This comprehensive chess course features 1069 games played by World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik, spanning his career from 1924 to 1970. A unique "Play as Botvinnik" section challenges you with 350 quiz positions, allowing you to analyze and recreate his masterful moves.

Part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), this course utilizes an innovative teaching methodology. The series offers comprehensive training in tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, catering to all skill levels, from beginners to grandmasters.

This course enhances your chess understanding, introduces new tactical techniques, and reinforces learned concepts through practical application. The program functions as a personalized coach, providing exercises, hints, detailed explanations, and refutations of common errors.

Interactive theoretical lessons complement the practical exercises. You can actively participate by making moves on the board and analyzing unclear positions.

Key Features:

• High-quality, verified examples.
• All key moves are required for completion.
• Varied difficulty levels.
• Diverse problem-solving objectives.
• Hints and error refutations are provided.
• Play any position against the computer.
• Interactive theoretical lessons.
• Organized table of contents.
• ELO rating tracking.
• Flexible test settings.
• Bookmarking capabilities.
• Tablet-optimized interface.
• Offline functionality.
• Multi-device access via Chess King account.

A free trial version allows you to experience the full functionality of selected lessons before purchasing the complete course. The course is structured as follows:

1. Mikhail Botvinnik's Games (Year by Year, 1924-1970): Detailed breakdown of Botvinnik's games year by year.

2. Openings

3. Combinations:

   • Pawn combinations
   • Exploiting weaknesses
   • Mating combinations

4. Tactical Blows:

   • Intermediate moves
   • Small combinations
   • Forced variations
   • Refuting traps

5. King Attacks:

   • Uncastled king
   • Same-side castling
   • Opposite-side castling

6. Positional Play:

   • Creating and exploiting weaknesses
   • Piece placement
   • Blockade
   • Beneficial exchanges
   • Prevention
   • Positional sacrifices
   • Attacks in the center and on the queenside
   • Pawn structure manipulation

7. Defense:

   • Counterattack
   • Exchange

8. Converting Material Advantage

9. Maneuvering

10. Traps

11. Simple Positions

12. Endings