Chess Strategy & Tactics Vol 1

A chess course tailored for club players (1600-2000 ELO) based on the renowned textbook by V. Golenishchev.

This program is designed for club players and built around a textbook by the esteemed Russian chess coach Victor Golenishchev. The original content is enhanced with examples from top players in recent major tournaments, structured into comprehensive chess lessons. The course covers 57 topics, each including theory and practical exercises. The theoretical section features over 400 illustrative examples, while the practical part offers more than 200 exercises of varying difficulty.

This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), an innovative chess instruction platform. The series includes courses in tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, tailored for all skill levels from beginners to advanced and even professional players.

Using this course, you can enhance your chess understanding, discover new tactical tricks and combinations, and apply your knowledge in practice.

The program serves as a personal coach, assigning tasks and providing assistance when you're stuck. It offers hints, explanations, and demonstrates decisive refutations for common mistakes.

An integrated theoretical section explains game strategies for specific phases using real examples. Theory is delivered interactively, allowing you to not only read lesson content but also make moves on the board and explore variations.

Program features:

♔ High-quality examples, all verified for accuracy

♔ Requirement to enter all key moves as instructed

♔ Multiple difficulty levels for exercises

♔ Diverse objectives to achieve in problems

♔ Hint system for incorrect moves

♔ Refutations shown for typical errors

♔ Ability to play any position against the computer

♔ Interactive theoretical lessons

♔ Organized table of contents

♔ ELO rating tracking during learning

♔ Customizable test mode

♔ Bookmarking for favorite exercises

♔ Tablet-optimized display

♔ Offline functionality

♔ Synchronization across devices via free Chess King account (Android, iOS, Web)

The course includes a free trial with full-featured lessons. This lets you evaluate the program before purchasing additional topics:

1. Attacking the king in the center
2. Attacking the king when both sides castle on the same flank
3. Attacking the king with opposite-side castling
4. King attack strategies
5. Calculation errors
6. Calculation technique training
7. Good vs. bad bishops
8. Bishop superiority over knight
9. Knight superiority over bishop
10. Opposite-colored bishops in middlegame
11. Neutralizing opponent's pieces
12. Utilizing open and semi-open files
13. Files and king attacks
14. Outposts on files
15. Battles for open files
16. Strong pawn centers
17. Undermining pawn centers
18. Piece play against pawn centers
19. Pieces and pawns in the center
20. Center's role in flank attacks
21. Two bishops in middlegame
22. Two bishops in endgame
23. Countering bishop pairs
24. Exploiting weak squares
25. Weak square complexes
26. Key strong points
27. Pawn weaknesses
28. Doubled pawns
29. Backward pawns on semi-open files
30. Passed pawns
31. Queen vs. two rooks
32. Queen vs. rook and minor piece
33. Queen vs. three minor pieces
34. Queen sacrifice compensation
35. Two rooks vs. three minor pieces
36. Two minor pieces vs. rook (with pawns)

What's New in the Latest Version 2.4.2

Last updated on Jul 4, 2023
* Added Spaced Repetition training - blends missed exercises with new ones for optimal puzzle selection.
* Added bookmark test functionality.
* Added daily puzzle goals for skill maintenance.
* Added daily streak counter for consecutive goal completion.
* Various fixes and improvements