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Start: The chessboard →
The pieces
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King
♛︎
Queen
♜︎
Rook
♝︎
Bishop
♞︎
Knight
♟︎
Pawn
Beginner
The chessboard
Ranks, files, squares and how the pieces start.
How the pieces move
Learn the moves and captures of every piece.
Check and checkmate
How a game of chess is won.
Basic tactics
Spot free pieces and protect your own.
Opening principles
Control the centre, develop your pieces, castle.
Intermediate
Pins
Freeze a piece because something more valuable is behind it.
Forks
Attack two pieces at the same time.
Skewers
Attack a valuable piece so that it must move and expose another.
Discovered attacks
Move one piece to unleash another.
Positional understanding
Think about piece activity, structure and king safety.
Developing in the opening
Put your bishops on active diagonals.
Advanced
Calculation
See forcing moves and count variations accurately.
Strategic planning
Make a plan based on the features of the position.
Endgames
Basic checkmates and king activity.
Positional sacrifices
Give up material for lasting compensation.
Advanced tactics
Smothered mate, deflection and removing the defender.
Lessons — Checkm8