The program offers an extensive collection of 1300 deeply annotated chess games played by the 4th World Champion, Alexander Alekhine. Notably, 600 of these games feature new commentary, providing fresh insights into Alekhine's strategies. Additionally, the program includes a special section with 200 carefully selected positions from Alekhine's games, designed to challenge and educate players through problem-solving.
This course is part of the renowned Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), which offers a comprehensive chess education method. The series covers various aspects of chess, including tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, tailored to different skill levels from beginners to professional players. By engaging with this course, you can enhance your chess knowledge, master new tactical techniques and combinations, and apply your learning effectively in real games.
The program serves as an interactive coach, presenting tasks and guiding you through solutions with hints, explanations, and demonstrations of potential mistakes and their refutations. It also features a theoretical section that uses real game examples to explain gameplay strategies at different stages. This section is designed interactively, allowing you to read lessons, make moves on the board, and practice unclear moves.
Key advantages of the program include:
♔ High-quality, double-checked examples
♔ Requirement to enter key moves as directed by the instructor
♔ Tasks with varying levels of complexity
♔ Diverse objectives to achieve in problem-solving
♔ Hints provided for errors
♔ Refutations for common mistakes
♔ Ability to play out any task position against the computer
♔ Interactive theoretical lessons
♔ Organized table of contents
♔ Monitoring of player's ELO rating changes during learning
♔ Flexible test mode settings
♔ Option to bookmark favorite exercises
♔ Compatibility with larger tablet screens
♔ No internet connection required
♔ Synchronization across multiple devices (Android, iOS, and Web) via a free Chess King account
The course includes a free trial section, allowing you to experience the full functionality of the program. The free version covers essential topics such as:
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
Games
- 2.1. International tournaments
- 2.2. World Championship matches
- 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. Blindfold games
- 2.12. Exhibition games
- 2.13. AVRO tournament
- 2.14. Duras-60 tournament
- 2.15. Matches
- 2.16. Time-controlled simultaneous
- 2.17. Tournaments
- 2.18. Russian masters tournaments
What's New in Version 3.4.0
Last updated on Oct 12, 2024:
- Added a training mode using Spaced Repetition, which mixes new exercises with those previously answered incorrectly, optimizing your learning experience.
- Added the ability to start tests on bookmarked exercises.
- Introduced a daily puzzle goal, allowing you to set a target number of exercises to maintain your skills.
- Added a daily streak feature to track consecutive days of meeting your daily goal.
- Various fixes and improvements have been implemented to enhance overall performance and user experience.
