Chess Combinations Vol. 2

This comprehensive second course for club players features 400 lessons and 2200 exercises.

The foundational chess program for club players. The second installment contains over 2600 exercises (more than 400 illustrative examples and 2200 puzzles to solve), organized into 60 tactical methods and motifs.

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

This course helps enhance your chess understanding, teaches new tactical tricks and combinations, and allows you to apply your knowledge in practice.

The program acts as a personal coach, assigning tasks and offering assistance when you're stuck. It provides hints, explanations, and even demonstrates decisive refutations for common mistakes.

A dedicated theory section explains strategic methods for specific game phases using practical examples. The lessons are interactive, letting you not only read the material but also make moves on the board to explore unclear positions.

Program advantages:

♔ High-quality examples, all verified for accuracy

♔ Requires input of all key moves as instructed

♔ Tasks with varying difficulty levels

♔ Diverse objectives to achieve in puzzles

♔ Helpful hints provided after errors

♔ Refutations shown for typical incorrect moves

♔ Option to play any task position against the computer

♔ Interactive theoretical lessons

♔ Structured table of contents

♔ Tracks rating (ELO) changes throughout your learning

♔ Customizable test mode with flexible settings

♔ Bookmark your favorite exercises

♔ Tablet-optimized for larger screens

♔ Fully functional offline

♔ Sync progress across devices: link the app to a free Chess King account and access one course simultaneously on Android, iOS, and Web

The course includes a free trial to evaluate the program. Free lessons are fully functional, letting you test the app in real conditions before unlocking further topics:

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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. Conjunction of tactical devices

What's New in the Latest Version 2.4.2

Last updated on Jul 11, 2023
* 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 - chose how many exercise 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