Alekhine

The program boasts an extensive collection of 1300 deeply annotated chess games played by the 4th World Champion, Alexander Alekhine. Among these, 600 games feature fresh annotations, offering unique insights into Alekhine's strategies. Additionally, the course includes 200 carefully selected positions from Alekhine's games, designed to challenge and educate players through problem-solving.

This course is part of the acclaimed Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), renowned for its comprehensive approach to chess education. The series covers a wide range of topics from tactics and strategy to openings, middlegame, and endgame, catering to players from beginners to professionals.

By engaging with this course, players can enhance their chess skills, discover new tactical maneuvers, and apply their learning in practical scenarios. The program serves as an interactive coach, providing tasks, hints, and detailed explanations, and even showing refutations for common mistakes.

The course also features a theoretical section that delves into game strategies across different stages, illustrated with real game examples. This section is interactive, allowing users to make moves on a virtual board and experiment with various scenarios.

Key advantages of the program include:

♔ High-quality, double-checked examples ♔ Required entry of key moves as instructed by the coach ♔ Tasks with varying levels of complexity ♔ Diverse objectives to achieve within the problems ♔ Immediate hints for errors ♔ Refutations for typical mistaken moves ♔ Ability to play out any task position against the computer ♔ Interactive theoretical lessons ♔ Structured table of contents ♔ Monitoring of ELO rating changes during the learning process ♔ Flexible test mode settings ♔ Bookmarking feature for favorite exercises ♔ Optimized for larger tablet screens ♔ No internet connection required ♔ Synchronization across multiple devices via a free Chess King account

The course offers a free section that allows users to fully experience the program's capabilities before delving into the full range of topics, which include:

1. Play like Alekhine 1.1. Tactical blows 1.2. Combinations 1.3. Attack on the king 1.4. Pawn sacrifice for the initiative 1.5. Creation and exploitation of open files and diagonals 1.6. Creation and exploitation of weaknesses 1.7. Maneuvering 1.8. Exploitation of the poor placement of pieces 1.9. Passed pawn 1.10. Capturing space 1.11. Endgame technique

2. Games 2.1. International tournaments 2.2. World Championship (match) 2.3. Simultaneous (blindfold) 2.4. Olympiad 2.5. Simultaneous 2.6. Blindfold 2.7. Blitz 2.8. Moscow Championship 2.9. Russian Championship 2.10. Games 2.11. Game (blindfold) 2.12. Game (exhibition) 2.13. AVRO tournament 2.14. Duras-60 tournament 2.15. Match 2.16. Simultaneous (time) 2.17. Tournament 2.18. Tournament (Russian masters)

What's New in Version 3.4.0

Last updated on Oct 12, 2024:

• Added a training mode based on Spaced Repetition, which mixes new and previously incorrect exercises to create an optimal set of puzzles.
• Introduced the ability to run tests on bookmarked exercises.
• Added a daily puzzle goal feature to help maintain skills.
• Implemented a daily streak tracker to encourage consistent practice.
• Various fixes and improvements have been made to enhance the user experience.

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