Simple Defense

Master Basic Chess Defense: A Beginner's Guide

New to chess? Focus on protecting your pieces! This crucial skill is the foundation of strong chess play. Learn essential defensive techniques like piece withdrawal, protection, interception, and countering opponent attacks. Consistent practice is key to improvement, and this course provides over 2800 exercises to hone your skills.

This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), a comprehensive chess training method. The series offers courses covering tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, catering to all levels, from beginners to experts.

Learn and Improve:

This program acts as your personal chess coach, providing challenging exercises and helpful guidance. Get hints, explanations, and see how to avoid common mistakes. The course strengthens your chess knowledge, introduces tactical maneuvers, and helps you apply what you've learned.

Key Features:

• High-Quality Exercises: All problems are rigorously checked for accuracy.
• Active Learning: You must input all key moves.
• Adaptive Difficulty: Exercises are tailored to your skill level.
• Varied Objectives: Solve puzzles with different goals in mind.
• Real-time Feedback: Get hints and refutations for incorrect moves.
• Practice Mode: Play through any position against the computer.
• Organized Content: A clear and structured curriculum.
• ELO Tracking: Monitor your progress with an ELO rating system.
• Flexible Testing: Customize test settings to your needs.
• Favorites: Bookmark your favorite exercises for easy access.
• Tablet Optimized: Designed for larger screens.
• Offline Access: No internet connection required.
• Cross-Platform Sync: Link to a free Chess King account for seamless access across Android, iOS, and web.

Free Trial:

Try the free version to experience the program's functionality. The free lessons are fully functional and offer a taste of what the full course provides. Topics covered in the free version include:

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