The program features an extensive collection of 1300 deeply annotated chess games played by the 4th World Chess Champion, Alexander Alekhine. This unique compilation includes 600 games annotated for the first time, providing fresh insights into Alekhine's strategic genius. Additionally, the course offers 200 carefully selected positions for you to solve, drawn from some of the most intriguing and instructive moments in Alekhine's career, presented in a dedicated section.

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 a broad range of topics, including tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, tailored for players from beginners to professionals.

By engaging with this course, you can enhance your chess skills, discover new tactical maneuvers and combinations, and apply your newfound knowledge in practical scenarios. The program serves as an interactive coach, providing tasks to solve and offering assistance if you encounter difficulties. It provides hints, detailed explanations, and even demonstrates powerful refutations of common mistakes.

The course also features a theoretical section that delves into various game stages, using real game examples to illustrate key concepts. This section is designed interactively, allowing you to not only read the text but also make moves on the board to explore and clarify any ambiguities.

Key advantages of the program include:

• High-quality examples, all verified for accuracy
• Requirement to enter all critical moves as directed by the instructor
• Varied levels of task complexity
• Diverse objectives to achieve within the problems
• Hints provided when errors are made
• Refutations shown for typical mistakes
• Ability to play out any task position against the computer
• Interactive theoretical lessons
• Well-organized table of contents
• Monitoring of ELO rating changes during the learning process
• Flexible test mode settings
• Option to bookmark favorite exercises
• Optimized for larger tablet screens
• No internet connection required
• Sync capability with a free Chess King account across Android, iOS, and Web platforms

The course includes a free section, enabling you to evaluate the program's functionality before unlocking further topics. The free lessons are fully interactive and provide a realistic testing environment. Topics covered in the free version include:

1. Play like Alekhine
   1. Tactical blows
   2. Combinations
   3. Attack on the king
   4. Pawn sacrifice for the initiative
   5. Creation and exploitation of open files and diagonals
   6. Creation and exploitation of weaknesses
   7. Maneuvering
   8. Exploitation of the poor placement of pieces
   9. Passed pawn
   10. Capturing space
   11. Endgame technique
2. Games
   1. International tournaments
   2. World Championship (match)
   3. Simultaneous (blindfold)
   4. Olympiad
   5. Simultaneous
   6. Blindfold
   7. Blitz
   8. Championship Moscow
   9. Championship Russia
   10. Games
   11. Game (blindfold)
   12. Game (exhibition)
   13. AVRO tournament
   14. Duras-60 tournament
   15. Match
   16. Simultaneous (time)
   17. Tournament
   18. Tournament (Russian masters)

What's New in the Latest Version 3.4.0

Last updated on Oct 12, 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 consecutive days you meet your daily goal.
• Various fixes and improvements