Simple Defense

Master Essential Chess Defenses: A Beginner's Guide

New to chess? Focus on protecting your pieces! This crucial skill forms the bedrock of successful chess play. Every chess player needs to learn defensive techniques like piece withdrawal, protection, interception, and counter-attacking. Consistent practice is key to improvement.

This comprehensive course provides over 2800 exercises, offering extensive practice with various board positions. Its large exercise bank makes it an ideal tool for rapid skill development for beginners.

Part of the acclaimed Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), this course utilizes a unique teaching method. The series includes courses covering tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, categorized by skill level from beginner to professional.

Enhance your chess understanding, discover tactical strategies, and solidify your knowledge through practical application. The program acts as a personalized coach, providing exercises, hints, and detailed explanations, even demonstrating how to counter your mistakes.

Key Features:

• High-Quality Exercises: All examples are rigorously checked for accuracy.
• Active Learning: You must input all key moves.
• Adjustable Difficulty: Exercises cater to various skill levels.
• Diverse Objectives: Challenges require different strategic goals.
• Error Feedback: Receive hints and refutations for incorrect moves.
• Practice Mode: Play through any exercise against the computer.
• Organized Content: Clear and structured table of contents.
• ELO Tracking: Monitor your progress through an ELO rating system.
• Customizable Tests: Flexible test settings.
• Bookmarking: Save your favorite exercises.
• Tablet Optimized: Designed for larger screens.
• Offline Access: No internet connection required.
• Cross-Platform Sync: Link to a free Chess King account for access across Android, iOS, and Web.

A free version is available, allowing you to test the program's functionality before purchasing the full course. The free version includes fully functional lessons covering:

1. Piece Retreat
2. Defensive Piece Placement
3. Capturing Attacking Pieces
4. Interception
5. Preventing Checkmate
6. Adjustable Difficulty Levels

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