Alekhine

The program features an extensive collection of 1300 deeply annotated chess games played by the 4th World Champion, Alexander Alekhine. Notably, 600 of these games have been annotated for the first time, providing fresh insights into Alekhine's strategic genius. Additionally, the course includes 200 carefully selected positions for you to solve, drawn from some of the most instructive and captivating moments in Alekhine's games. These are organized in a dedicated section to enhance your learning experience.

This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), renowned for its groundbreaking chess teaching methodology. The series encompasses a broad spectrum of courses covering tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, tailored to different skill levels ranging from beginners to professional players.

By engaging with this course, you can significantly enhance your chess knowledge, discover new tactical tricks and combinations, and apply what you've learned in practical scenarios. The program serves as a personal coach, presenting tasks for you to solve and offering assistance if you encounter difficulties. It provides hints, explanations, and even showcases striking refutations of common mistakes, ensuring a comprehensive learning journey.

The program also includes a theoretical section that delves into game strategies at various stages, using real-life examples to illustrate key concepts. This section is interactive, allowing you to not only read the lesson text but also make moves on the board and explore unclear positions in a hands-on manner.

Advantages of the Program:

♔ High-quality examples, meticulously double-checked for accuracy

♔ Requirement to enter all key moves as instructed by the coach

♔ Tasks with varying levels of complexity

♔ Diverse objectives to achieve within the problems

♔ Immediate hints provided upon making an error

♔ Refutations shown for typical mistaken moves

♔ Option to play out any task position against the computer

♔ Interactive theoretical lessons

♔ Well-organized table of contents

♔ Monitoring of the player's ELO rating changes during the learning process

♔ Flexible test mode settings

♔ Ability to bookmark favorite exercises

♔ Optimized for larger tablet screens

♔ No internet connection required

♔ Sync capability with a free Chess King account, allowing you to work on the course across multiple devices on Android, iOS, and Web platforms simultaneously

The course offers a free section where you can experience the full functionality of the program. This allows you to test the application in real-world conditions before unlocking additional 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 the Latest Version 3.4.0

Last updated on Oct 12, 2024

• 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 your daily goal.
• Various fixes and improvements