Encyclopedia 1 by Informant 1.2

The Encyclopedia of Chess Combinations vol. 1 (ECC vol. 1) is an impressive educational tool designed for players with an Elo rating of 2000. This volume is based on the latest edition of the renowned book released by Chess Informant, ensuring a high level of quality and carefully selected content.

With a focus on chess combinations at a basic level, this volume offers a collection of hand-picked puzzles sorted by theme, providing players with an engaging and efficient training experience. Unlike scattered and disorganized tactics found on the internet, this volume presents a consistent and systematic approach to chess challenges, constantly unveiling new intricacies just when you think you have mastered a particular tactic.

This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), which revolutionizes chess teaching methods. The series covers various aspects of the game, including tactics, strategy, openings, middle game, and endgame. Each course is tailored to different skill levels, catering to beginners, experienced players, and even professionals.

With the help of this course, you can enhance your chess knowledge, learn new tactical tricks and combinations, and apply acquired knowledge in practical gameplay. The program functions as a coach, providing problem-solving tasks and assisting whenever you encounter difficulties. It offers hints, explanations, and even showcases striking refutations for possible mistakes you may make.

The program also includes a theoretical section that explains various game methods in specific stages of play, using real-life examples. The interactive nature of the theory allows you not only to read lessons but also to make moves on the board and analyze unclear positions.

Key Advantages:

• High-quality examples that have been diligently verified
• Requirement to enter all key moves as directed by the teacher
• Different levels of task complexity
• Varied goals to achieve within the problems
• In-depth hints provided for errors
• Refutations shown for common erroneous moves
• Possibility to play out any task position against the computer
• Interactive theoretical lessons
• Structured and comprehensive table of contents
• Rating (Elo) tracking during the learning process
• Test mode with customizable settings
• Ability to bookmark favorite exercises
• Optimized for tablet screens
• No internet connection required

The course includes a free trial section that allows you to test the program. The lessons offered in the free version are fully functional, giving you a chance to experience the application in real-world conditions before deciding to unlock additional topics. These locked topics cover:

1. Annihilation of defense
2. Blockade
3. Clearance
4. Deflection
5. Discovered attack
6. Pinning
7. Demolition of pawn structure
8. Decoy
9. Interference
10. Double attack