Dive into the most extensive collection of Emanuel Lasker's chess games ever assembled, featuring a staggering 630 games that span the illustrious career of the second World Chess Champion, who reigned from 1896 to 1921. Each game is meticulously annotated, providing deep insights into Lasker's strategic prowess. Additionally, a unique "Play as Lasker" section includes 203 quiz positions, challenging you to replicate Lasker's brilliant and aesthetic moves in real gameplay scenarios.

This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), a groundbreaking chess education platform. The series encompasses a comprehensive range of courses on tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, tailored to players of all skill levels, from beginners to professionals.

By engaging with this course, you can enhance your chess knowledge, master new tactical tricks and combinations, and apply your learning effectively in practical play. The program serves as a personal coach, presenting you with tasks to solve and offering assistance when you encounter difficulties. It provides hints, explanations, and even demonstrates powerful refutations of common mistakes.

The course also features a theoretical section, which elucidates game methods for various stages, supported by real-life examples. The theory is delivered interactively, allowing you to not only read lesson texts but also make moves on the board to work through complex positions.

Key features of the program include:

♔ High-quality, double-checked examples for accuracy

♔ Requirement to input all critical moves as directed by the coach

♔ Tasks with varying levels of complexity

♔ Diverse objectives to achieve within the problems

♔ Immediate hints when errors are made

♔ Demonstrations of refutations for typical mistakes

♔ Option to play out any task position against the computer

♔ Interactive theoretical lessons

♔ Organized table of contents

♔ Monitoring of your ELO rating changes during the learning process

♔ Flexible test mode settings

♔ Ability to bookmark favorite exercises

♔ Adaptation to larger tablet screens

♔ No need for an internet connection

♔ Syncing capability across multiple devices on Android, iOS, and Web via a free Chess King account

The course offers a free trial section, allowing you to experience the full functionality of the program. The free lessons cover the following topics:

1. Emanuel Lasker

   1.1. 1889

   1.2. 1889-1890

   1.3. 1890

   1.4. 1892

   1.5. 1892-1893

   1.6. 1893

   1.7. 1894

   1.8. 1895

   1.9. 1895-1896

   1.10. 1896

   1.11. 1896-1897

   1.12. 1897

   1.13. 1899

   1.14. 1900

   1.15. 1901-1903

   1.16. 1903

   1.17. 1904

   1.18. 1906

   1.19. 1907

   1.20. 1908

   1.21. 1909

   1.22. 1910

   1.23. 1912-1914

   1.24. 1914

   1.25. 1916

   1.26. 1918

   1.27. 1921

   1.28. 1923

   1.29. 1924

   1.30. 1925

   1.31. 1926-1927

   1.32. 1934

   1.33. 1935

   1.34. 1936

   1.35. 1939-1940

2. Positional play

   2.1. Creating and exploiting weaknesses

   2.2. Fighting for an initiative

   2.3. Improving positions of pieces

   2.4. Favorable exchange

   2.5. Transforming pawn structure. Breakthrough. Opening files.

3. Attack on the enemy king

4. Tactical blow

5. Defense

6. Endgame

   6.1. Complicated multi-piece endings

   6.2. Endgame technique

What's New in Version 2.4.2

Last updated on Jan 1, 2024

• Added training mode based on Spaced Repetition, which smartly combines exercises you've previously struggled with alongside new challenges to enhance your learning curve.
• Introduced the ability to launch tests on bookmarked exercises for personalized practice.
• Implemented a daily puzzle goal feature, allowing you to set and track how many exercises you need to solve to maintain your chess skills.
• Added a daily streak tracker to encourage consistent practice by monitoring how many consecutive days you meet your daily goal.
• Various fixes and improvements to enhance user experience and functionality.