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Simple Defense

Name: Simple Defense
Rating: 5.0 (1 reviews)
Author: Chess King

Category : EducationalVersion: 2.4.2

Size：13.04MBOS : Android 5.0+

Developer：Chess King Update：Jun 03,2026

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Application Description

For beginners, the first step is learning how to protect your pieces!

If you are new to chess, mastering the fundamentals of defense is essential—this means learning how to prevent your pieces from being captured. Every player must develop and solidify core defensive techniques like moving a piece to safety, guarding it with another piece, intercepting an opponent's threat, or counterattacking. By practicing a wide range of exercises, you’ll reinforce these skills and steadily increase your playing strength. This course includes more than 2,800 exercises—many featuring crowded boards—making it an outstanding training tool for accelerating the progress of beginner players.

This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), a revolutionary approach to chess instruction. The series includes courses in tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, organized by skill level—from novices and club players to advanced competitors and professionals.

With this course, you can expand your chess understanding, learn new tactical ideas and combinations, and apply what you’ve learned in practical situations.

The program works like a personal coach: it provides puzzles to solve and offers guidance whenever you’re stuck. You’ll receive hints, detailed explanations, and even see powerful refutations for common mistakes.

Program benefits:

♔ High-quality examples, all verified for accuracy

♔ All key moves required by the trainer must be entered

♔ Tasks of varying difficulty levels

♔ Different objectives to accomplish in each puzzle

♔ Hints provided when a mistake is made

♔ Refutations shown for typical incorrect moves

♔ Option to play out any position from the exercises against the computer

♔ Well-organized table of contents

♔ Tracks rating (ELO) changes throughout your training

♔ Flexible test mode with customizable settings

♔ Bookmark your favorite exercises for later practice

♔ Fully optimized for tablet displays

♔ Works completely offline

♔ Sync your progress across devices—link the app to a free Chess King account and train on Android, iOS, and the web simultaneously

The course includes a free trial with full access to several lessons. Use the free version to experience the app’s features before unlocking additional topics, such as:

1. Retreating a piece

2. Defending with another piece

3. Capturing an attacking piece

4. Interception

5. Avoiding checkmate

6. Difficulty levels

What's New in the Latest Version 2.4.2

Last updated on Jul 7, 2023

* Added Spaced Repetition training mode—it blends previously missed exercises with new ones, creating an optimal set of puzzles for your improvement.
* Added ability to run tests on bookmarked exercises.
* Added daily puzzle goals—set how many exercises to solve to maintain your skills.
* Added daily streak counter—track how many days in a row you’ve met your goal.
* Various bug fixes and improvements

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