Simple Defense

Beginners must first master the art of defending their pieces!

Beginners must learn how to protect their pieces from capture! Every chess player needs to master fundamental defensive techniques like withdrawing a piece, protecting it, intercepting an opponent's attack, or counter-attacking. By practicing with numerous exercises, you will solidify these skills and improve your overall game. This course features over 2800 exercises with crowded boards, making it an ideal tool for rapid training of chess novices.

This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), an innovative chess training method. The series covers tactics, strategy, openings, middlegames, and endgames, with content tailored for all skill levels—from beginners to advanced and even professional players.

Using this course will help you deepen your chess understanding, learn new tactical tricks and combinations, and apply your knowledge in practice.

The program serves as a personal coach, assigning tasks and providing guidance when you're stuck. It offers hints, clear explanations, and demonstrates effective refutations for common errors.

Program features:

♔ High-quality examples, all verified for accuracy

♔ Requires input of all key moves as directed

♔ Tasks with varying difficulty levels

♔ Multiple objectives to accomplish in each problem

♔ Hints provided when mistakes occur

♔ Refutations shown for typical incorrect moves

♔ Ability to play out any position against the computer

♔ Organized table of contents

♔ Tracks rating (ELO) changes during training

♔ Customizable test mode

♔ Bookmark favorite exercises

♔ Tablet-optimized display

♔ Works offline

♔ Sync your progress across Android, iOS, and Web with a free Chess King account

A free version is available to try the program. The free lessons are fully functional and let you evaluate the app before purchasing additional topics:

1. Retreat

2. Defending with another piece

3. Capturing an attacking piece

4. Interception

5. Defending against checkmate

6. Difficulty level