If you are a beginner or a club player, it is necessary for you to study simple tactical methods and learn how to employ them! This course includes more than 5000 exercises for beginners on the following tactical methods: Fork pin double check discovered check annihilation of the opponents king defense exploiting a back (1st) rank weakness. After going through this course you will never miss an elementary combination in a practical game of your own and will be able to improve the quality of your play considerably. Rating: 1000-1600 ELO Difficulty: beginner and club player Topics: Tactics, Middlegame You get plenty of feedback and opportunity to track your progress. Study the training material and test your knowledge Review your rating history Keep track of the progress of multiple users Compete against your friends and family members Practice by playing against a chess program System requirements: IBM-compatible PC, 64 Mb RAM, Hard Disk 50 Mb of free disk space, Windows 8/7/XP/Vista. No additional software required.