Chess Strategy 3.0 CD

Chess Strategy 3.0

This chess software course is aimed at teaching the student much of the game's strategical methods and intricacies, using a theoretical section which includes over 450 games and lectures. Together they illustrate typical plans and methods in the following important strategic themes:

* Advantage in development
* Advantage in space
* Attack on the King
* Attack on the Queenside
* Weak squares
* Pawn structure
* Open files and diagonals
* Central squares
* Position of pieces
* Exchange
* Positional sacrifice
* Prophylaxis
* Isolated Queen's pawn
* Hanging pawns
* Pawn pair c3+d4 on semi-open files
* The rule of two weaknesses
* Planning
* Defense
* Counterattack

A special training section includes more than 1,100 exercises for a user to solve, giving refutations of the wrong moves as well as numerous hints to help you find the correct answer. Chess Strategy 3.0 also includes a bonus Typical Pawn Structures course. This chess course presents 200 instructive positions with 4 themes such as Karlsbad, Hedgehog, etc.

Languages: English, French, German, Italian.

System requirements: IBM-compatible PC, 256 Mb RAM, hard disk 100Mb, Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7, CD-ROM drive. No additional software required.