The program features an extensive collection of 1300 deeply annotated chess games played by the 4th World Chess Champion, Alexander Alekhine. Among these, 600 games are commented on for the first time, providing fresh insights into Alekhine's strategies. Additionally, the program includes 200 carefully selected positions for you to solve, drawn from some of the most intriguing and instructive moments in Alekhine's career, which are presented in a dedicated section.
This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), which offers a groundbreaking method for learning chess. The series covers various aspects of the game including tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, catering to players from beginners to professionals.
Utilizing this course, you can enhance your understanding of chess, discover new tactical maneuvers and combinations, and apply your newly gained knowledge in practical settings. The program serves as a personal coach, presenting you with challenges to solve and offering assistance when needed, including hints, explanations, and demonstrations of the consequences of potential errors.
The program also includes a theoretical section that elucidates game strategies for different stages, illustrated with real game examples. This theory is taught interactively, allowing you to not only read the lesson texts but also to make moves on the board and explore ambiguous positions.
Key advantages of the program include:
- High-quality, double-checked examples for accuracy
- Requirement to input all critical moves as instructed by the coach
- Varied levels of task complexity
- Diverse objectives to achieve within the exercises
- Hints provided when mistakes are made
- Refutations shown for common errors
- Option to play out any task position against the computer
- Interactive theoretical lessons
- A well-organized table of contents
- Monitoring of the player's ELO rating changes during the learning process
- Flexible test mode settings
- Ability to bookmark favorite exercises
- Adaptability to larger tablet screens
- No need for an internet connection
- Capability to link the app to a free Chess King account, allowing you to work on the course across multiple devices on Android, iOS, and Web platforms simultaneously
The course offers a free section, where you can experience the full functionality of the program. This trial allows you to test the application in real-world conditions before unlocking additional topics, which include:
- Play like Alekhine
- Tactical blows
- Combinations
- Attack on the king
- Pawn sacrifice for the initiative
- Creation and exploitation of open files and diagonals
- Creation and exploitation of weaknesses
- Maneuvering
- Exploitation of the poor placement of pieces
- Passed pawn
- Capturing space
- Endgame technique
- Games
- International tournaments
- World Championship (match)
- Simultaneous (blindfold)
- Olympiad
- Simultaneous
- Blindfold
- Blitz
- Championship of Moscow
- Championship of Russia
- Games
- Game (blindfold)
- Game (exhibition)
- AVRO tournament
- Duras-60 tournament
- Match
- Simultaneous (time)
- Tournament
- 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 - how many days in a row the daily goal is completed.
- Various fixes and improvements
