Contains about 1,250 exercises classified
according 3 criteria:
1.) Tactical methods (Annihilation of Defense, Distraction, Decoy, Open
attack, Opening of a file, Space clearance, X-ray attack, Interception, etc);
2.) Combination motifs (Geometrical motif, Weakness of a file, Opposing,
A piece is overloaded, Bad position of the pieces, Limited material, etc);
3.) Difficulty (ELO 1600-2300).Convenient prompt system. Help features
include: marking the most important squares, illustration of ideas with more simple
examples (more than 1,000 subsidiary exercises). Optional change of colors and sides
increases the number of exercises four times! Detailed statistics can be saved for any
number of users.
Tests and ELO estimation modes.
Playing program Crafty is included.
Chess material was prepared by ICCF Grandmaster Maxim Blokh. |
