Embarking on your chess journey as a beginner, it's critical not to squander your pieces in a single move. Equally important is seizing every opportunity to capture an undefended piece of your opponent's. This course offers over 1400 exercises featuring a limited number of pieces on the board, making it a prime resource for rapid skill development among chess novices. Designed for those familiar with the basic rules, diving into just 20% of the exercises can significantly enhance your chess prowess and ensure you never miss a chance to take an undefended piece during your games. The exercises are thoughtfully curated from real games, categorized by piece type and difficulty level to cater to your learning needs.
This course is part of the acclaimed Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), a comprehensive and groundbreaking chess education platform. The series spans courses on tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, tailored to all levels from beginners to seasoned professionals. With this course, you can expand your chess knowledge, master new tactical maneuvers, and apply these skills effectively in your games.
The program serves as your personal coach, presenting you with tasks and guiding you through them. If you hit a snag, it offers hints, detailed explanations, and even demonstrates striking refutations of common mistakes, ensuring a robust learning experience.
Key advantages of the program include:
- ♔ High-quality, thoroughly vetted examples
- ♔ Requirement to input all key moves as instructed
- ♔ Exercises with varying levels of difficulty
- ♔ Diverse objectives to achieve in each problem
- ♔ Immediate hints when errors are made
- ♔ Refutations shown for typical mistakes
- ♔ Ability to play out any task position against the computer
- ♔ Organized table of contents
- ♔ Monitoring of ELO rating changes during your learning journey
- ♔ Flexible test mode settings
- ♔ Bookmarking feature for favorite exercises
- ♔ Optimized for tablet screens
- ♔ No internet connection required
- ♔ Option to link the app to a free Chess King account, enabling seamless cross-device learning on Android, iOS, and Web
The course offers a free section that fully demonstrates the program's capabilities, allowing you to experience its effectiveness before unlocking additional topics:
- Part 1
- Winning a knight
- Winning a bishop
- Winning a rook
- Winning a queen
- Part 2. Win a piece
- Level 1
- Level 2
- Level 3
- Level 4
What's New in the Latest Version 2.4.2
Last updated on Jul 15, 2023
- 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 - tracks how many consecutive days you've met your daily goal.
- Various fixes and improvements.
