
Application Description
This comprehensive chess course is designed specifically for club players seeking to sharpen their tactical skills and deepen their understanding of the game. As the second part of a powerful two-part series, it builds upon fundamental concepts with more than 2600 exercises—over 400 instructional examples and 2200 practical tasks—categorized into 60 tactical methods and motifs.
Part of the renowned Chess King Learn platform, this program offers a structured and interactive approach to learning chess. It’s ideal for players who want to progress from intermediate to advanced levels through a well-organized curriculum covering tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame techniques. Whether you're a dedicated amateur or an aspiring professional, this course provides valuable insights and training tools tailored to your growth.
What You’ll Gain From This Course
- Improved Tactical Awareness: Discover new tactical patterns, learn powerful combinations, and apply them effectively in real-game scenarios.
- Interactive Coaching: The program acts as your personal chess coach, offering hints, explanations, and even refutations of common mistakes when solving problems.
- In-Depth Theory Section: Grasp essential concepts through engaging lessons that use real games as examples. Lessons are fully interactive—you can move pieces directly on the board to explore variations and clarify complex positions.
- Customized Learning Experience: With multiple difficulty levels, varied objectives, and adaptive feedback, the course adjusts to your current skill level and helps you grow at your own pace.
Key Features of the Program
- ♔ High-quality content: All examples have been thoroughly verified for accuracy and relevance.
- ♔ Comprehensive task requirements: You must input all key moves as guided by the instructor, ensuring full engagement with each position.
- ♔ Adaptive difficulty levels: Choose from various complexity settings to suit your evolving skillset.
- ♔ Goal-oriented problem-solving: Each exercise has a clearly defined objective to help reinforce strategic thinking.
- ♔ Instant feedback: Receive helpful hints when errors occur, and see detailed refutations of typical mistakes.
- ♔ Practical play mode: Play out any task position against the built-in engine to test your ideas and improve decision-making under realistic conditions.
- ♔ Interactive theoretical modules: Engage with dynamic lessons that allow hands-on exploration of critical positions.
- ♔ Well-structured content: Navigate easily through the course using the organized table of contents.
- ♔ Progress tracking: Monitor your ELO rating changes throughout the learning process to assess improvement over time.
- ♔ Flexible testing: Customize tests to focus on specific themes or difficulty ranges.
- ♔ Bookmarking functionality: Save favorite exercises for later review or repeated practice.
- ♔ Optimized for tablets: Enjoy a seamless experience on larger screens without compromise in usability.
- ♔ No internet required: Access the entire course offline, making it perfect for learning anytime, anywhere.
- ♔ Multi-device sync: Link your app to a free Chess King account and continue your progress across Android, iOS, and Web platforms simultaneously.
Free Trial & Full Course Access
The application includes a fully functional free section, allowing you to try before you buy. These trial lessons mirror the full version's capabilities, giving you a realistic preview of what to expect before unlocking additional topics. Here’s a glimpse of what’s covered:
- Forcing Moves
- 1.1 Forced checkmate
- 1.2 Double attack
- 1.3 Linear attack
- 1.4 Discovered attack
- 1.5 Pin
- 1.6 Elimination of defense
- 1.7 Conjunction of several themes
- Deflection
- 2.1 Deflection checkmate
- 2.2 Deflection of a piece
- 2.3 Diversion from the invasion square
- 2.4 Piece on a critical square
- 2.5 Diversion in conjunction with a double attack
- 2.6 Diversion from defending square
- 2.7 Diversion from the promotion square
- 2.8 Diversion from the advance square
- 2.9 Diversion of a pinning piece
- 2.10 Deflection blocking piece
- 2.11 Diversion from a key square
- 2.12 Diverting a defending piece
- 2.13 Diversion in conjunction with a linear attack
- Decoying
- 3.1 Decoying mate
- 3.2 Decoying a king in conjunction with a chase
- 3.3 Decoying into a mating net
- 3.4 Decoying under a double attack
- 3.5 Decoying under a linear attack
- 3.6 Decoying under a discovered attack
- 3.7 Decoying under a discovered attack with check
- 3.8 Decoying discovered check
- 3.9 Decoying under a double check
- 3.10 Decoying to a critical square
- 3.11 Decoying under pin
- 3.12 Decoying into a trap
- 3.13 Decoy in conjunction with promoting pawn
- 3.14 Decoying under check
- 3.15 Decoying for the gain of tempo
- 3.16 Decoying onto an unfavourable line
- 3.17 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. Сonjunction of tactical devices
What’s New in Version 2.4.2 (Updated July 11, 2023)
- ✨ Spaced Repetition Training Mode: Combines previously missed exercises with new ones, intelligently selecting puzzles to optimize retention and mastery.
- ✨ Test Mode for Bookmarks: Run custom tests based on your saved exercises for targeted review.
- ✨ Daily Puzzle Goal: Set a personalized daily challenge to maintain consistent progress and keep your tactical sharpness high.
- ✨ Daily Streak Tracking: Stay motivated by tracking how many consecutive days you've met your daily goal.
- ✨ Bug Fixes and Performance Enhancements: Various improvements to ensure smooth operation and a better user experience overall.
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