This course provides comprehensive instruction on openings, middlegames, and endgames.

Designed as an interactive tutorial for novice players—both children and adults—who know the rules of chess and aim to reach an intermediate level. It covers a broad spectrum of opening, middlegame, and endgame concepts. Beginning with fundamental checkmates against a lone king, it advances to more complex strategies like converting a material or positional edge. The program features 55 lessons with over 1200 instructive examples and exercises. This course transforms a beginner into an intermediate player!

This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), an innovative chess instruction method. The series encompasses courses in tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, tailored for all skill levels from beginner to experienced, and even professional players.

Using this course will enhance your chess understanding, introduce new tactical tricks and combinations, and help you apply this knowledge in practice.

The program functions as a personal coach, assigning tasks and providing support if you struggle. It offers hints, explanations, and even demonstrates compelling refutations for common mistakes.

The program also includes a theoretical section that explains game methods for specific phases using practical examples. Theory is presented interactively, allowing you not only to read lesson text but also to make moves on the board and practice unclear positions.

Program advantages:

♔ High-quality examples, all verified for accuracy

♔ Requires input of all key moves instructed by the teacher

♔ Tasks with varying difficulty levels

♔ Diverse objectives to achieve within problems

♔ Hints provided upon errors

♔ Refutations shown for typical incorrect moves

♔ Ability to play any task position against the computer

♔ Interactive theoretical lessons

♔ Structured table of contents

♔ Tracks rating (ELO) changes throughout the learning process

♔ Test mode with customizable settings

♔ Option to bookmark favorite exercises

♔ Tablet-optimized for larger screens

♔ No internet connection required

♔ Can sync with a free Chess King account to access one course across multiple Android, iOS, and Web devices simultaneously

The course contains a free section to trial the program. Free version lessons are fully functional, letting you evaluate the app under real conditions before accessing further topics:

1. Utilizing a decisive material advantage

1.1. Mating with major pieces

1.2. Mating with a rook

1.3. Mating with a queen

1.4. Mating with two bishops

1.5. Mating with bishop and knight (king on the edge)

1.6. Mating with bishop and knight (king in the center)

1.7. Mating with two knights

1.8. Different kinds of large material advantage

1.9. How to solve chess problems

2. The three stages of a chess game

2.1. How to play in the opening

2.2. Quick mobilization of forces

2.3. Fighting for the center

2.4. Harmonious pawn structure

2.5. What to do after the opening?

2.6. About endgame

2.7. Basic endgame rules

3. Basic pawn endings

3.1. The rule of the square

3.2. More about the rule of the square

3.3. The king helps the pawn

3.4. Opposition

3.5. The key squares

4. The fundamentals of chess tactics

4.1. Tactical methods

4.2. Combination and its components

4.3. Double attack

4.4. Knight and pawn forks

4.5. Exploiting a pin

4.6. How to fight against pins

4.7. Discovered attack

4.8. Discovered check

4.9. "Mill"

4.10. Double check

4.11. Decoy

4.12. Blocking

4.13. Smothered mate

4.14. Distraction

4.15. Weakness of the back rank

4.16. Square clearance

4.17. Line clearance

5. Utilizing a material or positional advantage