Chess Academy eBook+ “Hanging Pawns” runs on a standard PC with the operating system Windows® 10 / 11 and Windows® Vista 32bit/XP/2000/NT4/9x/Me.

Installation of the program, program interface, menu, and help in the following languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, and Polish.

Chess Academy eBook+ “Hanging Pawns” contains a full version of the successful and powerful Chess Academy chess program (ver. 5.5) with the tutorial and training module “Hanging Pawns”.

Tutorial and training examples with text comments in German and English languages are classified by topics/subtopics and each commented variation includes matching positional evaluations and/or text annotations explaining typical plans and maneuvers.

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Short description of the included tutorial and training module “Hanging Pawns”:

The tutorial and training module “Hanging Pawns” is devoted to one of the most important strategic problems in a game of chess – the middlegame. This module will make the user study the middlegame more seriously. Even experts and master players will find the fewest examples too easy. A beginner or intermediate player, on the other hand, will hardly find any example too difficult but will make small progress with each example.

It explains how to play in different positions with or against hanging pawns.

The module with 183 carefully selected examples is designed for the intermediate (ELO below 2000) to strong player (ELO above 2000).

The module is a successful combination of classical games, with which the individual chapters are introduced, and modern examples. All the issues of playing with pawns in hand (as well as the appropriate defenses against them, of course!) are fully covered in this entertaining and highly instructive masterpiece. The authors show how to: stage an attack on the kingside, launch an attack in the center, exploit a material or positional advantage, assess the relative strength of minor pieces and pawns, and exploit weak squares in the opponent’s camp.

Co-author Adrian Mikhalchishin is a well-known grandmaster, trainer, tournament organizer, and sought-after commentator. His theoretical articles can be found in magazines like “Schachmaty v SSSR”, “64” (Russia), “Chess Informant” (Yugoslavia), “New in Chess” (Holland), “Schach” and “Schachreport” (Germany), “Inside Chess” (USA), “L’Italia Scacchistica” (Italy), “Jaque” and “Gambito” (Spain) and many others. A. Mikhalchishin was also a trainer of Anatoly Karpov from 1980-85, a trainer of the Russian national team (1989-90), and a trainer of GM Alexander Belyavsky for several years!

Conclusion: The authors address this title to the medium to strong player and guide him through many important tactical and strategic concepts, asking the question – how to play with or against hanging pawns? Some examples cause difficulties even for master players. However, players of any strength will benefit from working with this module. If you want to know how to play with or against hanging pawns, be sure to use this module.