This engaging interactive chess course is perfect for both children and adult beginners. It's structured into two main sections: learning the rules and putting your knowledge into practice. Over 500 carefully selected and often custom-designed examples will guide your learning journey.
This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), a revolutionary approach to chess education. The series covers tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, offering courses tailored to all skill levels, from novice to expert, even professional players.
This course enhances your chess understanding, introduces new tactical maneuvers and combinations, and reinforces learning through practical application.
The program functions as a personal coach, providing exercises and assistance when needed. It offers hints, explanations, and demonstrates refutations of common mistakes.
A comprehensive theoretical section uses real-game examples to explain strategic approaches at various game stages. Interactive lessons allow you to not only read but also actively work through moves on the board, clarifying any uncertainties.
Key Features:
- High-quality, rigorously verified examples
- Requires input of all key moves
- Exercises with varying difficulty levels
- Diverse objectives for problem-solving
- Hints provided for errors
- Refutations displayed for typical mistakes
- Play any problem position against the computer
- Interactive theoretical lessons
- Well-organized table of contents
- Tracks ELO rating progress
- Customizable test mode
- Ability to bookmark favorite exercises
- Tablet-optimized interface
- Offline access
- Linkable to a free Chess King account for cross-device access (Android, iOS, Web)
A free trial allows you to experience the program's functionality before unlocking additional content. The free lessons are fully functional, providing a realistic preview. Topics included in the free version are:
- Introduction (1.1 Introduction, 1.2 Chessboard, 1.3 Chess Pieces, 1.4 Starting Position)
- Piece Movement (2.1 Rook, 2.2 Bishop, 2.3 Queen, 2.4 Knight, 2.5 King, 2.6 Pawn)
- Pawn Promotion
- Relative Piece Value
- The King's Role: Check and Mate (5.1 Check, 5.2 Escaping Check, 5.3 Checkmate, 5.4 Castling, 5.5 Mate in One, 5.6 Stalemate, 5.7 Perpetual Check)
- Capturing Pieces
- Chess Notation
- Basic Captures (8.1 Winning a Knight, 8.2 Winning a Bishop, 8.3 Winning a Rook, 8.4 Winning a Queen, 8.5 Winning a Piece)
- Simple Defenses (9.1 Retreat, 9.2 Defending with Another Piece, 9.3 Capturing the Attacking Piece, 9.4 Interception, 9.5 Preventing Checkmate)
- Chess Skill Development
- King's Role (Continued) (11.1 Mate in 1, 11.2 Mate in 2, 11.3 Discovered Check, 11.4 Double Check, 11.5 Perpetual Check, 11.6 Stalemate)
- King and Queen vs. King
- King and Rook vs. King
- King and Minor Piece vs. King
- King and Pawn vs. King
- Game Etiquette
- Chess Mazes
- Spaced Repetition training mode: Combines past errors with new exercises for optimized learning.
- Bookmark-based testing: Run tests using your saved bookmarks.
- Daily puzzle goal: Set a daily exercise target to maintain skills.
- Daily streak tracking: Monitor consecutive days of goal completion.
- Various bug fixes and improvements
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