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Chess Pieces
Learn how each chess piece moves and captures
Guided Piece
The Rook
It moves in straight lines
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The Bishop
It moves diagonally
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The Queen
Rook and bishop movement combined
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The King
One square at a time
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The Knight
It moves in an L shape
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The Pawn
It moves forward and captures diagonally
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Fundamentals
Capturing, defending, trading, check, and mate in one
Capturing
Take the black pieces without losing yours, following the original Lichess capture lessons.
Defending
Keep your pieces safe with the same defensive ideas used in the Lichess lesson.
Battle
Capture and defend your pieces at the same time, following the original Lichess combat set.
Check in One
Attack the opponent king in one move, using the same positions as the Lichess lesson.
Out of Check
Defend your king by escaping, blocking, or capturing exactly as in the Lichess lesson.
Checkmate in One
Defeat the opponent king in one move, using the original Lichess mate-in-one set.
Board Setup
Set up the board like the real game start, piece by piece, using the original Lichess positions.
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Intermediate
Board setup, castling, en passant, and stalemate
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Advanced
Piece value and checkmate in two moves
Sections
5
Practice
Drills for tactics, checkmates, and endgames.
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Checkmates
Piece Checkmates I
Basic checkmates
Checkmate Patterns I
Recognize the patterns
Checkmate Patterns II
Recognize the patterns
Checkmate Patterns III
Recognize the patterns
Checkmate Patterns IV
Recognize the patterns
Piece Checkmates II
Challenging checkmates
Knight and Bishop mate
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Fundamental Tactics
The Pin
Pin it to win it
The Skewer
Yum - skewers!
The Fork
Use the fork, Luke
Discovered Attacks
Including discovered checks
Double Check
A very powerful tactic
Overloaded Pieces
They have too much work
Zwischenzug
In-between moves
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Intermediate Tactics
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Pawn Endgames
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Rook Endgames
Basic Rook Endings
Lucena, Philidor
Practical Rook Endings
Rook endings with several pawns (unavailable)