The game of chess can be intimidating if you don’t know how to play. Start with the basics: learn the names of the pieces, how they move, and how they capture.

Now that you know what each chess piece is called, this lesson provides a brief overview of how each one can move and capture in various scenarios.

When it comes to chess, strategy is all about how you use time, space, and force to defeat your opponent. Learn how to mate your opponent’s king with any piece.

A solid chess opening can give one player an advantage for the rest of the game. Learn several principles for effective opening strategies in this tutorial.

Chess may be a strategy game, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t learn some essential tactics. This lesson covers the double attack, or fork.

A force majority is a justification for attacking and winning material in a chess game. In this lesson, learn to use force majority to your advantage!

To effectively develop a chess game you need to control the center. In this chess lesson, learn the essentials of playing an effective center game.

Now that you are familiar with the double attack, try this chess lesson and learn two important tactical elements: removing the guard and threat evaluation.

Placing your opponent on the defensive is a key aim in chess. Knowing how to create such situations requires comfort with tactics including the pin and skewer.

The discovered attack chess tactic trains your brain to look for not so obvious moves, which is the key to taking your chess game to the next level!