Training system by M Dvoretsky

Training system developed by the world-renowned chess trainer – Mark Dvoretsky

Mark Dvoretsky is recognized as the world's foremost chess trainer. Many of his students clinched World and European youth championships and later earned Grandmaster titles. Notable pupils like Artur Yusupov, Nana Aleksandria, Sergey Dolmatov, and Aleksey Dreev even competed in candidates’ matches for the world championship. Much of the success behind numerous Soviet Grandmasters can be credited to Dvoretsky's highly effective chess training methods and his unique set of exercise cards. These include deeply instructive positional drills as well as exercises aimed at cultivating vital skills for competitive play—such as systematic thinking and confident decision-making. These challenges help players sharpen their positional intuition, imagination, calculation accuracy, trap-setting techniques, and the art of timely and favorable piece exchanges. Until recently, this exclusive collection was reserved for a select group of his students. Now, after a thorough process of digitization, categorization, and verification, these materials are available to every ambitious chess enthusiast. It’s particularly valuable for advanced players, ranging from experts to grandmasters. The digital system unlocks contemporary training techniques previously inaccessible or only feasible with a personal coach. This course offers enduring, high-quality material for both chess players and instructors, providing long-term value and helping them raise their level of play significantly. This program includes 200 handpicked exercises designed for experts, masters, and advanced players (ELO 2000–2400), covering essential chess themes: Strategy and Planning, Calculation of Variations, Endgame Technique, and Defending Difficult Positions.

This program is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), an innovative approach to chess instruction. The series features courses in tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, tailored for all levels—from beginners and club players to professionals.

With this course, you’ll build your chess understanding, master new tactical ideas and combinations, and apply your knowledge in practice.

The program serves as your personal coach, assigning exercises and guiding you when you’re stuck. It offers hints, clear explanations, and sometimes even powerful refutations for typical errors.

Key benefits of the program:

♔ High-quality examples, all thoroughly verified

♔ You enter all critical moves as directed by the trainer

♔ Tasks with varying levels of difficulty

♔ Diverse objectives to accomplish in each exercise

♔ Helpful hints provided after mistakes

♔ Refutations shown for typical wrong moves

♔ Option to play out any exercise position against the computer

♔ Well-organized table of contents

♔ Tracks rating (ELO) changes throughout your training

♔ Customizable test mode

♔ Bookmark your favorite exercises

♔ Fully optimized for tablet displays

♔ Works offline without an internet connection

♔ Sync your progress across devices—log in with a free Chess King account and train on Android, iOS, and the Web simultaneously

A free version is included so you can try before you buy. The free lessons are fully functional and give you a real feel for the app. Once you're ready, unlock the full range of topics:

1. Mark Dvoretsky’s Training System

1.1. Strategy and Planning

1.2. Calculating Variations

1.3. Endgame Technique

1.4. Defending Inferior Positions

What's New in the Latest Version 3.3.2

Last updated on Aug 3, 2024 * Added training mode based on Spaced Repetition - it mixes incorrectly solved exercises with new ones and offers the most relevant puzzles for improvement.
* Added ability to run tests on bookmarked exercises.
* Added daily puzzle goal - set how many puzzles to solve to maintain your skills.
* Added daily streak counter - track how many days in a row you’ve hit your daily target.
* Various bug fixes and performance enhancements

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