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Chess Basics

Piece movement, castling, en passant and fundamentals.

Memorize the main lines of the most popular openings.

Essential techniques: opposition, ladder mate, king and rook.

Opening traps — learn to execute and to defend against them.

Pins, forks, x-rays, skewers and other tactical patterns.

Save the king — find the move that neutralizes the opponent's threat.

Flash cards, time attack, audio training and more.

Identify captures and checks in timed 60-second sessions.

Automatic move-by-move analysis of your Chess.com games with Stockfish.

Play a full game against Stockfish at any rating you choose.

Play without seeing the board. Enter your moves by text or voice and hear the opponent's reply.