Encyclopedia Chess Informant 3

For players with an ELO of 2400 looking to elevate their chess skills, the "Encyclopedia of Chess Combinations vol. 3 (ECC vol. 3)" stands as an essential resource. This volume, based on the latest edition from Chess Informant, offers 1000 high-quality puzzles specifically tailored for advanced-level chess players. Unlike the scattered and often basic tactics found online, ECC vol. 3 presents a meticulously curated collection of chess combinations, sorted by themes to ensure a comprehensive and engaging training experience.

Part of the Chess King Learn series (available at https://learn.chessking.com/), this course covers various aspects of chess, including tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame. It's designed to cater to players from beginners to professionals, helping them to deepen their chess understanding, master new tactical maneuvers, and apply their knowledge effectively in games.

The program serves as a personal coach, guiding users through puzzles and offering hints, explanations, and even showing the refutations of common mistakes. It includes an interactive theoretical section that explains gameplay methods at different stages, using real game examples. This interactive learning approach allows users to not only read the lessons but also to practice moves on a virtual board.

Key advantages of the program include:

• High-quality, double-checked examples
• Requirement to enter all key moves as instructed
• Varied complexity levels and goals for the tasks
• Hints for errors and refutations for typical mistakes
• Ability to play out any position against the computer
• Interactive theoretical lessons with a structured table of contents
• Monitoring of the player's ELO rating changes during learning
• Flexible test mode settings
• Option to bookmark favorite exercises
• Optimized for larger tablet screens
• No internet connection required
• Sync capability across multiple devices with a free Chess King account

The course offers a free section that fully demonstrates the program's functionality, allowing users to test its effectiveness before diving into the full set of topics. These topics include Annihilation of Defence, Blockade, Clearance, Deflection, Discovered Attack, Pinning, Demolition of Pawn Structure, Decoy, Interference, and Double Attack.

What's New in Version 3.4.0

The latest update, released on October 12, 2024, introduces several enhancements:

• A new training mode based on Spaced Repetition, integrating erroneous exercises with new ones to create a tailored puzzle set.
• The ability to launch tests on bookmarked exercises.
• A daily goal feature for puzzles, allowing users to set a target number of exercises to maintain their skills.
• A daily streak tracker to monitor consecutive days of meeting the daily goal.
• Various fixes and improvements for a smoother user experience.