Overview: The legendary tactics course that has been voted more than once by chess experts as the best chess training program in the world.
This version includes 2,200 basic exercises and 1,800 auxiliary exercises, divided into 50 topics.
The course is based on the bestselling book Combination Motifs by a renowned trainer grandmaster Maxim Blokh. All positions have been hand-picked over the course of 20 years of training practice and come in the order that ensures most efficient learning. Each position comes with a special hint unique to this course – a 5x5 mini-position designed to convey the very essence of the tactical maneuver used in the main example.
The program allows you to study the theoretical material and test your knowledge, see changes in your rating and keep track of your progress.
Content:
1. Themes
1.1. Annihilation of defence
1.1.1. Annihilation of the pieces defending other pieces
1.1.2. Annihilation of the pieces defending the back rank
1.1.3. Annihilation of the pieces defending the king, the most important squares and files
1.1.4. Annihilation of the pawns defending the most important squares and files
1.1.5. Annihilation of the pinning pieces
1.2. Distraction
1.2.1. Distraction of the pieces defending other pieces
1.2.2. Distraction of the pieces defending the back rank
1.2.3. Distraction of the pieces defending the most important files
1.2.4. Distraction of the pieces defending the most important squares
1.2.5. Distraction of the pawns
1.2.6. Unblocking the pawns with the help of distraction
1.2.7. Distraction of the pinning pieces
1.2.8. Distraction of the pieces carrying out the dangerous threats
1.3. Decoy
1.4. Discovered attack
1.4.1. Execution of an discovered attack
1.4.2. Removal of obstacles
1.4.3. Decoy to an attacked file
1.4.4. Decoy to a blow dealt by the piece moved away
1.4.5. Placement of the attacking piece to the file for attack
1.4.6. "Mill"
1.4.7. Exploiting an discovered attack in the attack on a king
1.5. Opening of a file
1.6. Space clearance
1.6.1. File clearance
1.6.2. Rank clearance
1.6.3. Diagonal clearance
1.6.4. Clearance of several files
1.6.5. Square clearance
1.7. X-ray attack
1.8. Interception
1.9. Blocking, encirclement
1.10. Destruction of the pawn shelter
1.10.1. The king is defended by fianchetto
1.10.2. One pawn protects the king
1.10.3. Two pawns protect the king
1.10.4. Three pawns protect the king
1.10.5. A king is protected by the pawns placed on the sixth and fifth ranks
1.10.6. Peculiarities of the attack in a Q-side castling position
1.10.7. Attack on an uncastled king
1.11. Pawn promotion
1.11.1. Pawn breakthrough
1.11.2. Distraction from a passed pawn
1.11.3. Interception or blocking
1.11.4. A pawn is promoted to a knight
1.11.5. Forcing necessary exchanges
1.11.6. Both opponents have dangerous passed pawns
1.11.7. Passed pawn supports the piece invasion of the back rank
1.11.8. Passed pawn takes part in the attack on a king
1.11.9. Conjunction of methods
1.12. Intermediate move. winning of a tempo
1.13. Play for a stalemate
1.14. Restricting of material
1.15. Pursuit
1.16. Conjunction of tactical methods
1.16.1. Exploiting a passed pawn
1.16.2. Exploiting a double attack
1.16.3. Exploiting an discovered attack
1.16.4. Exploiting a pin
1.16.5. Counterblow by a "pinned" piece
1.16.6. Attack on a king
1.16.7. Combinations to win material
1.16.8. Conjunction of threats to attack the king and to win material
1.17. Chess Tactics Art for Advanced
1.17.1. Attacking the king
1.17.2. Stalemate
1.17.3. Pawn promotion
1.17.4. Domination
1.17.5. Positional fortresses and their destruction
1.17.6. Draws by perpetual check or by repetition
1.17.7. Other ideas and conjunction of ideas
What's New
* Added displaying of evaluation below the board during puzzle solving
* Added possibility to share puzzles to social networks and other applications
* Improved puzzles - add more alternatives and fix some issues
* Added refutations for the most popular wrong moves
* Small fixes and improvements
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