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William
Great
Loved it!
Rhys
Best course
This course is essential to pair with openings course. Iv scored very well with this opening and I think it’s because JD and Matt did such a fantastic job with this course. I wish the other courses had middlegame courses too.
Michael
Caro-Kann Middlegames for Black
Love this course, explaining the middle games plan as I started off with Caro-Kann when I started chess four years. right now, I am looking at this video to further strengthen my Caro-Kann opening in the middlegames.
Michal
Just not fitting...
From a paid course (even though I got it for free), I expect to learn new concrete things. Not a debate between two chess players talking about the position. You just listen to a converesation of two guys, you don't feel that they made it as a course for viewers, you feel that they just started recording and filmed their debate. Started playing the Caro after 5 years of french, but this course didn't bring me anything, I couldn't even finish it. - Michal, 1949 FIDE rating
Dennis
Great course!
This course is very helpful addition to the Caro Kann Opening course. Not only does it demonstrate middle game plans and ideas in the Caro Kann, I especially liked learning how to analyze games: always asking what are the most important takeaways, looking for imbalances, evaluating alternative lines, and asking how to select the best line in practical play.
Jonathan
Wonderful all idea for a course! I wish all opening book followed up with on of these.
So often we get to the end of the opening and aren't really sure what to do but immediately after finishing this course I started to actually have some ideas based on the games from this course which really helps guide and give me direction in the courses.
Matthias
Perfect Course.
Don't just memorize, understand. That helps amateur players like me much more. Great course!
Miguel Angel
Transforms Caro-Kann from an Opening Choice into a Complete Middlegame Weapon
Middlegame in Caro-Kann” by ChessGoals is exactly the kind of course I wish I’d had years ago. As an ambitious club player who already knew the basic Caro-Kann ideas, I was looking for something deeper than opening moves and memorized lines—and this course delivered. It focuses on the *typical middlegame structures* and plans that arise from the Caro-Kann, so instead of just remembering moves, I’ve started to really **understand** what I’m aiming for in the resulting positions. What I liked most is how clearly the strategic themes are explained: pawn breaks, piece placement, which trades help Black, and how to handle common attacking ideas from White. The examples are practical and very relatable to over-the-board and online games, not just engine-perfect grandmaster battles. After going through the material, I feel much more confident navigating positions where I used to be a bit lost, especially in slower games where understanding counts more than tricks. The course is well structured, easy to follow, and every lesson feels purposeful. I’ve already noticed an improvement in my results with the Caro-Kann, but more importantly, my *decision-making* in those middlegames has become much clearer. For any Caro-Kann player who wants to go beyond the opening and actually master the typical middlegame plans, this course is a 100% **5-star recommendation** from me.
Anthony
Many useful examples
This is a collection of games focused on the Caro-Kann Tartakower variation and variations in which White avoids the Tartakower. It is intended to supplement the course on the Tartakower as an opening. As a supplement, I found it very useful. Each line of the opening course is given four sample games, usually from high-level players, but a few at club level, too. Matt and JD play through each game, discussing the moves, strategies and tactics, and alternatives. For me, at least, it was helpful to see how plans in the C-K carry though into the late middlegame and even the ending. If I have one suggestion, it's that each game should start with an overview of what students will see and what they should keep in mind. That would make some of the more advanced games easier to follow for new students. That aside, the course comes with an annotated PGN file of all the games. It's a great value, and I highly recommend it.