Chess Combinations Vol. 2

Elevate your chess game with the second installment of our renowned course for club players, featuring over 2600 exercises. This comprehensive program includes more than 400 instructive examples and 2200 challenging problems, all meticulously categorized into 60 distinct tactical methods and motifs. Whether you're looking to refine your skills or master new strategies, this course is your ultimate guide to becoming a formidable chess player.

Part of the acclaimed Chess King Learn series (available at https://learn.chessking.com/), this course is a vital component of a holistic chess education. The series spans tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, tailored for everyone from beginners to professional players. By engaging with this course, you'll enhance your chess knowledge, discover innovative tactical tricks and combinations, and apply these skills effectively in your games.

Acting as your personal coach, the program provides tasks to solve and assists you if you encounter difficulties. It offers hints, explanations, and even demonstrates refutations for common mistakes, ensuring a thorough learning experience. The theoretical section is presented interactively, allowing you to not only read the lessons but also make moves on the board to clarify any ambiguities.

Key advantages of the program include:

• High-quality examples, all verified for accuracy.
• Requirement to enter all key moves as instructed by the coach.
• Exercises designed at varying levels of complexity to suit your skill level.
• Problems with diverse objectives to keep you engaged and challenged.
• Immediate hints for errors and refutations for typical mistaken moves.
• Option to play out any task position against the computer.
• Interactive theoretical lessons for a dynamic learning experience.
• A well-organized table of contents for easy navigation.
• Monitoring of your ELO rating progress throughout your learning journey.
• A flexible test mode with customizable settings.
• Ability to bookmark favorite exercises for later review.
• Optimized for larger tablet screens for an enhanced user experience.
• Offline access, no internet connection required.
• Seamless syncing with a free Chess King account across Android, iOS, and Web platforms.

The course offers a free section to experience its full functionality before diving into the complete curriculum. Here's a glimpse of what you can explore in the free version:

1. Forcing moves
   1. Forced checkmate
   2. Double attack
   3. Linear attack
   4. Discovered attack
   5. Pin
   6. Elimination of defense
   7. Conjunction of several themes
2. Deflection
   1. Deflection checkmate
   2. Deflection of a piece
   3. Diversion from the invasion square
   4. Piece on a critical square
   5. Diversion in conjunction with a double attack
   6. Diversion from defending square
   7. Diversion from the promotion square
   8. Diversion from the advance square
   9. Diversion of a pinning piece
   10. Deflection blocking piece
   11. Diversion from a key square
   12. Diverting a defending piece
   13. Diversion in conjunction with a linear attack
3. Decoying
   1. Decoying mate
   2. Decoying a king in conjunction with a chase
   3. Decoying into a mating net
   4. Decoying under a double attack
   5. Decoying under a linear attack
   6. Decoying under a discovered attack
   7. Decoying under a discovered attack with check
   8. Decoying discovered check
   9. Decoying under a double check
   10. Decoying to a critical square
   11. Decoying under pin
   12. Decoying into a trap
   13. Decoy in conjunction with promoting pawn
   14. Decoying under check
   15. Decoying for the gain of tempo
   16. Decoying onto an unfavourable line
   17. Decoying into a stalemate position
4. Exercises with conjunction of several themes
5. Elimination of defense
6. Blockade
7. Clearing the checkmating square
8. Interference
9. Clearing the line
10. Opening the line
11. Pin
12. Restricting
13. Threat
14. Conquering a square
15. Exercises. Conjunction of tactical devices

What's New in the Latest Version 2.4.2

Last updated on Jul 11, 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 - track how many consecutive days you meet your daily goal.
• Various fixes and improvements.

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