If you're a chess beginner, it's crucial not to lose your pieces in just one move if you aim to enhance your gameplay. Equally important is seizing the opportunity to capture an opponent's undefended piece. This course offers over 1400 exercises with minimal pieces on the board, making it a perfect tool for rapid skill improvement among chess novices. Designed for those familiar with the game's rules, the course promises a significant boost in your chess skills even if you tackle only 20% of the exercises. You'll learn to spot and capture undefended pieces in real games. All exercises are drawn from actual games and organized by piece types and difficulty levels.

This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), renowned for its innovative chess education method. The series covers tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, catering to everyone from beginners to professional players.

With this course, you'll enhance your chess knowledge, discover new tactical tricks and combinations, and apply what you've learned in practical play. The program serves as a coach, presenting tasks and offering assistance if you're stuck. It provides hints, explanations, and even demonstrates the consequences of your potential mistakes.

Key advantages of the program include:

♔ High-quality examples, all double-checked for accuracy

♔ Requirement to enter all key moves as directed by the instructor

♔ Exercises with varying levels of difficulty

♔ Diverse objectives to achieve in each problem

♔ Hints provided when errors are made

♔ Refutations shown for common mistakes

♔ Ability to play out any task position against the computer

♔ Organized table of contents

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

♔ Flexible test mode settings

♔ Option to bookmark favorite exercises

♔ Compatibility with larger tablet screens

♔ No internet connection required

♔ Ability to sync the app with a free Chess King account, allowing you to work on one course across multiple devices on Android, iOS, and Web simultaneously

The course features a free section, enabling you to test the program fully. The lessons in the free version are complete and let you experience the application in real-world conditions before unlocking additional topics:

1. Part 1

1.1. Winning a knight

1.2. Winning a bishop

1.3. Winning a rook

1.4. Winning a queen

2. Part 2. Win a piece

2.1. Level 1

2.2. Level 2

2.3. Level 3

2.4. Level 4

What's New in the Latest Version 2.4.2

Last updated on Jul 15, 2023

• Added training mode based on Spaced Repetition - it combines erroneous exercises with new ones and presents the more suitable set of puzzles to solve.
• Added ability to launch tests on bookmarks.
• Added daily goal for puzzles - choose how many exercises you need to keep your skills in shape.
• Added daily streak - track how many consecutive days you've met your daily goal.
• Various fixes and improvements