Chess Strategy & Tactics Vol 1

This chess course, designed for club players (ELO 1600-2000), utilizes the renowned textbook by Victor Golenishchev, a distinguished Russian chess trainer. The curriculum integrates contemporary examples from top-level competitions, structured into focused lessons. Covering 57 themes, the course offers over 400 theoretical examples and 200 practical exercises of varying difficulty.

This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), a revolutionary chess training method. The series offers comprehensive courses on tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, catering to all skill levels, from beginners to professionals.

Enhance your chess understanding, master new tactical maneuvers, and solidify your skills with practical application. The program functions as a personalized coach, providing tasks, hints, explanations, and refutations of common errors.

Interactive theoretical lessons allow you to actively engage with the material, moving pieces on the board to understand concepts fully. Key features include:

• Rigorously verified examples: All examples have undergone double-checking for accuracy.
• Essential move input: You must input all key moves as directed.
• Variable difficulty levels: Exercises are tailored to your skill level.
• Diverse problem-solving goals: Challenges require diverse strategic approaches.
• Error feedback with hints: The program provides hints and refutations for mistakes.
• Computer play: Play through any position against the computer.
• Interactive theory: Engage with the theoretical sections on the board.
• Organized content: A structured table of contents ensures easy navigation.
• ELO tracking: Monitor your progress through ELO rating changes.
• Flexible test modes: Customize your testing experience.
• Bookmarking: Save favorite exercises for later review.
• Tablet-optimized: Designed for larger tablet screens.
• Offline access: No internet connection is required.
• Cross-platform syncing: Link to a free Chess King account to access your progress across Android, iOS, and web.

A free version allows you to explore the program's functionality before purchasing the full course. This free trial includes fully functional lessons covering key topics such as:

1. Attacking the king in the center
2. King attacks when castling on the same flank
3. King attacks when castling on opposite flanks
4. King attacks (general)
5. Calculation errors
6. Calculation technique training
7. "Good" and "bad" bishops
8. Bishop vs. Knight
9. Knight vs. Bishop
10. Opposite-colored bishops in the middlegame
11. Removing a piece from play
12. Exploiting open and semi-open files
13. Open/semi-open files and king attacks
14. Outposts on open/semi-open files
15. Open file control
16. Strong pawn centers
17. Undermining pawn centers
18. Pieces vs. pawn centers
19. Pieces and pawns in the center
20. Center's role in flank operations
21. Two bishops in the middlegame
22. Two bishops in the endgame
23. Countering a bishop pair
24. Opponent's weaknesses
25. Weak square complexes
26. Strong points
27. Pawn weaknesses
28. Doubled pawns
29. Backward pawns on semi-open files
30. Passed pawns
31. Queen vs. two rooks
32. Queen vs. rook and minor piece
33. Queen vs. three minor pieces
34. Queen compensation
35. Two rooks vs. three minor pieces
36. Two minor pieces vs. rook (with pawns)