Chess School for Beginners

This engaging interactive chess course caters to both children and adult beginners. It's structured into two primary sections: Chess Rules and Gameplay, featuring 500 meticulously selected and, in many cases, custom-designed examples to aid learning.

This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), a revolutionary chess teaching methodology. The series encompasses courses covering tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, with varying difficulty levels suitable for beginners, experienced players, and even professionals.

This course enhances chess understanding, introduces new tactical maneuvers and combinations, and reinforces learned concepts through practical application.

The program functions as a personal coach, assigning problems and providing assistance when needed. It offers hints, explanations, and demonstrates effective refutations of potential errors.

The program also includes an interactive theoretical section, illustrating game strategies at different stages using real-world examples. This interactive approach allows users to not only read lessons but also execute moves on the board, clarifying any uncertainties.

Key Program Features:

• High-quality, rigorously verified examples.
• Requires input of all key moves dictated by the program.
• Exercises with varying difficulty levels.
• Diverse objectives within each problem.
• Hints provided upon incorrect moves.
• Refutations displayed for common mistakes.
• Ability to play any problem position against the computer.
• Interactive theoretical lessons.
• Organized table of contents.
• Tracks player rating (ELO) progression.
• Customizable test mode.
• Option to bookmark favorite exercises.
• Tablet-optimized interface.
• Offline functionality.
• Integration with a free Chess King account for multi-device access (Android, iOS, Web).

A free trial version is available, allowing users to fully experience the program's functionality before purchasing additional content. The free version includes:

1. Introduction
   • 1.1 Introduction
   • 1.2 Chessboard
   • 1.3 Chess Pieces
   • 1.4 Starting Position
2. Piece Movement
   • 2.1 Rook
   • 2.2 Bishop
   • 2.3 Queen
   • 2.4 Knight
   • 2.5 King
   • 2.6 Pawn
3. Pawn Promotion
4. Relative Piece Value
5. The King's Role: Check and Mate
   • 5.1 Check
   • 5.2 Escaping Check
   • 5.3 Checkmate
   • 5.4 Castling
   • 5.5 Checkmate in One Move
   • 5.6 Stalemate
   • 5.7 Perpetual Check
6. Capturing Pieces
7. Chess Notation
8. Basic Captures
   • 8.1 Winning a Knight
   • 8.2 Winning a Bishop
   • 8.3 Winning a Rook
   • 8.4 Winning a Queen
   • 8.5 Winning a Piece
9. Simple Defenses
   • 9.1 Retreat
   • 9.2 Defending with Another Piece
   • 9.3 Capturing the Attacking Piece
   • 9.4 Interception
   • 9.5 Preventing Checkmate
10. Chess Skill Development
11. Advanced King Strategies
    • 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. Game Etiquette
17. Chess Mazes

### What's New in Version 3.3.2 (Last updated Jul 29, 2024)

• Implemented Spaced Repetition training mode – combines incorrect exercises with new ones for optimized puzzle selection.
• Added test launching from bookmarks.
• Introduced daily puzzle goals – set a daily exercise target to maintain skills.
• Added daily streak tracking – monitors consecutive days of goal completion.
• Various bug fixes and improvements.