This course offers over 4300 exercises focused on simple tactical methods, making it an essential resource for beginners and club players looking to enhance their chess skills.

If you're new to chess, mastering simple tactical methods is crucial. This course provides a comprehensive set of exercises on key tactics such as Fork, Pin, Double Check, Discovered Check, Annihilation of the Opponent's King Defense, and Exploiting a Back (1st) Rank Weakness. By completing this course, you'll be well-equipped to spot and execute elementary combinations in your games, significantly improving your overall play.

Part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), this course leverages an innovative teaching approach. The series covers a wide range of chess topics including tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, tailored for players at all levels, from beginners to professionals.

With this course, you can enhance your chess knowledge, learn new tactical techniques, and apply them effectively in your games. The program functions as a personal coach, providing tasks, hints, explanations, and even demonstrating refutations of common mistakes.

Key Features of the Program:

♔ High-quality, double-checked examples

♔ Requirement to enter all key moves as instructed by the coach

♔ Exercises with varying levels of difficulty

♔ Diverse objectives to achieve in the problems

♔ Instant hints for errors

♔ Refutations shown for typical mistaken moves

♔ Ability to play out any position against the computer

♔ Well-organized table of contents

♔ Monitoring of ELO rating changes during the learning process

♔ Flexible test mode settings

♔ Option to bookmark favorite exercises

♔ Optimized for larger tablet screens

♔ No internet connection required

♔ Sync capability with a free Chess King account across multiple devices on Android, iOS, and Web platforms

The course includes a free section where you can test the program's functionality. The free lessons cover:

1. The Fork
2. Pin or Skewer
3. Double Check
4. Discovered Check
5. Annihilation of Defense of a King
6. Annihilation of the Back Rank Defense

What's New in Version 3.3.2

Last updated on Jul 29, 2024

• Added training mode based on Spaced Repetition, which smartly mixes erroneous exercises with new ones to provide an optimal set of puzzles.
• Added the ability to launch tests on bookmarked exercises.
• Introduced a daily goal for puzzles, allowing you to set a target number of exercises to maintain your skills.
• Added a daily streak feature, tracking consecutive days of meeting your daily goal.
• Implemented various fixes and improvements for a smoother experience.