Capturing Pieces 2 (Chess)

This course offers over 1,500 board-based exercises featuring rich piece positions.

As a beginner, you can't afford to give away your pieces in a single move if you want to improve your game. Similarly, you must not miss capturing your opponent's unprotected pieces. With more than 1,500 exercises involving crowded boards, this course serves as an excellent tool for rapid training for chess novices. Designed for those familiar with the game's rules, even completing just 20% of the exercises will sharpen your skills, ensuring you spot chances to take undefended pieces in your actual games. All exercises are drawn from real games and organized by piece type and difficulty.

This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), an innovative chess teaching method. The series covers tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, with content tailored for everyone from beginners to advanced and even professional players.

Using this course will enhance your chess understanding, introduce new tactical tricks and combinations, and help you apply this knowledge in practice.

The program functions as a personal coach, assigning tasks and offering support if you struggle. It provides hints, explanations, and demonstrates compelling refutations for common mistakes.

Program advantages:

♔ High-quality examples, all verified for accuracy

♔ Requires input of all key teacher-specified moves

♔ Tasks across varying difficulty levels

♔ Diverse objectives to achieve within problems

♔ Hints provided upon errors

♔ Refutations shown for typical wrong moves

♔ Option to play any task position against the computer

♔ Structured table of contents

♔ Tracks rating (ELO) changes throughout learning

♔ Customizable test mode

♔ Bookmark favorite exercises

♔ Tablet-optimized for larger screens

♔ No internet connection required

♔ Sync your progress across Android, iOS, and Web devices by linking to a free Chess King account

A free section is included to trial the program. The free lessons are fully functional, letting you evaluate the app before unlocking further topics:

1. Part 1

1.1. Winning a knight

1.2. Winning a bishop

1.3. Winning a rook

1.4. Winning a queen

2. Part 2. Win a piece

2.1. Level 1

2.2. Level 2

2.3. Level 3

2.4. Level 4

2.5. Level 5

2.6. Level 6

2.7. Level 7

2.8. Level 8

What's New in the Latest Version 2.4.2

Last updated on Jul 19, 2023 * Added Spaced Repetition training mode - blends missed exercises with new ones to deliver an optimal puzzle set.
* Added ability to run tests on bookmarks.
* Added daily puzzle goal - set how many exercises you need to maintain skills.
* Added daily streak counter to track consecutive days of meeting your goal.
* Various fixes and improvements