Consists of five magnificent educational programs: - Studies 2.0, Strategy 2.0, Chess Tactics Art 3.0, Encyclopedia of Middlegame, Encyclopedia of Opening Blunders, with new printing possibilities and compatibility with Shredder 3 and 4), covering every phase or aspect of chess: Openings: Instead of learning what you must play in the opening, learn what not to play by learning the opening mistakes and traps that have been discovered over time. Be ready to trap your opponent, and avoid being trapped, with Encyclopedia of Opening Blunders. Middlegame: Become a wizard in the art of combinations with the intensive course in tactics, CT-ART 3.0, and learn the positional methods used by grandmasters in Strategy 2.0. Plus, to help make the transition from the opening to the middlegame as painless as possible, study the typical middlegame structures and their plans, organized according to the opening they came from, with Encyclopedia of Middlegame. Endgame: Instead of boring lectures on the endgame, learn endgame technique with the use of breathtaking artistic endgame compositions, chosen for their relevance with normal play, with Endgame Studies 2.0. Altogether Total Chess Training includes more than 9000 commented games and positions to be solved for chess players with an ELO rating from 1800 to 2400! Total Chess Training is the product of the efforts of some of the best chess instructors in Russia. Take advantage of their training and knowledge here, and take your playing level to a new standard. Total Chess Training may be the only instructive program you’ll ever need!