Application Description

Sergey Karjakin challenged Magnus Carlsen in the 2016 World Chess Championship.

Study 2232 games from Sergey Karjakin’s career. Engage with 120 training exercises: play like Karjakin and compete against him.

This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), a revolutionary chess training method. The series covers tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame courses tailored for all skill levels—from beginners and club players to experienced and professional competitors.

This course helps you enhance your chess understanding, learn new tactical ideas and combinations, and apply your knowledge in practice.

The program serves as a personal coach: it assigns tasks and provides support when you need help. You’ll receive hints, explanations, and even see convincing refutations for common errors.

An interactive theoretical section is included, explaining strategies for specific stages of the game using real examples. You can both study the lesson content and practice moves directly on the board to clarify variations.

Program features:

♔ High-quality examples, all verified for accuracy

♔ Enter all key moves as required by the coach

♔ Tasks of varying difficulty levels

♔ Different objectives to achieve in each problem

♔ Hints provided when you make an error

♔ Refutations shown for typical incorrect moves

♔ Option to play any position from the exercises against the computer

♔ Interactive lessons with theoretical content

♔ Well-organized table of contents

♔ Tracks rating (ELO) changes throughout your training

♔ Customizable test modes

♔ Bookmark your favorite exercises

♔ Tablet-optimized interface

♔ Works completely offline

♔ Sync your progress across devices—log into a free Chess King account and access the same course on Android, iOS, and Web simultaneously

A free version is available to try the program. The free lessons are fully functional, letting you experience the app in real-world conditions before unlocking additional topics:

1. Sergey Karjakin

1.1. 1998-2001

1.2. 2002-2003

1.3. 2004-2005

1.4. 2006-2007

1.5. 2008

1.6. 2009-2010

1.7. 2011-2012

1.8. 2013

1.9. 2014

1.10. 2015-2016

1.11. World Chess Championship 2016

1.12. 2017

1.13. 2018

1.14. 2019

1.15. 2020

1.16. Play like Karjakin

1.17. Play against Karjakin

What's New in the Latest Version 3.3.2

Last updated on Aug 7, 2024 * Added Spaced Repetition training mode—it blends previously missed exercises with new ones for an optimized puzzle set.
* Added the ability to run tests on bookmarked exercises.
* Added daily puzzle goals—set a target number of exercises to maintain your skills.
* Added a daily streak counter to track consecutive days of meeting your goal.
* Various bug fixes and performance enhancements

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