If you're an avid chess player with an ELO rating of 2400, the "Encyclopedia of Chess Combinations vol. 3 (ECC vol. 3)" is an essential resource tailored just for you. This comprehensive educational tool, developed by Chess Informant, offers a systematic and carefully curated selection of 1000 high-quality puzzles designed for advanced players. The puzzles are categorized by theme, ensuring an engaging and efficient learning experience. Unlike the scattered, basic tactics found online, ECC vol. 3 provides a consistent and structured challenge, revealing new nuances as you progress and master each tactic.
This volume is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), which is renowned for its innovative approach to chess education. The series covers tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, and is tailored to cater to players from beginners to professionals. With this course, you can enhance your chess knowledge, discover new tactical maneuvers, and apply what you've learned in practical settings.
The program functions as a personal coach, presenting you with puzzles to solve and offering assistance when you're stuck. It provides hints, explanations, and even demonstrates the consequences of common mistakes. Additionally, the program includes an interactive theoretical section that delves into game strategies at various stages, supported by real-world examples. This interactive approach allows you to not only read the lessons but also to practice moves on a virtual board, refining your understanding of complex positions.
The advantages of the program are numerous:
- High-quality examples, all meticulously double-checked for accuracy.
- Requirement to enter all key moves as instructed by the coach.
- Varied levels of difficulty to suit your skill progression.
- Diverse objectives to achieve within the puzzles.
- Hints provided when mistakes are made.
- Refutations shown for typical errors.
- Ability to play out any puzzle position against the computer.
- Interactive theoretical lessons.
- A structured table of contents for easy navigation.
- Monitoring of ELO rating changes during your learning journey.
- Flexible test mode settings.
- Option to bookmark favorite exercises.
- Optimized for larger tablet screens.
- No internet connection required.
- Syncing capability with a free Chess King account across multiple devices on Android, iOS, and Web.
The course offers a free section where you can experience the full functionality of the program before deciding to unlock additional topics. The free version includes lessons on:
- Annihilation of defence
- Blockade
- Clearance
- Deflection
- Discovered attack
- Pinning
- Demolition of pawn structure
- Decoy
- Interference
- Double attack
What's New in Version 3.4.0
Last updated on Oct 12, 2024, the latest version 3.4.0 introduces several enhancements:
- A training mode based on Spaced Repetition, which mixes previously incorrect exercises with new ones to provide a tailored set of puzzles for solving.
- The ability to launch tests on bookmarked exercises.
- A daily goal feature for puzzles, allowing you to set the number of exercises needed to maintain your skills.
- A daily streak counter to track consecutive days of meeting your daily goal.
- Various fixes and improvements to enhance the overall user experience.
