Review: Ivan Sokolov: Understanding Middlegame Strategies Vol.7 – Dynamic Catalan

Ivan Sokolov has risen to the ranks of the top coaches since the team of Uzbekistan, which he coached, won gold at the the Chess Olympiad in Chennai 2022. In his Fritztrainer series “Understanding Middlegame Strategies”, Sokolov regularly shares his grandmaster knowledge and shows what to do in a large variety of positions and structures. Hannes Langrock had a look at Sokolov’s course on the Catalan.