DownloadThis chess training program features 1300 deeply annotated games played by World Champion Alexander Alekhine, including 600 games commented for the first time. It also includes 200 carefully selected positions for practice, showcasing some of Alekhine's most instructive moments.
Part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), this program uses a unique teaching method covering tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, with levels for all skill levels, from beginner to professional.
The program acts as a personalized coach, providing exercises, hints, explanations, and refutations of common mistakes. It also includes interactive theoretical lessons with on-board move practice.
Key Features:
- High-quality, verified examples
- Guided move input
- Variable difficulty levels
- Diverse problem-solving objectives
- Error detection with hints and refutations
- Play against the computer
- Interactive theoretical lessons
- Organized table of contents
- ELO rating tracking
- Customizable test mode
- Bookmarking functionality
- Tablet-optimized interface
- Offline access
- Cross-platform account syncing (Android, iOS, Web)
- Free trial section
The free trial allows you to fully experience the program's functionality before purchasing additional content. The free content includes lessons on:
1. Playing Like Alekhine: Tactical blows, combinations, king attacks, pawn sacrifices, exploiting open files/diagonals, exploiting weaknesses, maneuvering, exploiting poor piece placement, passed pawns, space control, and endgame technique.
2. Game Analysis: International tournaments, World Championship matches, simultaneous (blindfold) games, Olympiads, blitz games, and various other matches and tournaments.
Version 3.4.0 (October 12, 2024) Updates:
- Spaced Repetition training mode: Combines past mistakes with new exercises for optimal learning.
- Bookmark-based testing: Test your knowledge on saved exercises.
- Daily puzzle goals: Set daily exercise targets to maintain skills.
- Daily streak tracking: Monitor consecutive days of goal completion.
- Various bug fixes and performance improvements.
