This program features 1300 deeply annotated chess games played by the 4th World Champion, Alexander Alekhine. 600 games are commented on for the first time. An additional section includes 200 carefully selected positions for you to solve, showcasing some of the most instructive and interesting moments from Alekhine's games. This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), a revolutionary chess teaching method. The series offers courses covering tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, categorized by skill level from beginner to professional.
This course enhances your chess knowledge, teaches new tactical tricks and combinations, and reinforces learned concepts through practice. The program acts as a personal coach, assigning tasks, providing assistance when needed, offering hints and explanations, and demonstrating refutations of potential errors. It also includes an interactive theoretical section, using real-game examples to explain strategic approaches. Lessons aren't just text; you actively move pieces on the board to solidify understanding.
Program Advantages:
- High-quality, rigorously verified examples
- Requires input of all key teacher-designated moves
- Varied task difficulty levels
- Diverse problem-solving objectives
- Hints provided for errors
- Refutations shown for common mistakes
- Play any problem position against the computer
- Interactive theoretical lessons
- Structured table of contents
- Tracks player ELO rating progress
- Customizable test mode
- Bookmarking of favorite exercises
- Tablet-optimized display
- Offline functionality
- Linkable to a free Chess King account for multi-device access (Android, iOS, Web)
The course includes a free trial allowing full functionality of sample lessons. This lets you experience the application before purchasing additional content. Free lessons cover:
1. Play like Alekhine:
1.1. Tactical blows
1.2. Combinations
1.3. King attacks
1.4. Pawn sacrifices for initiative
1.5. Exploiting open files and diagonals
1.6. Exploiting weaknesses
1.7. Maneuvering
1.8. Exploiting poor piece placement
1.9. Passed pawns
1.10. Space control
1.11. Endgame techniques
2. Games:
2.1. International tournaments
2.2. World Championship matches
2.3. Simultaneous (blindfold) games
2.4. Olympiad games
2.5. Simultaneous games
2.6. Blindfold games
2.7. Blitz games
2.8. Moscow Championship games
2.9. Russian Championship games
2.10. Games
2.11. Blindfold games
2.12. Exhibition games
2.13. AVRO tournament games
2.14. Duras-60 tournament games
2.15. Match games
2.16. Simultaneous (timed) games
2.17. Tournament games
2.18. Russian Masters tournament games
What's New in Version 3.4.0 (Last updated Oct 12, 2024):
- Spaced Repetition training mode: Combines incorrect exercises with new ones for optimized puzzle selection.
- Bookmark-based test launching.
- Daily puzzle goal setting.
- Daily streak tracking.
- Various bug fixes and improvements.
