Here are some of the characteristics of Chessimo that represent unique benefits for your Chess Training.
101 Chess Strategy Tips
You can learn important chess concepts through 101 Chess Strategy Tips, that will leap-frog your future chess games.
More than 4000 tactic exercises
You will improve your combinatory vision considerably and memorize several characteristic positions that will help you to identify critical moments of a game.
More than 700 commented strategy exercises
They will increase your ability to understand the underlying concepts of certain positions.
Unlimited number of users
Several users can share the same version, each one with exclusive training.
191 commented endgames
By studying basic endgames that were selected and commented by a Grandmaster, you will build up important fundaments for this part of the game.
1440 endgame exercises
You will be able to practice, solidify and increase the knowledge you acquired after studying the commented endgames.
The software saves your training evolution automatically
You may interrupt exercises during a lesson and the system will always "remind you" where you stopped.
An auxiliary chessboard
This chessboard relies on the support of the “Crafty” engine and helps you to resolve your doubts and analyze moves that were not performed by the program.
Integrated Review System
If you stop training for some time, Chessimo enables you to review what you've learnt so far.
Tips by e-mail
You may receive chess tips that are selected by the IGM Gilberto Milos and send to you per e-mail every fortnight.
Control of the Learning History
You can visualize the status of already trained units and details about each lesson in the past.
Customized Settings
You can customize the software according to your preferences, adapting pieces, chessboard, colors, sounds and other features.
Play against the program, save your games and analyze positions
You may play against the program with the “Crafty” engine and save your games in a database.
Operational System: Windows 2000 (Service pack 2 ou +), Windows XP or Windows Vista Minimum: 336Mhz Recommended: 1.6Ghz or high Minimum: 128MB Recommended: 256MB or over Minimum: 2MB graphics card or over Recommended: 8MB or over Minimum: 800x600 (resolution) Recommended: 1024x768 Minimum: 12MB HD space avaliable Recommended: 30MB or over