Chess Combinations Vol. 2 Rate : 4.1

The second part of our exceptional course designed for club players offers an extensive set of over 2600 exercises, comprising more than 400 instructional examples and 2200 problems to solve. These exercises are meticulously categorized into 60 different tactical methods and motifs, ensuring a comprehensive learning experience.

This course is a part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), which is renowned for its innovative chess teaching approach. The series encompasses courses on tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, tailored to players ranging from beginners to professionals.

By engaging with this course, club players can significantly enhance their chess knowledge, master new tactical techniques and combinations, and effectively apply their learning in practical games.

The program serves as a personal coach, providing tasks to solve and offering assistance when needed. It delivers hints, detailed explanations, and even demonstrates striking refutations of common mistakes, ensuring that players can learn from their errors.

Additionally, the program features a theoretical section that delves into various game stages, utilizing real-world examples to explain concepts. This interactive approach allows players to not only read the instructional text but also to practice moves on the board, reinforcing their understanding of complex ideas.

Key advantages of the program include:

• High-quality examples, all double-checked for accuracy
• Requirement to enter all key moves as instructed by the coach
• Varied levels of task complexity to suit different skill levels
• Diverse objectives to achieve within the problems
• Immediate hints provided upon making an error
• Refutations shown for typical mistakes
• Ability to play out any task position against the computer
• Interactive theoretical lessons
• A structured table of contents for easy navigation
• Monitoring of the player's ELO rating changes during the learning process
• Flexible test mode settings
• Option to bookmark favorite exercises
• Adaptation to larger tablet screens
• No internet connection required
• Linking to a free Chess King account for multi-device access on Android, iOS, and Web platforms

The course includes a free section where players can fully experience the program's capabilities. This trial allows users to assess the application's functionality in real-world conditions before progressing to the following topics:

1. Forcing moves
   1. Forced checkmate
   2. Double attack
   3. Linear attack
   4. Discovered attack
   5. Pin
   6. Elimination of defense
   7. Conjunction of several themes
2. Deflection
   1. Deflection checkmate
   2. Deflection of a piece
   3. Diversion from the invasion square
   4. Piece on a critical square
   5. Diversion in conjunction with a double attack
   6. Diversion from defending square
   7. Diversion from the promotion square
   8. Diversion from the advance square
   9. Diversion of a pinning piece
   10. Deflection blocking piece
   11. Diversion from a key square
   12. Diverting a defending piece
   13. Diversion in conjunction with a linear attack
3. Decoying
   1. Decoying mate
   2. Decoying a king in conjunction with a chase
   3. Decoying into a mating net
   4. Decoying under a double attack
   5. Decoying under a linear attack
   6. Decoying under a discovered attack
   7. Decoying under a discovered attack with check
   8. Decoying discovered check
   9. Decoying under a double check
   10. Decoying to a critical square
   11. Decoying under pin
   12. Decoying into a trap
   13. Decoy in conjunction with promoting pawn
   14. Decoying under check
   15. Decoying for the gain of tempo
   16. Decoying onto an unfavourable line
   17. Decoying into a stalemate position
4. Exercises with conjunction of several themes
5. Elimination of defense
6. Blockade
7. Clearing the checkmating square
8. Interference
9. Clearing the line
10. Opening the line
11. Pin
12. Restricting
13. Threat
14. Conquering a square
15. Exercises. Conjunction of tactical devices

What's New in the Latest Version 2.4.2

Last updated on Jul 11, 2023

• Added training mode based on Spaced Repetition - it combines erroneous exercises with new ones and presents the more suitable set of puzzles to solve.
• Added ability to launch tests on bookmarks.
• Added daily goal for puzzles - choose how many exercises you need to keep your skills in shape.
• Added daily streak - track how many days in a row you complete the daily goal.
• Various fixes and improvements