The interactive chess academy
Solve a real position before you even scroll. Then let 1,250 engine-verified lessons carry you from your first move to a won endgame.
No account needed. Every chess claim checked with Stockfish 17.
A real, rated position. Drag the piece that ends it. This is what every lesson trains.
That's one real position from a real game — every puzzle here is rated and tuned to exactly your level.
Keep solvingStart here
Four doors into the academy. Pick the one that sounds like you — you can wander the rest later.
Ten libraries, all cross-linked
Every corner of the game, each one engine-verified. Start anywhere — it all connects.
The living board
40 hand-cut piece sets across 11 boards — 440 ways to play. Swap yours anytime, mid-game.
The method
Not memorising — building instinct. Three steps, over and over, until the right move is obvious.
See the motif explained plainly, with the idea behind every move.
Play the position yourself, right here, until the pattern is automatic.
Take it into a full game and win the point you trained for.
Radical transparency
No hand-waving, no filler. Here's exactly how we hold the bar on every page.
Every tactic, evaluation, and "best move" is run through Stockfish 17 before it goes live.
Positions and facts are cited and stamped with a "last verified" date you can see.
A named editor stands behind every page — no anonymous, auto-generated filler.
Take it to a live board
Samurai Warlords Chess — live 3D chess with character skins & rewards, on every device.
Good to know
One hand-picked, engine-verified position in your inbox each morning. No spam — just the puzzle.
