The program offers an extensive collection of 1300 deeply annotated chess games played by the 4th World Champion, Alexander Alekhine. It includes 600 games with first-time commentary and an additional section featuring 200 carefully selected positions from Alekhine's games for you to solve. These positions are some of the most interesting and instructive from his repertoire, making this an invaluable resource for chess enthusiasts.

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

By using this course, you can enhance your chess knowledge, learn new tactical tricks and combinations, and apply what you've learned in practical scenarios. The program serves as a personal coach, providing tasks to solve and offering assistance if you encounter difficulties. It offers hints, explanations, and even demonstrates the consequences of potential mistakes.

The program also includes a theoretical section that delves into game strategies at various stages, using real examples for illustration. This section is interactive, allowing you to read lesson texts, make moves on the board, and work through unclear situations.

Advantages of the Program:

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

♔ Requirement to enter all key moves as instructed

♔ Tasks with varying levels of complexity

♔ Diverse objectives to achieve within the problems

♔ Hints provided for errors

♔ 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 your ELO rating changes during the learning process

♔ Flexible settings for test mode

♔ Ability to bookmark favorite exercises

♔ Optimized for larger tablet screens

♔ No internet connection required

♔ Sync capability across multiple devices on Android, iOS, and Web through a free Chess King account

The course offers a free section for you to experience the program fully. The free lessons allow you to test the application in real-world conditions before moving on to the following topics:

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 combines erroneous exercises with new ones to present a more suitable set of puzzles to solve.
• Added the ability to launch tests on bookmarks.
• Added a daily goal for puzzles, allowing you to choose how many exercises you need to complete to keep your skills sharp.
• Added a daily streak feature to track how many consecutive days you meet your daily goal.
• Various fixes and improvements have been implemented.