Knowledge

Learn

Basics, tactics, openings and endgames – step by step.

Chess basics New to chess? Learn every rule step by step – with little games on the board. 0 of 15 lessons done Tactics Fork, pin, skewer & co.: understand the trick, then train it with puzzles. 0 of 5 lessons done Openings Build your own repertoire and train it with spaced repetition. 0 moves in your repertoire

Endgames

Learn the most important techniques – with perfect play from the tablebase.

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Mate with the queen Easy · King + queen vs king Ladder mate Easy · Two rooks vs king Mate with the rook Medium · King + rook vs king The opposition Medium · King + pawn vs king The rule of the square Easy · Catch the passed pawn Queen vs pawn Medium · Stop the pawn on the 7th rank Rook vs pawn Medium · The rook stops the pawn Mate with two bishops Hard · King + two bishops vs king Lucena position Hard · Winning a rook endgame: building a bridge Philidor defence Hard · Holding a rook endgame