If you're an avid chess player aiming to elevate your game to an ELO of 2200, the Encyclopedia of Chess Combinations vol. 2 (ECC vol. 2) is your go-to resource. Based on the latest edition from Chess Informant, this volume is tailored specifically for intermediate players at the 2200 ELO level. It features a curated selection of 1000 high-quality puzzles, each organized by theme to offer the most engaging and effective training experience available. Unlike the scattered, basic tactics found online, ECC vol. 2 provides a systematic challenge that continually unveils new chess intricacies, ensuring you're always pushing the boundaries of your skill.
This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), an innovative chess education platform. The series spans a comprehensive range of topics, including tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, and is designed for players at all levels, from beginners to professionals.
With ECC vol. 2, you can enhance your chess knowledge, master new tactical tricks, and apply them in practical scenarios. The program acts as a personal coach, presenting you with puzzles to solve and offering guidance when you're stuck. It provides hints, explanations, and even shows you how your mistakes could be refuted, helping you to learn from your errors.
The course includes a theoretical section that interactively explains game strategies at various stages, using real examples. You can read the lessons, make moves on the board, and practice unclear moves, making your learning experience highly interactive.
Advantages of the program:
♔ High-quality, double-checked examples
♔ Requirement to enter all key moves as instructed
♔ Tasks with varying levels of complexity
♔ Diverse goals to achieve within the problems
♔ Hints for errors and refutations for common mistakes
♔ Option to play out any puzzle position against the computer
♔ Interactive theoretical lessons
♔ Structured table of contents
♔ Monitors changes in your ELO rating during learning
♔ Flexible test mode settings
♔ Ability to bookmark favorite exercises
♔ Optimized for larger tablet screens
♔ No internet connection required
♔ Sync your progress across multiple devices with a free Chess King account on Android, iOS, and Web
The course offers a free section where you can fully experience the program's capabilities before unlocking further topics. These include:
- Annihilation of defense
- Blockade
- Clearance
- Deflection
- Discovered attack
- Pinning
- Demolition of pawn structure
- Decoy
- Interference
- Double attack
What's New in the Latest Version 2.4.2
Last updated on Jul 12, 2023:
- Added training mode based on Spaced Repetition, combining erroneous exercises with new ones for a tailored set of puzzles.
- Ability to launch tests on bookmarked exercises.
- Daily puzzle goals to maintain your skills.
- Daily streak feature to track consecutive days of meeting your daily goal.
- Various fixes and improvements.
