The program features an extensive collection of 1300 deeply annotated chess games played by the 4th World Champion, Alexander Alekhine. Among these, 600 games are annotated for the first time, providing fresh insights into Alekhine's strategies. Additionally, there are 200 carefully selected positions for players to solve, showcasing some of the most intriguing and instructive scenarios from Alekhine's repertoire. These elements are presented in a dedicated section, making it easier for users to dive into these specific learning opportunities.
This course is part of the renowned Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), known for its innovative approach to chess education. The series encompasses courses on tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, tailored to different skill levels, from beginners to professional players. By engaging with this course, users can enhance their chess knowledge, master new tactical maneuvers and combinations, and apply their learning effectively in real games.
The program serves as a personal coach, presenting tasks for users to solve and offering assistance when needed. It provides hints, detailed explanations, and even demonstrates striking refutations of common mistakes, ensuring a comprehensive learning experience. Additionally, the program includes a theoretical section that elucidates game strategies at various stages, using real-life examples. This theory is delivered interactively, allowing users to not only read the lessons but also to make moves on the board and practice challenging scenarios.
Key advantages of the program include:
- High-quality examples, all meticulously double-checked for accuracy
- Requirement to enter all key moves as instructed by the coach
- Varied levels of task complexity
- Diverse objectives to achieve within the problems
- Immediate hints provided upon errors
- Refutations shown for typical mistaken moves
- Ability to play out any task position against the computer
- Interactive theoretical lessons
- Well-organized table of contents
- Monitoring of the player's ELO rating changes during the learning process
- Flexible test mode settings
- Option to bookmark favorite exercises
- Adaptation to larger tablet screens
- No internet connection required
- Linking to a free Chess King account for multi-device access on Android, iOS, and Web platforms
The course offers a free section where users can experience the full functionality of the program. This allows them to test the application under real-world conditions before unlocking further topics, which include:
- Play like Alekhine
- Tactical blows
- Combinations
- Attack on the king
- Pawn sacrifice for the initiative
- Creation and exploitation of open files and diagonals
- Creation and exploitation of weaknesses
- Maneuvering
- Exploitation of the poor placement of pieces
- Passed pawn
- Capturing space
- Endgame technique
- Games
- International tournaments
- Ch World (match)
- Simultaneous (blindfold)
- Olympiad
- Simultaneous
- Blindfold
- Blitz
- Ch Moscow
- Ch Russia
- Games
- Game (blindfold)
- Game (exhibition)
- It "AVRO"
- It "Duras-60"
- Match
- Simultaneous (time)
- Tournament
- Tournament (Russian masters)
What's New in the Latest Version 3.4.0
Last updated on Oct 12, 2024
- Added training mode based on Spaced Repetition - it combines erroneous exercises with new ones and presents the more suitable set of puzzles to solve.
- Added ability to launch tests on bookmarks.
- Added daily goal for puzzles - choose how many exercises you need to keep your skills in shape.
- Added daily streak - track how many days in a row the daily goal is completed.
- Various fixes and improvements
