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10 levels
250+ free lessons
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The course
Ten levels, in order.
Each level builds on the one before it. Open a level to see its lessons, then work down the list — you should feel as if you were interacting with your coach for the whole class.
Where should I start?
Recommended: level 1
I’m brand new
Start at level 1 with the rules
I know how the pieces move
But I keep losing pieces
I play online
Rated somewhere under 1000
I’m ready to improve
1200+ and want structure
Ten levels, in order.
Eight books Robert recommends, from first tactics book to endgames.
Foundations · levels 1–3
New to chess, or still learning the rules
01
Level 1
The board, how each piece moves and captures, check and checkmate, the special moves, and the ways a game ends in a draw.
02
Level 2
Your first checkmates with rook and queen, the first tactics — forks, pins and skewers — and a process for choosing a move.
Development · levels 4–7
You play full games and want a plan
04
Level 4
Named openings for White — Ruy Lopez, Four Knights, Vienna — and the tactics that decide them: decoys, deflection, zwischenzug.
05
Level 5
Reading pawn structures, isolated, doubled and backward, plus the two hardest basic checkmates and the Queen's Gambit.
06
Level 6
A repertoire for both colors, the Lucena and Philidor rook endgames, and how to attack when players castle on opposite sides.
Mastery · levels 8–10
Club and tournament players
08
Level 8
Knight versus bishop, king-and-pawn technique, Capablanca's rule, prophylaxis, and full games with every move explained.
09
Level 9
Playing for small advantages: the isolani, the bishop pair, when to trade queens, rook endgame rules, and converting what you've won.
SHORTS
Quick chess lessons.
Bite-sized tactical tips, motifs, and essential habits. Watch in under 60 seconds to sharpen your chess instincts between games — any level, anytime.
How I Beat the Caro-Kann Without Knowing Theory
SHORTS
No Pawn Majority? Still Create a Passed Pawn (Endgame Idea)
SHORTS
Basic Chess Skill
SHORTS
Chess Strategy Tip 2
SHORTS
Chess Tips Series Starting Now
SHORTS
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