Encyclopedia Chess Informant 2

Elevate your chess skills with 1000 high-quality puzzles designed for 2200 ELO players. Encyclopedia of Chess Combinations vol. 2 (ECC vol. 2) offers a structured, meticulously curated learning experience based on the latest edition of the bestselling Chess Informant book. This comprehensive course features intermediate-level chess combinations, categorized thematically for optimal learning. Unlike disorganized online tactics, ECC vol. 2 provides a systematic challenge, progressively unveiling complex tactical nuances.

This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), a revolutionary chess training methodology. The series encompasses tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, with courses tailored to various skill levels, from beginners to professionals.

Improve your chess understanding, master new tactical maneuvers, and solidify your knowledge through practical application. The program acts as a personalized coach, providing problems, hints, explanations, and refutations of common errors.

Interactive theoretical lessons complement the practical exercises, allowing you to actively engage with the material on the board. Key advantages include:

• Rigorously verified, high-quality examples.
• Mandatory input of key moves.
• Varied difficulty levels.
• Diverse problem-solving objectives.
• Hints for error correction.
• Refutations of typical mistakes.
• Playable positions against the computer.
• Interactive theoretical lessons.
• Organized table of contents.
• ELO rating tracking.
• Flexible test settings.
• Bookmarking functionality.
• Tablet-optimized interface.
• Offline accessibility.
• Multi-device synchronization via Chess King account.

A free version allows you to explore the program's capabilities with fully functional lessons covering: annihilation of defense, blockade, clearance, deflection, discovered attack, pinning, pawn structure demolition, decoy, interference, and double attack.

Version 2.4.2 (July 12, 2023) Updates:

• Spaced Repetition Training: Combines past mistakes with new puzzles for optimized learning.
• Bookmark-Based Tests: Allows testing on saved exercises.
• Daily Puzzle Goals: Set daily targets to maintain skill.
• Daily Streak Tracking: Monitors consecutive days of goal completion.
• General bug fixes and improvements.