Training system by M Dvoretsky

Training system designed by the world's foremost chess trainer – Mark Dvoretsky

Mark Dvoretsky is recognized as the world's premier chess coach. His students have repeatedly won World and European youth championships, later earning Grandmaster titles. Notable pupils like Artur Yusupov, Nana Aleksandria, Sergey Dolmatov, and Aleksey Dreev even competed in World Championship Candidates matches. Much of the success behind Soviet Grandmasters can be traced to Dvoretsky’s effective training methodology and his unique collection of exercise cards. These exercises include deeply instructive positional lessons as well as drills aimed at cultivating key practical skills—such as optimal search techniques and accurate decision-making. For instance, the exercises help sharpen positional intuition, boost imagination, refine calculation skills, master trap-setting, and learn how to trade pieces advantageously at critical moments. Until recently, this cardfile system was exclusive to a select group of his students. After extensive work in digitizing, organizing, and validating the content, it’s now accessible to every ambitious chess player. It's especially valuable for advanced players—from experts to grandmasters. The digital platform allows you to apply modern training approaches that were previously inaccessible or only available through direct coaching. This system brings world-class material to players and coaches alike, designed to support growth for years and significantly raise playing strength. The course contains 200 hand-picked exercises for expert, master, and advanced players (ELO 2000–2400), covering these key topics: Strategy and Planning, Calculation of Variations, Endgame Technique, and Defending Difficult Positions.

This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), an innovative chess education platform. The series offers lessons in tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, tailored to all skill levels—from novices to professionals.

Using this course will strengthen your chess understanding, introduce new tactical ideas and combinations, and help apply what you’ve learned in practical play.

The program works like a personal coach: it assigns exercises and supports you when you need help. It provides hints, clear explanations, and even demonstrates strong refutations for common errors.

Program features:

♔ High-quality examples, all verified for accuracy

♔ Requires input of key moves, just as a coach would

♔ Multiple difficulty levels

♔ Various objectives to accomplish in each exercise

♔ Hints provided when mistakes occur

♔ Refutations shown for typical incorrect moves

♔ Option to play out any position against the computer

♔ Organized table of contents

♔ Tracks rating (ELO) progress over time

♔ Customizable test mode

♔ Bookmark favorite exercises

♔ Optimized for tablet displays

♔ Works completely offline

♔ Sync progress across devices—log in with a free Chess King account to train on Android, iOS, and Web simultaneously

A free version is available so you can try the program firsthand. All free lessons are fully functional, giving you a real feel for the course before you unlock additional topics:

1. Training system by Mark Dvoretsky

1.1. Strategy and plan

1.2. Calculating variations

1.3. Endgame technique

1.4. Defense in bad positions

What's New in the Latest Version 3.3.2

Last updated on Aug 3, 2024 * Added training mode based on Spaced Repetition - it combines erroneous exercises with new ones and presents the more suitable set of puzzles to solve.
* Added ability to launch tests on bookmarks.
* Added daily goal for puzzles - chose how many exercise you need to keep your skills in shape.
* Added daily streak - how many days in a row the daily goal is completed.
* Various fixes and improvements

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