If you're just starting out in the world of chess, one of the most essential skills you need to develop is how to defend your pieces effectively. As a beginner, your main focus should be on preventing your opponent from capturing your valuable pieces. Every chess player must learn and master fundamental defensive techniques such as retreating a threatened piece, defending it with another piece, intercepting an attack, or counterattacking an opponent's piece.
By practicing a wide variety of exercises, you'll be able to strengthen your understanding and significantly improve your overall gameplay. This course features over 2,800 carefully designed exercises filled with numerous pieces on the board. The large number of tasks makes this course an ideal training tool for beginners who want to develop their defensive abilities quickly and efficiently.
This course is part of the Chess King Learn series [https://learn.chessking.com/], a revolutionary chess teaching method. The series covers a wide range of topics including tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, and is structured into different levels—from beginner to advanced and even professional players.
By using this course, you’ll not only enhance your chess knowledge and learn new tactical patterns and combinations, but also reinforce what you've learned through practical application.
The program functions like a personal coach who assigns tasks and provides assistance when you're stuck. It offers hints, detailed explanations, and even demonstrates strong refutations of any mistakes you may make during training.
Key Features of the Program:
♔ High-quality examples – All exercises are thoroughly verified for accuracy
♔ Interactive learning – You are required to input all key moves as guided by the system
♔ Multiple difficulty levels – Tasks are tailored to your current skill level
♔ Diverse objectives – Each problem has a specific goal to achieve
♔ Instant feedback – The program provides hints when you make an error
♔ Error correction – Common mistakes are met with clear refutations
♔ Play against the computer – You can practice any position from the exercises
♔ Well-structured content – Easy-to-navigate table of contents
♔ Performance tracking – Your rating (ELO) is monitored throughout the learning process
♔ Customizable test mode – Adjust settings to suit your training needs
♔ Bookmark favorite exercises – Save your preferred tasks for future review
♔ Optimized for tablets – Fully adapted for larger screen devices
♔ Offline access – No internet connection required
♔ Sync across devices – Link the app to your free Chess King account and access the same course progress on Android, iOS, and Web
The course also includes a free section that allows you to test the program before committing to the full version. All lessons in the free version are fully functional, giving you a real feel for the application before unlocking additional topics such as:
- Retreat
- Defending with another piece
- Capturing the attacking piece
- Interception
- Defending against checkmate
- Adjusting difficulty levels
What's New in Version 2.4.2
Updated on July 7, 2023
- Introduced a Spaced Repetition training mode that combines previously missed exercises with new ones, offering a personalized set of puzzles for optimal learning
- Added the ability to run tests based on bookmarked exercises
- Implemented a daily puzzle goal feature – set the number of exercises you'd like to complete each day to maintain and sharpen your skills
- Introduced a daily streak tracker – monitor how many consecutive days you've met your daily goal
- Various bug fixes and performance improvements
