
If you're a beginner at chess, one of the critical mistakes you can't afford to make is losing a piece in just one move. Of course, this assumes you're keen on sharpening your skills! Similarly, you can't overlook the opportunity to capture an undefended piece from your opponent. This course offers over 1500 exercises, each designed with numerous pieces on the board. This vast array of exercises makes it an invaluable resource for rapid skill development among chess novices. It's tailored for players who already know the basic rules of the game. By tackling even 20% of these exercises, you're poised to enhance your chess proficiency and seize those undefended pieces in your real games! Every exercise is drawn from actual games and organized by piece type and difficulty level.
This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), renowned for its innovative approach to chess education. The series encompasses courses on tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, catering to everyone from beginners to seasoned professionals.
With this course, you'll enhance your chess knowledge, master new tactical maneuvers, and apply these insights in real games.
The program acts as your personal coach, presenting you with tasks and offering assistance if you hit a snag. It provides hints, explanations, and even demonstrates the consequences of potential errors.
Advantages of the program include:
♔ High-quality, double-checked examples
♔ Requirement to enter all key moves as instructed
♔ Exercises of varying complexity
♔ Diverse objectives to achieve within the problems
♔ Immediate hints for any errors
♔ Detailed refutations of common mistakes
♔ Option to play out any position against the computer
♔ Organized table of contents
♔ Monitoring of your ELO rating progression
♔ Customizable test mode
♔ Ability to bookmark favorite exercises
♔ Optimized for tablet screens
♔ No internet connection required
♔ Syncing capabilities with a free Chess King account across Android, iOS, and Web platforms
The course features a free section where you can evaluate the program. The lessons in the free version are fully operational, allowing you to experience the application's capabilities before diving into the full curriculum:
- Part 1
1.1. Winning a knight
1.2. Winning a bishop
1.3. Winning a rook
1.4. Winning a queen
- Part 2. Win a piece
2.1. Level 1
2.2. Level 2
2.3. Level 3
2.4. Level 4
2.5. Level 5
2.6. Level 6
2.7. Level 7
2.8. Level 8
What's New in the Latest Version 2.4.2
Last updated on Jul 19, 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 - how many days in a row the daily goal is completed.
- Various fixes and improvements