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Learn Chess
Hands-on lessons — every idea is played on the board, not just read.
From Rules to Checkmate
How the pieces move, how to open, how to finish — then your first full games.The Rules
How every piece moves — played, not read.Rook Fundamentals
Open files, the seventh rank, life behind pawnsKnight Fundamentals
Outposts, closed boards, off the rimBishop Fundamentals
Diagonals, good vs bad, the pairQueen Fundamentals
Range, patience, safetyKing Fundamentals
Shelter early, march lateOpening Principles
Center, development, king safety — the rules of a good start.Finishing the Game
Turn an advantage into checkmate.First Games
Play full games against the engine, checklist in hand.Your First Repertoire
One answer for everything — a tiny, sturdy opening set.Tactics & Attacks
Win material with tactics, then hunt the king with mating patterns.Tactics
The patterns that win material.Tactics II
Discoveries, double checks, deflections, in-between moves.Tactics III
Overloads, quiet moves, and sacrifices that open lines.Mating Patterns
The classic mating nets: R+N, Q+N, the bishop pair, and sacrifices.Mating Patterns II
Boden's, the Opera mate, dovetails and hooks.Combinations
Mixed drills: spot the motif, find the move.Strategy & Endgames
Positional understanding and the technique to convert it.Strategy
Pieces, pawns and files — playing for the long game.Pawn Endgames
The king becomes a strong piece: squares, opposition, breakthroughs.Rook Endgames
Rooks behind pawns, bridges, and the third rank.Endgame Technique
Bishops, fortresses, and stalemate craft.16 · Endgame Sparring
The textbook classics, now played against the engine.103 lessons, all authored for this site.