{"id":9514,"date":"2024-01-04T14:34:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T14:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/?post_type=product&#038;p=9514"},"modified":"2026-06-27T12:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T12:00:29","slug":"middlegame-masterclass-with-im-william-paschall","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/middlegame-masterclass-with-im-william-paschall\/","title":{"rendered":"Middlegame Masterclass with IM William Paschall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Middlegame Masterclass\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/812779959?h=9d2ed54a76&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It is not a secret that the majority of the games are decided in the middlegame. Nevertheless, most chess players focus on everything else but not on the middlegame itself. They study openings, drill tactics and memorize the endings\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Wouldn\u2019t it make more sense to focus on something that actually decides most of the games?<\/p>\n<p>Indeed. But there is a problem\u2026<\/p>\n<p>While openings and tactics are relatively easy to train, the middlegame is very different. It\u2019s not enough to just solve many problems or to memorize the lines\u2026 To become a strong middlegame player you need to have a good grasp on fundamental principles. Things get harder because most pieces are still on the board. Thus, memorization isn\u2019t an option.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative; width: 90%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Middlegame Masterclass\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/812775705?h=9d2ed54a76&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Middlegame masterclass with IM Paschall is a 10-hour video course covering \u201ceverything middlegame\u201d for under 2200 rated player must know.<\/p>\n<p>It allows players to get\u00a0an instant edge\u00a0in the middlegame by following\u00a0<em>the correct plan, precisely\u00a0utilizing the fundamental principles\u00a0of the game and\u00a0making sound decisions. Even when the positions are complex and unclear it is possible to break it down into the easy-to-understand parts and proceed with the strongest continuation [don\u2019t worry, you will learn how].<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We will start learning the\u00a0static\u00a0concepts and work our way to the\u00a0dynamic\u00a0ones. In the first several chapters we will start with\u00a0pawn structure, then continue with strategic concepts laid out by Nimzowitsch, and then proceed with\u00a0coordination of pieces and pawns, space advantage, exchanges, king\u2019s safety\u00a0and so on.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/8b348d10-d139-435f-ab4b-8c760eb5fa35.gif?ClientID=vimeo-core-prod&amp;Date=1680882653&amp;Signature=29b0094a900ce8cd78536002a4d528207e9eda36\" width=\"374\" height=\"207\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While your opponent stares at the board trying to figure out why he is losing, you can relax and just enjoy the game. The question won\u2019t be whether you can win or not\u2026 but rather how soon that will happen.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/088b7e63-72d1-4fd7-8e79-95e01bba371a.gif?ClientID=vimeo-core-prod&amp;Date=1680882183&amp;Signature=7db29b2b1105cafdb1c30535925c911b236f5db4\" width=\"364\" height=\"179\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Trust me it is a much better position to be in! It does not just take the stress out of your game, but also gives you an instant confidence booster. Let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n<h3>IM\u00a0William Paschall (FIDE 2514)<\/h3>\n<p>currently resides in Budapest, Hungary. Bill was the Boylston Chess Club Champion 2002, finished 1st at the Foxwoods Open 2002, Two-Time New England Open Champion, and has defeated more than 20 GM\u2019s in tournament play. Bill has extensive experience training both adults and children privately and in the schools.<\/p>\n<h3>Contents:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Lesson 1 Pawn structure \u2013 Isolated Queen\u2019s Pawn<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 2 Pawn structure \u2013 Hanging Pawns<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 3 Minority Attack<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 4 Central Pawn Preponderance<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 5 Weak squares \u2013 Complexes<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 6 Outposts<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 7 Blockade \u2013 Nimzowitsch<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 8 Closed positions<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 9 Pawn breaks<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 10 Coordination of Pieces and Pawns<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 11 Bad Pieces I \u2013 Bad Bishops<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 12 Bad Pieces II \u2013 Bad Knights<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 13 Knights vs. Bishops<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 14 Coordination of Pieces<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 15 Space Advantage<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 16 When to exchange \u2013 avoid exchanges<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 17 When to exchange Queens<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 18 Open Positions<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 19 King Safety<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 20 The Bishop pair<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Middlegame masterclass with IM Paschall is a 10-hour video course covering &#8220;everything middlegame&#8221; 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