Total Chess Endgames 1600-2400 1.2

The Total Chess Ending course, composed by GM Alexander Panchenko, is designed to provide students with in-depth knowledge of endgame intricacies. The course consists of a theoretical section, which includes over 600 games/lectures illustrating theoretical and practical endgame methods, and a training section with more than 2400 endgame exercises, classified according to 500 endgame themes. The material is written by IM ICCF Alexander Alpert.

Part of the Chess King Learn series, this course stands out as an exceptional chess teaching method. The series covers various aspects of the game such as tactics, strategy, openings, middle game, and now the endgame. It offers courses for players of all levels - from beginners to experienced and even professional players.

This course will help you enhance your chess knowledge and learn new tactical tricks and combinations. It provides a platform to practice and apply acquired knowledge.

The program acts as a coach, assigning tasks and providing assistance when needed. It offers hints, explanations, and even illustrates the consequences of mistakes made during the solving process.

In addition, the course includes a theoretical section that explains game methods in specific stages based on actual examples. This interactive feature allows you to not only read the lessons but also make moves on the board and work through unclear positions.

Advantages of the program include high-quality examples verified for accuracy, the requirement to enter key moves as instructed by the teacher, varying levels of task complexity, different objectives to achieve in each exercise, hints for errors made, refutations for typical mistaken moves, the ability to play out any position against the computer, interactive theoretical lessons, structured table of contents for easy navigation, monitoring of player rating changes (ELO) during the learning process, test mode with flexible settings, bookmarking favorite exercises, tablet screen adaptation for better display, and offline accessibility.

The course offers a free part that allows users to test the program. The free version contains fully functional lessons and offers the opportunity to experience the application in real-world conditions before accessing additional topics.

The course covers a comprehensive range of endgame topics, including pawn endings, rook endings, bishop endings, knight endings, rook against bishop endings, rook against knight endings, queen against pawns, queen endings, queen against rook endings, queen against knight endings, queen against bishop endings, bishops of opposite color, opposite colored bishops with rooks or queens on the board, bishops of the same color, bishop against knight, bishop pair in the endgame, extra exchange, rook against pawns, and multi-piece endings.