Winning starts with what you know
The new version 18 offers completely new possibilities for chess training and analysis: playing style analysis, search for strategic themes, access to 6 billion Lichess games, player preparation by matching Lichess games, download Chess.com games with built-in API, built-in cloud engine and much more.
Being able to pounce when the position has been set up can be the difference between
winning and drawing, or even losing
Located at the fairly easy-to-remember address: training.chessbase.com (no WWW), upon opening it you will see...
... this page with one of the thousands of tactical positions. If for some reason it shows a
partial board, just reload. It happens on occasion when opening the first time.
The toolbar is fairly self-explanatory, though buttons such as Criticize Position require you
to be logged in
The first thing you should do is Log In
To do so, click on it, and use your Playchess account if you have one.
If not, create a free new account, and enter. The reason is that while
you can solve as many as 120 positions as an anonymous guest, when
you are logged in you can access the 34 thousand, and it will keep track
of your results.
Once logged in, it will show you your rating, the number of positions solved,
and even the overall Ranking lists
When clicking on the Ratings lists, you will see the top players in either number solved,
highest earned rating and the activity list (i.e. who is working the hardest)
If you are stuck in a position, don't hesitate to consult the Hint button
Feel free to send feedback on a position
By all means bookmark the page since it not only costs nothing, but practicing tactics regularly can only do wonders for your game. Happy solving!
