CT-ART. Chess Mate Theory

Master foundational mating combinations with this course from renowned coach Victor Khenkin!

CT-ART: Mating Combinations is a uniquely effective program for two key reasons: the exceptional quality of its theoretical content and its innovative iBook learning technology. This technology utilizes hyperlinks and additional windows to present the instructional material in an exceptionally user-friendly way. Curated by the celebrated coach Victor Khenkin, this comprehensive course features 1,200 instructive examples across 14 thematic chapters. Each chapter details the specific techniques for utilizing different pieces in mating attacks, followed by 700 practical exercises for you to solve.

This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), a groundbreaking chess instruction methodology. The series encompasses courses in tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, tailored for all skill levels from beginner to experienced competitor, and even professional players.

Utilize this course to significantly enhance your chess understanding, discover new tactical motifs and checkmating patterns, and successfully apply your newfound knowledge in practical play.

The program functions as a personal coach: it assigns problems, provides support if you struggle, and offers hints, detailed explanations, and even demonstrates decisive refutations for common mistakes.

A comprehensive theoretical section is also included, explaining strategic concepts for specific game phases using annotated examples. The theory is presented interactively, allowing you to not only read the lesson material but also practice moves on the board and explore variations in real time.

Program Advantages:

♔ High-quality examples, all verified for accuracy

♔ Requires input of all key moves as instructed

♔ Tasks with varying levels of difficulty

♔ Diverse objectives to achieve in each problem

♔ Hint system provides guidance after errors

♔ Typical mistakes are met with shown refutations

♔ Ability to play out any position from the exercises against the computer

♔ Interactive theoretical lessons

♔ Clear, structured table of contents

♔ Tracks rating (ELO) changes throughout your learning progress

♔ Customizable test mode with flexible settings

♔ Option to bookmark favorite exercises

♔ Tablet-optimized interface for larger screens

♔ Fully functional offline

♔ Sync progress across devices: link the app to a free Chess King account to access one course simultaneously on Android, iOS, and Web

The course includes a free trial with fully functional lessons. This allows you to evaluate the application thoroughly before unlocking the following topics:

1. The rook

2. The bishop

3. The queen

4. The knight

5. The pawn

6. Two rooks

7. The rook and the bishop

8. The rook and the knight

9. Two bishops

10. Two knights

11. The bishop and the knight

12. The queen and the bishop

13. The queen and the knight

14. Three pieces