This engaging and interactive course is perfect for beginners, both children and adults.
Designed for beginners of all ages, this course is split into two main sections: Chess Rules and Practical Play. It features 500 carefully selected and custom-designed examples to guide the student.
This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), a groundbreaking chess teaching methodology. The series includes courses in tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, tailored for all skill levels from beginner to professional.
Utilize this course to enhance your chess understanding, master new tactical patterns, and apply your knowledge in practice.
The program acts as a personal coach, assigning tasks and providing assistance if you get stuck. It offers hints, detailed explanations, and even demonstrates decisive refutations for common mistakes.
A comprehensive theoretical section explains key concepts for each game stage using practical examples. This interactive theory allows you to not only read the lessons but also practice moves on the board to clarify ideas.
Key program features:
- ♔ High-quality, thoroughly verified examples
- ♔ Requirement to input all key moves as instructed
- ♔ Tasks with varying difficulty levels
- ♔ Diverse problem-solving objectives
- ♔ Helpful hints provided upon errors
- ♔ Refutations shown 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 your learning
- ♔ Customizable test mode
- ♔ Bookmark favorite exercises
- ♔ Tablet-optimized for larger screens
- ♔ Fully functional offline
- ♔ Sync your progress across devices (Android, iOS, Web) by linking to a free Chess King account
The course includes a free trial with fully functional lessons, letting you evaluate the app before exploring further topics:
- 1\. Introduction
- 1.1. Introduction
- 1.2. Chess board
- 1.3. Chess pieces
- 1.4. Starting position
- 2\. Pieces' moves
- 2.1. Rook
- 2.2. Bishop
- 2.3. Queen
- 2.4. Knight
- 2.5. King
- 2.6. Pawn
- 3\. Pawn promotion
- 4\. The relative value of the pieces
- 5\. The role of the king. Check and mate
- 5.1. Check
- 5.2. Getting out of check
- 5.3. Mate
- 5.4. Castling
- 5.5. Mate in one move
- 5.6. Stalemate
- 5.7. Perpetual check
- 6\. Capture
- 7\. Notation (How to read moves)
- 8\. Elementary capture
- 8.1. Winning a knight
- 8.2. Winning a bishop
- 8.3. Winning a rook
- 8.4. Winning a queen
- 8.5. Win a piece
- 9\. Simple defense
- 9.1. Retreat
- 9.2. Defending with another piece
- 9.3. Taking an attacking piece
- 9.4. Interception
- 9.5. Defending from mate
- 10\. Chess skills development
- 11\. The role of the king. Continuation
- 11.1. Mate in 1
- 11.2. Mate in 2
- 11.3. Discovered check
- 11.4. Double check
- 11.5. Perpetual check
- 11.6. Stalemate
- 12\. King and queen against a king
- 13\. King and rook against a king
- 14\. King and minor piece against a king
- 15\. King and a pawn against a king
- 16\. Etiquette during a game
- 17\. Chess mazes
What's New in the Latest Version 3.3.2
Last updated on Jul 29, 2024
* Added Spaced Repetition training mode - merges review of mistaken exercises with new puzzles for an optimal study set.
* Added ability to start tests from bookmarks.
* Added daily puzzle goal - set your target to maintain skills.
* Added daily streak counter - tracks consecutive days meeting your goal.
* Various fixes and improvements
