Manual of Chess Combinations 1.2

The course material is based on the renowned chess trainer Sergey Ivashchenko's textbook, "Manual of Chess Combinations vol 2." The focus of the program is on finding the most important moves. If you propose a wrong move while solving a problem, the program provides various visual hints, such as arrows indicating key lines of attack, and eventually shows the piece that should be moved.

This course is part of the Chess King Learn series, which is an innovative chess teaching method. The series includes courses on tactics, strategy, openings, middle game, and endgame, divided into different levels ranging from beginners to experienced players, including professionals.

By using this course, you can improve your chess knowledge, learn new tactical tricks and combinations, and apply your acquired knowledge in practice. The program acts as a coach by assigning tasks and assisting you in solving them when you encounter difficulties. It provides hints, explanations, and even highlights the errors you might make.

Advantages of the program:

• High-quality examples that have been double-checked for correctness
• You need to enter all key moves required by the teacher
• Different levels of task complexity
• Various goals that need to be achieved in the problems
• The program gives hints if an error is made
• The refutation is shown for typical mistaken moves
• You can play out any position of the tasks against the computer
• Interactive theoretical lessons
• Structured table of contents
• The program tracks changes in the player's rating (ELO) during the learning process
• Test mode with flexible settings
• Possibility to bookmark favorite exercises
• The application is adapted to the larger screen of a tablet
• The application does not require an internet connection

The course includes a free part where you can test the program. The lessons offered in the free version are fully functional, allowing you to evaluate the application in real-world conditions before moving on to the following topics:

1. Mating combinations
2. Pinning combinations
3. Distraction
4. Decoying
5. Damming
6. Blockade
7. Annihilation of defence
8. Discovered attack
9. Clearing the space
10. Opening of file (rank, diagonal)
11. The double attack
12. X-ray attack
13. Demolition of pawn structure
14. Conjunction of tactical methods
15. Using a passed pawn
16. Maneuvers
17. Exchange
18. Theoretical positions
19. Studies