Alekhine

The program features an extensive collection of 1300 deeply annotated chess games, meticulously played by the 4th World Chess Champion, Alexander Alekhine. Among these, 600 games are annotated for the very first time, providing fresh insights into Alekhine's strategies. Additionally, the course offers 200 carefully selected positions for users to solve, showcasing some of the most intriguing and educational scenarios from Alekhine's illustrious career.

This course is part of the renowned Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), a groundbreaking chess education platform. The series encompasses courses on tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, tailored for players ranging from beginners to professionals.

By engaging with this course, users can enhance their chess skills, discover new tactical maneuvers and combinations, and apply these learnings directly in their games. The program functions as a personal coach, presenting challenges and offering guidance when needed. It provides hints, detailed explanations, and even demonstrates striking refutations of common errors.

The program also includes a theoretical section that elucidates game strategies at various stages, using real-life examples. This section is interactive, allowing users not only to read the lessons but also to make moves on a virtual board and explore ambiguous positions.

Key advantages of the program include:

♔ High-quality, double-checked examples

♔ Requirement to enter all critical moves as instructed by the coach

♔ Tasks with varying levels of difficulty

♔ Diverse objectives to achieve within the problems

♔ Immediate hints for any mistakes made

♔ Refutations shown for typical errors

♔ Option to play out any task position against the computer

♔ Interactive theoretical lessons

♔ Well-organized table of contents

♔ Monitoring of the player's ELO rating throughout the learning journey

♔ Flexible test mode settings

♔ Ability to bookmark favorite exercises

♔ Optimized for larger tablet screens

♔ No internet connection required

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

The course offers a free section, allowing users to experience the full functionality of the program before unlocking additional topics. The free version includes lessons on:

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 training mode based on Spaced Repetition, which integrates erroneous exercises with new ones to present a tailored set of puzzles.
• Introduced the ability to launch tests on bookmarked exercises.
• Added a daily goal feature for puzzles, allowing users to set the number of exercises needed to maintain their skills.
• Implemented a daily streak tracker to monitor consecutive days of meeting the daily goal.
• Various fixes and improvements have been made to enhance the user experience.

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