CT-ART. Chess Mate Theory

Master mating combinations with this fundamental course from renowned coach Victor Khenkin!

CT-ART Mating Combos stands out for two key reasons: its high-quality theory and the innovative iBook learning technology, which uses hyperlinks and pop-up windows for an optimal study experience. Created by the celebrated coach Victor Khenkin, this comprehensive course features 1200 instructive examples across 14 themes, each demonstrating how specific pieces work together for checkmate, plus 700 practical exercises for you to solve.

This program is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), a groundbreaking chess curriculum. The series covers tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, with courses tailored for everyone from beginners to masters and professionals.

Use this course to expand your chess understanding, learn new tactical motifs, and apply your knowledge in practice.

The program acts as a personal trainer: it assigns puzzles, offers hints if you're stuck, provides explanations, and even demonstrates decisive refutations for common mistakes.

An interactive theory section explains key concepts using annotated game examples. You can not only read the lessons but also make moves on the board to explore variations hands-on.

Program highlights:

♔ High-quality examples, all verified for accuracy

♔ Requires you to enter all key moves as intended

♔ Tasks with varying difficulty levels

♔ Multiple strategic objectives within puzzles

♔ Helpful hints provided after errors

♔ Refutations shown for typical wrong moves

♔ Option to play any position against the computer

♔ Interactive theoretical lessons

♔ Clear, structured table of contents

♔ Tracks rating (ELO) progress throughout

♔ Customizable test mode

♔ Bookmark your favorite exercises

♔ Tablet-optimized for larger screens

♔ Fully functional offline

♔ Sync progress across devices — link the app to a free Chess King account and train on Android, iOS, and Web simultaneously

The course includes a free trial with full access to several lessons. Test the app's features before unlocking all topics:

1. The rook

2. The bishop

3. The queen

4. The knight

5. The pawn

6. Two rooks

7. Rook and bishop

8. Rook and knight

9. Two bishops

10. Two knights

11. Bishop and knight

12. Queen and bishop

13. Queen and knight

14. Three pieces

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