Alekhine

The program offers an extensive collection of 1300 deeply annotated chess games played by the 4th World Champion, Alexander Alekhine. Notably, 600 of these games feature commentary for the first time, providing fresh insights into Alekhine's strategies. Additionally, the program includes 200 carefully selected positions for you to solve, showcasing some of the most intriguing and educational moments from Alekhine's games in a dedicated section.

This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), renowned for its innovative approach to chess education. The series encompasses courses on tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, tailored to various skill levels, from beginners to professional players.

By engaging with this course, you can enhance your chess knowledge, discover new tactical maneuvers and combinations, and apply what you've learned in practical scenarios. The program serves as a personal coach, presenting challenges and offering assistance if you encounter difficulties. It provides hints, explanations, and even demonstrates compelling refutations of common mistakes.

The program also features a theoretical section that elucidates game strategies at different stages, using real-life examples. This theory is delivered interactively, allowing you to not only read the lesson text but also make moves on the board and explore ambiguous positions.

Advantages of the Program:

♔ High-quality examples, all meticulously verified for accuracy

♔ Requirement to input all key moves as instructed by the coach

♔ Tasks with varying levels of complexity

♔ Diverse objectives to achieve within the problems

♔ Hints provided when errors are made

♔ Refutations shown for typical mistaken moves

♔ 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 changes during the learning process

♔ 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, allowing you to work on one course across multiple devices on Android, iOS, and Web simultaneously

The course includes a free section where you can experience the full functionality of the program. This allows you to evaluate the application under real-world conditions before unlocking additional topics:

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 more suitable set of puzzles to solve.
• Added the ability to launch tests on bookmarks.
• Added a daily goal for puzzles, allowing you to choose how many exercises you need to maintain your skills.
• Added a daily streak feature to track consecutive days of meeting the daily goal.
• Various fixes and improvements have been implemented.