This teaching program is a kind of guide. It will introduce you to the rules and laws of chess and let you work your way of improvement from the level of Beginner to the one of Club Player. In the course 100 chess topics are considered including rules of chess game; methods of playing in opening, middle game and ending; combinational techniques and basic elements of strategy. All in all, the course contains 500 teaching examples and 700 exercises useful for consolidation of acquired knowledge.Th
is course is in the series Chess King Learn (https://learn.chessking.com/), which is an unprecedented chess teaching method. In the series are included courses in tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, split by levels from beginners to experienced players, and even professional players.With the help of this course, you can improve your chess knowledge, learn new tactical tricks and combinations, and consolidate the acquired knowledge into practice.The program acts as a coach who gives tasks to solve and helps to solve them if you get stuck. It will give you hints, explanations and show you even striking refutation of the mistakes you might make.The program also contains a theoretical section, which explains the methods of the game in a certain stage of the game, based on actual examples. The theory is presented in an interactive way, which means you can not only read the text of the lessons, but also to make moves on the board and work out unclear moves on the board.Advantages of the program:♔ High quality examples, all double-checked for correctness♔ You need to enter all key moves, required by the teacher♔ Different levels of complexity of the tasks♔ Various goals, which need to be reached in the problems♔ The program gives hint if an error is made♔ For typical mistaken moves, the refutation is shown♔ You can play out any position of the tasks against the computer♔ Interactive theoretical lessons♔ Structured table of contents♔ The program monitors the change in the rating (ELO) of the player during the learning process♔ Test mode with flexible settings♔ Possibility to bookmark favorite exercises♔ The application is adapted to the bigger screen of a tablet♔ The application does not require an internet connection♔ You can link the app to a free Chess King account and solve one course from several devices on Android, iOS and Web at the same timeThe course includes a free part, in which you can test the program. Lessons offered in the free version are fully functional. They allow you to test the application in real world conditions before releasing the following topics:1. The board1.1. Notation1.2. The King's special features1.3. Checkmate1.4. Castling1.5. Stalemate1.6. Perpetual check1.7. The method of notation1.8. Comparative value of the pieces1.9. Additional rules2. The simplest endings2.1. Mating a lone king2.2. Three stages of chess game2.3. King and bishop (or knight) versus king2.4. King and pawn versus king2.5. An outside passed pawn3. Some basic concepts3.1. The pin3.2. Discovered attack3.3. Discovered check3.4. Double check3.5. Variation. Combination4. How to start a game4.1. How to start a game4.2. Fast development of pieces4.3. Setting up a good pawn structure4.4. Mistakes in the Opening5. The Opening5.1. Open games5.2. Semi-closed openings5.3. Closed openings6. Middlegame6.1. Typical combinations6.2. Elements of positional play7. Endgame7.1. King and pawn versus King and pawn7.2. Rook and pawn versus Rook7.3. King and Queen versus King and pawn7.4. Queen and pawn versus Queen7.5. Queen endings with many pawns7.6. Rook and two pawns versus Rook7.7. Rook endings with many pawns7.8. Queen versus Rook7.9. Rook versus minor piece7.10. Bishop and pawn versus Bishop7.11. Endings with Bishops and several pawns8. Chess composition9. Short games and traps10. History of chess11. How to use mistakes12. How would you play here
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