Chess Combinations Vol. 2

The second installment of an excellent course for club players, featuring 400 lessons and 2200 exercises.

This core chess training program for club players includes over 2600 exercises in its second part (more than 400 instructional examples and 2200 to solve), organized into 60 tactical methods and motifs.

This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), which utilizes a groundbreaking chess instruction method. The series encompasses courses in tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, tailored to all skill levels from beginner to experienced, and even professional players.

Utilize this course to enhance your chess understanding, learn new tactical tricks and combinations, and apply your knowledge in practice.

The program functions as a personal coach, assigning tasks and providing assistance if you get stuck. It offers hints, explanations, and even demonstrates decisive refutations for common mistakes.

An integrated theoretical section explains strategic methods for specific game phases using practical examples. The theory is presented interactively, allowing you to not only read the lesson material but also make moves on the board and explore variations.

Program benefits:

♔ High-quality examples, all thoroughly verified for accuracy

♔ Requires input of all key moves as instructed

♔ Tasks with varying levels of difficulty

♔ Diverse objectives to achieve in the problems

♔ Helpful hints provided after an error

♔ Demonstrates refutations for typical incorrect moves

♔ Option to play any task position against the computer

♔ Interactive theoretical lessons

♔ Clear, structured table of contents

♔ Tracks rating (ELO) changes throughout the learning process

♔ Customizable test mode with flexible settings

♔ Bookmark your favorite exercises for easy access

♔ Optimized for larger tablet screens

♔ Fully functional without an internet connection

♔ Sync your progress across devices by linking the app to a free Chess King account (Android, iOS, and Web)

The course includes a free section to evaluate the program. The free lessons are fully functional, allowing you to test the application in real-world conditions before unlocking additional topics:

1. Forcing moves

1.1. Forced checkmate

1.2. Double attack

1.3. Linear attack

1.4. Discovered attack

1.5. Pin

1.6. Elimination of defense

1.7. Combination of several themes

2. Deflection

2.1. Deflection checkmate

2.2. Deflection of a piece

2.3. Diversion from the invasion square

2.4. Piece on a critical square

2.5. Diversion in conjunction with a double attack

2.6. Diversion from defending square

2.7. Diversion from the promotion square

2.8. Diversion from the advance square

2.9. Diversion of a pinning piece

2.10. Deflection blocking piece

2.11. Diversion from a key square

2.12. Diverting a defending piece

2.13. Diversion in conjunction with a linear attack

3. Decoying

3.1. Decoying mate

3.2. Decoying a king in conjunction with a chase

3.3. Decoying into a mating net

3.4. Decoying under a double attack

3.5. Decoying under a linear attack

3.6. Decoying under a discovered attack

3.7. Decoying under a discovered attack with check

3.8. Decoying discovered check

3.9. Decoying under a double check

3.10. Decoying to a critical square

3.11. Decoying under pin

3.12. Decoying into a trap

3.13. Decoy in conjunction with promoting pawn

3.14. Decoying under check

3.15. Decoying for the gain of tempo

3.16. Decoying onto an unfavourable line

3.17. Decoying into a stalemate position

4. Exercises with conjunction of several themes

5. Elimination of defense

6. Blockade

7. Clearing the checkmating square

8. Interference

9. Clearing the line

10. Opening the line

11. Pin

12. Restricting

13. Threat

14. Conquering a square

15. Exercises. Combination of tactical devices

What's New in the Latest Version 2.4.2

Last updated on Jul 11, 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 - chose how many exercise you need to keep your skills in shape.
* Added daily streak - how many days in a row the daily goal is completed.
* Various fixes and improvements