A complete mastery path
Build from your first legal move through tactics, endgames, strategy and calculation.
Chess From Pawn to Master
Chess From Pawn to Master
Learn chess from your very first move, free in your browser. Follow a structured mastery path, sharpen tactics and endgames, practise strategy, and play a friendly AI that grows with you across 12 levels.
Coming soon to iPhone & iPad on the App Store.
Tactical puzzles
Bite-size puzzles that train the patterns strong players see.
Friendly AI, 12 levels
Start gentle and turn up the challenge as you improve.
Coaching built in
Hints, “why?” explanations and best-move nudges when you want them.
Learn chess the friendly way
Never played before? No problem. Chess From Pawn to Master starts at the very beginning — how each piece moves, how to castle, how checkmate works — and builds you up step by step. Already know the rules? Jump straight into puzzles and games against the AI to sharpen your play.
Free in your browser
Everything runs instantly online with no account and no download. Enjoy it? The full app is coming to iPhone and iPad so you can learn and play offline, anywhere.
See the board
Learn chess by doing
Free chess lessons
Build skills from legal moves to calculation
Study one clear idea at a time, see a worked position, avoid common mistakes and continue in the interactive Training Hall.
Chess PuzzlesTry the daily position, choose a difficulty and launch the existing puzzle engine →How Chess Pieces MoveLearn the legal movement pattern of every chess piece.Chess Board CoordinatesRead files, ranks and square names confidently.Legal Moves and King SafetyUnderstand why a move may be geometrically possible but illegal.Check, Checkmate and StalemateTell check, mate and draw apart accurately.How Castling WorksLearn every condition for legal king-side and queen-side castling.En Passant ExplainedUnderstand chess's time-sensitive pawn capture.Pawn Promotion ChoicesChoose a queen, rook, bishop or knight on the final rank.Basic Checkmate PatternsRecognise supported mates and restrict the enemy king.Chess ForksAttack two or more targets with one move.Pins in ChessUse absolute and relative pins correctly.Skewers in ChessAttack a valuable piece and win the piece behind it.Discovered AttacksUncover one attack while the moving piece creates another threat.Double CheckRecognise the most forcing form of discovered check.Back-Rank MateUse restricted flight squares to deliver or prevent mate.How to Solve Mate in TwoCalculate a forcing first move against every defence.King and Pawn EndgamesUse key squares, opposition and tempo to promote pawns.Rook Endgame BasicsActivate the rook and place it behind passed pawns.Opening Development PrinciplesDevelop efficiently without memorising empty move lists.Control the CentreUse pawns and pieces to influence central squares.Candidate Moves and CalculationBuild a disciplined calculation routine.The Chess Blunder CheckCatch one-move mistakes before committing.How to Review a Chess GameTurn games into specific training priorities.
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Questions
Is it good for beginners?
Yes — it starts with the board and piece movement, then builds step by step into tactics, endgames, strategy and practical play.
Is it free?
Yes, it's completely free to play in your browser — no account, no download.
Can I play against the computer?
Yes, a friendly AI opponent with 12 difficulty levels grows with you as you improve.
Can I play on my phone?
It works on any screen, and the full app is coming to iPhone and iPad on the App Store.
Ready to play?