This chess training program, Chess King Learn, features 1300 deeply annotated games played by World Champion Alexander Alekhine, including 600 previously uncommented games. It also includes 200 carefully selected positions for practice, showcasing some of Alekhine's most instructive moments.
This course utilizes a unique teaching methodology. It's part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), offering courses on tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, catering to all skill levels, from beginner to professional.
The program functions as a personalized coach, providing exercises, hints, explanations, and refutations of common mistakes. It also includes an interactive theoretical section, allowing users to actively engage with the material through on-board exercises.
Key Features:
- High-quality, verified examples.
- Requires input of all key moves.
- Varied difficulty levels and objectives.
- Provides hints and refutations for incorrect moves.
- Allows playing against the computer.
- Interactive theoretical lessons.
- Structured table of contents.
- Tracks ELO rating progress.
- Flexible test settings.
- Bookmarking functionality.
- Tablet-optimized interface.
- Offline accessibility.
- Multi-device syncing via a free Chess King account (Android, iOS, Web).
- Includes a free trial section.
Free Trial Content:
The free trial allows testing the program's functionality with lessons covering: tactical blows, combinations, king attacks, pawn sacrifices, file/diagonal exploitation, weakness exploitation, maneuvering, poor piece placement exploitation, passed pawns, space control, and endgame technique, along with a selection of Alekhine's games from various tournaments and matches (International tournaments, World Championship matches, simultaneous and blindfold games, Olympiads, Blitz games, etc.).
Version 3.4.0 (Oct 12, 2024) Updates:
- Spaced Repetition training mode: Combines erroneous and new exercises for optimal learning.
- Bookmark-based tests.
- Daily puzzle goal setting.
- Daily streak tracking.
- Various bug fixes and improvements.
