Application Description

The program features an extensive collection of 1300 deeply annotated chess games played by the 4th World Champion, Alexander Alekhine. Notably, 600 of these games have been commented on for the first time, providing fresh insights into Alekhine's strategies. Additionally, there's an exclusive section with 200 carefully selected positions from Alekhine's games for you to solve, offering some of the most intriguing and educational scenarios available.

This course is part of the renowned Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), a groundbreaking method for teaching chess. The series covers a broad spectrum of topics including tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, tailored to suit players from beginners to professionals.

By engaging with this course, you can enhance your chess knowledge, discover new tactical tricks and combinations, and apply your newfound skills in practical scenarios. The program serves as a personal coach, presenting challenges and assisting when you encounter difficulties. It offers hints, detailed explanations, and even showcases striking refutations of common mistakes.

Furthermore, the program includes a theoretical section that delves into game strategies at various stages, using real game examples. This theory is presented interactively, allowing you to not only read the lessons but also to make moves on a virtual board, helping you work through any unclear moves.

Advantages of the Program:

• High-quality examples, all double-checked for accuracy
• Requirement to enter all key moves as instructed by the coach
• Varied levels of task complexity
• Diverse objectives to achieve within the exercises
• Hints provided when errors are made
• Refutations shown for typical mistaken moves
• Option to play out any task position against the computer
• Interactive theoretical lessons
• Well-organized table of contents
• Monitoring of the player's ELO rating changes during learning
• Flexible settings for test mode
• Ability to bookmark favorite exercises
• Optimized for larger tablet screens
• No internet connection required
• Linking to a free Chess King account to access courses across multiple devices on Android, iOS, and Web platforms

The course comes with a free section, allowing you to experience the full functionality of the program. The free lessons provide a realistic trial, preparing you for the comprehensive topics that follow:

1. Play like Alekhine

• 1.1. Tactical blows
• 1.2. Combinations
• 1.3. Attack on the king
• 1.4. Pawn sacrifice for the initiative
• 1.5. Creation and exploitation of open files and diagonals
• 1.6. Creation and exploitation of weaknesses
• 1.7. Maneuvering
• 1.8. Exploitation of the poor placement of pieces
• 1.9. Passed pawn
• 1.10. Capturing space
• 1.11. Endgame technique

2. Games

• 2.1. International tournaments
• 2.2. Ch World (match)
• 2.3. Simultaneous (blindfold)
• 2.4. Olympiad
• 2.5. Simultaneous
• 2.6. Blindfold
• 2.7. Blitz
• 2.8. Ch Moscow
• 2.9. Ch Russia
• 2.10. Games
• 2.11. Game (blindfold)
• 2.12. Game (exhibition)
• 2.13. It "AVRO"
• 2.14. It "Duras-60"
• 2.15. Match
• 2.16. Simultaneous (time)
• 2.17. Tournament
• 2.18. 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've met your daily goal.
• Various fixes and improvements

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