This course, designed for club players rated between 1600-2000, draws its foundational content from the renowned textbook by Victor Golenishchev, a distinguished Russian chess trainer. The curriculum has been enriched with contemporary examples from leading chess players in recent major tournaments, structured into 57 comprehensive lessons. These lessons encompass both theoretical insights and practical exercises, with over 400 play examples in the theory section and more than 200 exercises of varying difficulty in the practical segment.

Part of the Chess King Learn series (available at https://learn.chessking.com/), this course is one of many that cover tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, tailored to different skill levels from beginners to professional players. Through this course, participants can enhance their chess knowledge, master new tactical tricks and combinations, and apply their learning effectively in practice.

The program functions as an interactive coach, providing tasks and assisting users when they encounter difficulties. It offers hints, explanations, and even demonstrates the consequences of common mistakes. Additionally, the theoretical section interactively explains game strategies at various stages, allowing users to not only read but also simulate moves on a virtual board.

Key features of the program include:

♔ High-quality, verified examples ♔ Requirement to enter all key moves as instructed ♔ Exercises with varying levels of complexity ♔ Diverse objectives within the problems ♔ Immediate hints upon errors ♔ Refutations for typical mistakes ♔ Option to play out any position against the computer ♔ Interactive theoretical lessons ♔ Organized table of contents ♔ Tracking of ELO rating changes during the learning process ♔ Customizable test mode ♔ Bookmarking of favorite exercises ♔ Compatibility with larger tablet screens ♔ No need for an internet connection ♔ Synchronization across multiple devices via a free Chess King account on Android, iOS, and Web platforms

A free segment of the course is available, allowing users to experience the full functionality of the program. Topics in the free version include:

1. Attacking the king in the center
2. Attacking the king when both sides castle to the same flank
3. Attacking the king when opponents castle to the opposite flanks
4. Attacking the king
5. The calculation mistakes
6. Training the technique of calculation
7. The "good" and the "bad" bishops
8. The bishop is stronger than the knight
9. The knight is stronger than the bishop
10. The bishops of opposite color in the middlegame
11. Bringing a piece out of play
12. Exploiting the open and semi-open files
13. Open and semi-open files and attacking the king
14. An outpost on an open or semi-open file
15. Fighting for an open file
16. Strong pawn center
17. Undermining the pawn center
18. Pieces against the pawn center
19. Pieces and pawns in the center
20. The center's role in flank operations
21. Two bishops in the middlegame
22. Two bishops in the endgame
23. Successful struggle against a bishop pair
24. The weak points in opponent's camp
25. The weakness of a complex of squares
26. About some strong points
27. The pawn weaknesses
28. The doubled pawns
29. A backward pawn on a semi-open file
30. A passed pawn
31. Queen vs. two rooks
32. Queen vs. Rook and a minor piece
33. The queen vs. the three minor pieces
34. Compensation for the queen
35. Two rooks vs. three minor pieces
36. Two minor pieces vs. Rook (with pawns)

What's New in Version 2.4.2

Updated on July 4, 2023:

• Introduced a training mode utilizing Spaced Repetition, which integrates erroneous exercises with new ones to offer a tailored set of puzzles.
• Added the ability to run tests on bookmarked exercises.
• Implemented a daily puzzle goal, allowing users to set a target number of exercises to maintain their skills.
• Introduced a daily streak feature to track consecutive days of meeting the daily goal.
• Various enhancements and bug fixes.