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Brainlag

Chess

Rules, checkmates and first tactics.

8 of the 22 lessons are free.

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22 lessons, 8 free

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    How this works

    Picked from your answers on this device and your account: topics you are still learning, and secure ones you have not practised for a while. The bars show how sure you are on each one. It is not a grade.

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    Mixed practice

    10 questions across the course.

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    The course, unit by unit

    Part 1: Beginner

    3 units, 18 lessons

    1. Unit 1: The board and the pieces

      1 hrFree

    2. Unit 2: Check, mate and draws

      51 minLocked

    3. Unit 3: The basic mates

      37 minLocked

    Part 2: Improver

    1 unit, 4 lessons

    1. Unit 4: Tactics 1: forks, pins and skewers

      36 minLocked

    Topic tests

    Every unit ends with a topic test of new positions, marked when you hand it in.

    Questions

    What level is it?

    For beginners: from never having played to every rule, the basic mates and the first tactics (forks, pins and skewers). The stages describe what you have covered, not a rating. It is Brainlag's own course.

    What is free?

    All of Unit 1, the board and the pieces, with its practice.

    Do I need an account?

    No. Progress saves in this browser; sign in to keep it on every device.

    How long does it take?

    About 3 hr 5 min of lessons in 4 units. Lessons take 6 to 10 minutes each.

    Brainlag's own chess course. Every position is original; the course gives no rating.