BOT.vinnik Chess: Combination Lessons

BOT.vinnik knows me so well! I do indeed need to get a basic chess rules manual, and I am indeed an awful student. However, apparently I remind them of that little kid Karpov so I must be guessing something right.

I don't know chess, I want to know chess, and this game throws me directly into the thing that appeals to me in chess, the strategic thinking - which is incredibly difficult for me - and thinking a few steps ahead. Now I have to say that sometimes I don't understand why some steps would be the best, since alternative steps would create the same result (I think) faster, but nevertheless I completely take responsibility for having no skills in the game and I probably don't see WHY those steps are best. Then again, if I were right, it doesn't mean that I don't learn anything from this, I learn a lot and I find it very relaxing and entertaining to break my brain over it and sometimes be reminded that I can take the opponent's pieces because I simply forgot.

The game has some pre-made puzzles that put you into a situation and you are challenged to solve it by executing a certain chess-player's strategy, whether it's forking or pinning or whatnot. There's a decent number of strategies and each strategy has a couple of puzzles, the honest and somewhat (de)motivating feedback of BOT.vinnik is very appropriate and it gives a nice touch to the game.

I definitely recommend it whether on sale or not and I'm excited to try the rest of the games in this series!

Nice little collection of chess puzzles.
As a decent chess player (real ELO 2000+) I managed to complete it lazily within 45 minutes.
Really sad it doesn't count towards 100% games on your profile since Steam considers it too small of a game (not too many players have bought and played it).

BOT.vinnik is a rude, sarcastic little swine. I can't wait for the version with Laika, who is a good dog and will be nice.
Good program, though.