This course is designed for chess players of III-I categories and introduces the theory and methods of the game in the main options for the defense of Karo-Kann, one of the most popular and interesting openings arising after moves 1. e4 c6. The theoretical review of relevant options contains more than 130 examples and is supported by 150 exercises for solving. This course will be useful to all chess players playing the defense of the Caro-Cannes, both white and black. The game program will allow to consolidate knowledge by playing emerging positions.

This course is designed for chess players of III-I categories and introduces the theory and methods of the game in the main versions of the French defense, one of the most popular and interesting openings in response to 1. e4 - 1 .. e6. A theoretical review of relevant options contains more than 100 examples and is supported by more than 300 exercises to solve. This course will be useful to all chess players playing the French defense, both white and black. The game program will allow to consolidate knowledge by playing emerging positions.

This course is designed for chess players of the II-I category and introduces the theory and methods of playing open debuts arising after moves 1. e4 e5 2.Kf3 Kc6 3.Cc4: Defense of two horses, the Italian party and Gambit Evans. A theoretical overview of current options and a discussion of practical game methods is supported by a large number of exercises: 315 exercises for the Defense of two horses, 267 exercises for the Italian party and 62 exercises for the Evans gambit. This course will be useful to all chess players playing open debuts, both white and black. The game program will allow to consolidate knowledge by playing emerging positions.

This course is designed for chess players of the III-I categories and introduces the theory and methods of the game in the most acute and fundamental versions of the Sicilian defense that arise after moves 1. e4 c5 2.Кf3 d6 3.d4. The theoretical review of relevant options contains more than 200 examples and is supported by a large number of new exercises: 272 exercises on the Dragon Option, 248 on the Najdorf Option, 100 on Scheveningen and 60 on the Rauser Attack. This course will be useful to all chess players playing the Sicilian defense, both white and black. The game program will allow to consolidate knowledge by playing emerging positions.

This course is designed for chess players of III-I categories and introduces the theory and methods of the game in the most acute and fundamental variants of the Sicilian defense that arise after moves 1.e4 c5 2.Кf3 Кс6. A theoretical overview of relevant options contains about 200 examples. The practice section contains 300 exercises for the Paulsen system, the Rossolimo version (systems with Bb5) and the Chelyabinsk version. This course will be useful to all chess players playing the Sicilian defense, both white and black. The game program will allow to consolidate knowledge by playing emerging positions.

This course is designed for chess players of III-I categories and introduces the theory and methods of the game in the main versions of the Old Indian Defense. A theoretical review of relevant options contains more than 130 examples and is supported by more than 400 exercises to solve. This course will be useful to all chess players playing the Old Indian Defense, both white and black. The game program will allow to consolidate knowledge by playing emerging positions.

This course is designed for chess players of III-I categories and introduces the theory and methods of the game in the basic versions of the Slavic defense, one of the most popular and interesting openings that occurs after moves 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6. A theoretical review of relevant options contains about 100 examples and is backed up by 250 exercises to solve. This course will be useful to all chess players playing the Slavic defense, both white and black. The game program will allow to consolidate knowledge by playing emerging positions.

Elementary and simple tasks (1-, 2-, and 3-way) are used as teaching material. At the last, fifth stage of training, the student is encouraged to play the position on his own. Level of tasks up to III-II level. The program is developed on the basis of the book by Sergey Ivashchenko "A Textbook of Chess Combinations". More than 1300 study assignments Built-in game program Clear and detailed statistics for each student

If you are a beginner, you can not afford to miss a mate in 1 turn if you want to improve your game. Also you should be able to put the mat in 1 turn. This course is designed to solve this problem. A huge number of exercises makes it an excellent tool for quick learning. This program includes about 40,000 exercises taken from practical parties with a small number of figures. All the exercises are divided into the following topics: "Mating figures". • Sample solutions • View rating changes • Tracking the progress of training of several users. • Playing against the chess program from the current position • Print jobs

This training course contains about 77,000 exercises taken from practical games with a large number of figures on the board. All the exercises are divided into the following topics: "Mating figures". Excellent continuation of the course "Chess task book: Mat in 1 move, Part 1".

If you are a beginner, but already know how to put the mat in 1 turn, you need to move on and learn how to put the mat in 2 moves! Do not miss this opportunity in the middle of the game, if you want to improve your game! This training course contains over 30,000 exercises per mat in 2 turns. All exercises are taken from practical games and are divided by the name of the figures and the level of complexity. This is an excellent continuation of the course "Chess Taskbook: Mat in 1 move". A huge number of exercises makes this course an excellent tool for the rapid learning of beginning chess players.

Chess has always personified remarkable intelligence, ingenuity and resourcefulness. No one can argue with the fact that this is a great workout for the human mind and memory. Now, thanks to modern computer technologies, you have the opportunity to fight and hone your skills on the chessboard as much as you like! One of the most popular intellectual games will appear before you in a magnificent three-dimensional graphics! Numerous settings allow you to create a universal gaming partner that will be interesting both for beginners and professionals. Chess players will have the opportunity to play not only with the computer, but together with a friend. You are waiting for exciting battles and even participation in the championship! Show your abilities - become a world champion! System requirements:     * Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system     * 1.0 GHz Pentium® 4 processor     * 256 MB of RAM     * 1 GB of free hard disk space     * 32MB video adapter     * Sound device compatible with DirectX® 7.0     * DirectX® 7.0     * Device for reading CDs OFFICIAL DISTRIBUTION