Chess School for Beginners

This friendly interactive course is designed for both children and adult beginners. It is divided into two main sections: Chess Rules and Playing. The course features 500 carefully selected, and in many cases specially designed, examples to assist students in mastering the game.

This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), a revolutionary chess teaching method. The series includes courses covering tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, organized by levels ranging from beginners to experienced players, and even professionals.

By using this program, you can significantly improve your chess knowledge, learn new tactical techniques and combinations, and apply your newly acquired skills in practice.

The application functions as a personal coach, assigning tasks and offering help when you're stuck. It provides hints, detailed explanations, and even dramatic refutations of common mistakes.

Additionally, the program includes a comprehensive theoretical section that explains key strategies and methods at different stages of the game using real-life examples. The theory is presented interactively, allowing you not only to read the lessons but also to play out moves directly on the board and explore unclear positions hands-on.

Key Features of the Program:

♔ High-quality examples, all thoroughly verified for accuracy
♔ You must enter all essential moves required by the lesson
♔ Multiple levels of task complexity
♔ Diverse objectives for each problem
♔ Instant hints upon making an error
♔ Refutation of typical incorrect moves is demonstrated
♔ Ability to play out any position against the computer
♔ Interactive theoretical lessons for enhanced learning
♔ Clearly structured table of contents
♔ Built-in ELO rating tracker to monitor progress
♔ Customizable test mode with flexible settings
♔ Option to bookmark favorite exercises
♔ Optimized for tablet screens for a better learning experience
♔ No internet connection required
♔ Sync across multiple devices via a free Chess King account (Android, iOS, and Web)

The course includes a free version, where you can try out fully functional lessons before unlocking additional topics. This allows you to test the app under real conditions. Here’s what the free section includes:

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 vs king

13. King and rook vs king

14. King and minor piece vs king

15. King and pawn vs king

16. Etiquette during a game

17. Chess mazes

What's New in Version 3.3.2

Last updated: Jul 29, 2024

• Introduced a training mode based on Spaced Repetition, combining previously failed exercises with new ones to deliver a personalized puzzle set
• Added the ability to run tests on bookmarked exercises
• Introduced a daily goal feature – set how many puzzles you'd like to solve each day to maintain your sharpness
• Added a daily streak counter – track how many consecutive days you’ve met your daily goal
• Various bug fixes and performance improvements