Chess Combinations Vol. 2

Chess King Learn: Advanced Tactics for Club Players - Part 2

This comprehensive chess training program, part two of a larger series, is designed for club players seeking to enhance their tactical skills. It features over 2600 exercises—more than 400 examples and 2200 problems—categorized across 60 tactical motifs and methods. This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), a unique and innovative approach to chess instruction. The series offers courses covering tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, catering to all skill levels, from beginner to professional.

Master new tactical tricks and solidify your existing knowledge through interactive lessons and challenging exercises. The program functions as a personalized coach, providing tasks, hints, detailed explanations, and even refutations of common mistakes. A theoretical section uses real-game examples to explain strategic concepts interactively, allowing you to practice moves directly on the board.

Key Features:

• High-Quality Exercises: All examples are rigorously checked for accuracy.
• Comprehensive Input: Requires accurate input of all key moves.
• Adjustable Difficulty: Offers problems of varying complexity.
• Diverse Objectives: Presents puzzles with a range of goals.
• Helpful Hints & Refutations: Provides hints for errors and shows refutations of typical mistakes.
• Interactive Play: Allows playing any position against the computer.
• Interactive Theory: Features interactive theoretical lessons.
• Organized Content: Includes a well-structured table of contents.
• ELO Tracking: Monitors and tracks your ELO rating throughout the learning process.
• Flexible Testing: Offers a test mode with customizable settings.
• Bookmarking: Allows bookmarking favorite exercises.
• Tablet Optimized: Adapted for larger tablet screens.
• Offline Access: No internet connection required.
• Cross-Platform Sync: Syncs with a free Chess King account for access across Android, iOS, and web.

Free Trial:

A free version is available, allowing you to test the program's functionality and explore the following topics:

1. Forcing Moves (Checkmate, Double Attack, Linear Attack, Discovered Attack, Pin, Elimination of Defense, Combined Themes)
2. Deflection (Checkmate, Piece Deflection, Diversion from Invasion/Critical/Promotion/Advance Squares, Pinning Piece Deflection, Blocking Piece Deflection, Key Square Diversion, Defending Piece Diversion, Combined with Linear Attack)
3. Decoying (Mate, King Decoy with Chase, Mating Net Decoy, Decoy under Double/Linear/Discovered Attack, Discovered Check Decoy, Double Check Decoy, Critical Square Decoy, Pin Decoy, Trap Decoy, Promotion Pawn Decoy, Check Decoy, Tempo Gain Decoy, Unfavorable Line Decoy, Stalemate Decoy)
4. Combined Themes Exercises
5. Elimination of Defense
6. Blockade
7. Clearing the Checkmating Square
8. Interference
9. Clearing/Opening the Line
10. Pin
11. Restriction
12. Threat
13. Conquering a Square
14. Combined Tactical Devices Exercises

Version 2.4.2 (July 11, 2023) Updates:

• Spaced Repetition Training Mode: Combines incorrect exercises with new ones for optimized learning.
• Bookmark Testing: Ability to run tests on bookmarked exercises.
• Daily Puzzle Goal: Set a daily exercise goal to maintain skills.
• Daily Streak Tracking: Tracks consecutive days of completing the daily goal.
• Various bug fixes and improvements.