a day across 13 tactical themes, with 30 days on each theme. You can use the interactive app, or the PDFs and PGNs
Should I study tactics before openings?
For most players, yes. Tactics decide more games than opening theory does, so they're usually the best place to start. Openings are worth adding once you stop dropping pieces
Do I need to be good at chess?
No. These tools are built for improving players, from beginners up to around 2000 Elo
Is there a subscription?
No. Every product here is a single payment with instant access
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Openings
Know your first ten moves and reach the middlegame with a plan
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Spot tactics faster and stop dropping pieces
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