Chess Strategy & Tactics Vol 1

[ttpp]This comprehensive course is designed specifically for club-level chess players with ratings between 1600 and 2000, building upon the renowned training methodology of distinguished Russian chess coach Victor Golenishchev. Combining classical instructional techniques with modern enhancements, the course integrates theoretical knowledge with practical application, using high-level examples from recent elite tournaments to illustrate key concepts.

Organized into 57 structured lessons, the course covers essential middlegame and endgame themes critical for advancing players. The theoretical section features over 400 carefully selected examples demonstrating strategic and tactical ideas in real-game contexts. Complementing this, the practical section offers more than 200 exercises ranging in difficulty, allowing learners to apply what they've studied and solidify their understanding through active problem-solving.

Part of the acclaimed Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), this course leverages an innovative, interactive learning system suitable for players seeking measurable improvement. The series includes a full curriculum spanning tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, tailored for learners at all levels—from beginners to advanced players and even professionals.

By engaging with this course, users can deepen their positional understanding, sharpen tactical vision, recognize key patterns, and effectively convert theoretical knowledge into practical over-the-board success.

The program functions as a personal chess coach, guiding users through each exercise with intelligent feedback. It provides hints when progress stalls, delivers detailed explanations, and highlights critical mistakes by showing strong refutations—helping learners understand not just what went wrong, but why.

Key features of the course include:

♔ Over 400 master-level examples, all rigorously verified for accuracy
♔ Full move entry required for key solutions, ensuring active engagement
♔ Exercises graded by difficulty to match the learner’s level
♔ Diverse objectives in problem-solving, such as checkmate, material gain, or positional advantage
♔ Instant feedback with hints for incorrect moves
♔ Refutation lines shown for common inaccuracies
♔ Ability to play out any exercise position against the built-in engine
♔ Interactive theoretical lessons with movable boards for hands-on learning
♔ Intuitive, well-structured table of contents for easy navigation
♔ Dynamic ELO rating tracking to monitor progress over time
♔ Customizable test mode with adjustable parameters
♔ Bookmark functionality to save important or challenging exercises
♔ Optimized for tablets, delivering a seamless experience on larger screens
♔ Fully offline operation—no internet connection required
♔ Sync capabilities via a free Chess King account, enabling cross-device learning on Android, iOS, and Web platforms

The course includes a free version allowing users to experience the full functionality before unlocking additional content. All free lessons are fully operational, providing a genuine preview of the course’s quality and teaching style. The free section includes the following topics:

1. Attacking the king in the center
2. Attacking the king when both sides castle to the same flank
3. Attacking the king when opponents castle to opposite flanks
4. General principles of king attacks
5. Calculation mistakes and how to avoid them
6. Training the calculation technique
7. The concept of “good” and “bad” bishops
8. When the bishop outperforms the knight
9. When the knight dominates the bishop
10. Opposite-colored bishops in the middlegame
11. Reactivating idle pieces
12. Exploiting open and semi-open files
13. Open files and their role in attacking the king
14. Establishing outposts on open or semi-open files
15. The struggle for control of an open file
16. Building and maintaining a strong pawn center
17. Undermining the opponent’s pawn center
18. Fighting against a strong pawn center with piece play
19. Coordinating pieces and pawns in the center
20. The center’s influence on flank operations
21. The power of the bishop pair in the middlegame
22. The bishop pair in endgame scenarios
23. Strategies to counter the bishop pair
24. Identifying weak points in the opponent’s position
25. Exploiting weaknesses on a color complex
26. Recognizing and using strong squares
27. Understanding pawn weaknesses
28. The dynamics of doubled pawns
29. Targeting a backward pawn on a semi-open file
30. Creating and advancing passed pawns
31. Queen versus two rooks
32. Queen versus rook and minor piece
33. Queen versus three minor pieces
34. Compensating for the loss of the queen
35. Two rooks versus three minor pieces
36. Two minor pieces versus rook (in positions with pawns)

What's New in Version 2.4.2

Updated on July 4, 2023
• Introduced a Spaced Repetition training mode—automatically combines previously missed exercises with new ones, delivering an optimized set of puzzles for long-term retention
• Added the ability to run tests using bookmarked exercises
• Implemented a daily puzzle goal feature—set your target number of exercises to maintain sharpness
• Added a daily streak counter to track consecutive days of completing the daily goal
• Various bug fixes and performance improvements[yyxx]