Lasker

Discover the most comprehensive collection of Emanuel Lasker's games with a staggering 630 matches, showcasing the entirety of his illustrious career as the 2nd World Champion in Chess, from 1896 to 1921. Each game is meticulously annotated, providing in-depth analysis and insights. Dive into the "Play as Lasker" section, featuring 203 quiz positions where you can test your skills by attempting to replicate Lasker's brilliant and strategic moves.

This course is part of the renowned Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), a groundbreaking method in chess education. The series encompasses courses on tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, tailored for players ranging from beginners to professionals.

By engaging with this course, you'll enhance your chess knowledge, master new tactical tricks and combinations, and effectively apply these skills in your games. The program acts as a personal coach, presenting tasks for you to solve and offering assistance when you're stuck. It provides hints, explanations, and even demonstrates the consequences of common mistakes, helping you learn from your errors.

The course also features a theoretical section that delves into game strategies at various stages, illustrated with real-life examples. The interactive format allows you to not only read the lessons but also make moves on the board to practice and clarify any uncertainties.

Key advantages of the program include:

• High-quality, double-checked examples for accuracy
• Requirement to enter all key moves as instructed by the teacher
• Varied complexity levels of tasks
• Diverse goals to achieve within the problems
• Hints provided for errors
• Refutation of typical mistaken moves
• Option to play out any task position against the computer
• Interactive theoretical lessons
• Structured table of contents
• Monitoring of ELO rating changes during the learning process
• Flexible test mode settings
• Ability to bookmark favorite exercises
• Adaptation to tablet screens
• No internet connection required
• Linking to a free Chess King account for multi-device access on Android, iOS, and Web

The course offers a free section, allowing you to fully experience the program's capabilities before unlocking further topics. The free version includes functional lessons covering the following periods of Emanuel Lasker's career:

1. Emanuel Lasker
   1. 1889
   2. 1889-1890
   3. 1890
   4. 1892
   5. 1892-1893
   6. 1893
   7. 1894
   8. 1895
   9. 1895-1896
   10. 1896
   11. 1896-1897
   12. 1897
   13. 1899
   14. 1900
   15. 1901-1903
   16. 1903
   17. 1904
   18. 1906
   19. 1907
   20. 1908
   21. 1909
   22. 1910
   23. 1912-1914
   24. 1914
   25. 1916
   26. 1918
   27. 1921
   28. 1923
   29. 1924
   30. 1925
   31. 1926-1927
   32. 1934
   33. 1935
   34. 1936
   35. 1939-1940
2. Positional play
   1. Creating and exploiting weaknesses
   2. Fighting for an initiative
   3. Improving positions of pieces
   4. Favorable exchange
   5. Transforming pawn structure. Breakthrough. Opening files.
3. Attack on the enemy king
4. Tactical blow
5. Defense
6. Endgame
   1. Complicated multi-piece endings
   2. Endgame technique

What's New in the Latest Version 2.4.2

Last updated on Jan 1, 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.

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