16 modules · 138 lessons · beginner to master
Every lesson explains one idea, replays it on the board with a note at each key move, then hands you positions to solve by moving the pieces yourself.
How a lesson works
All 138 lessons follow the same three steps, so you always know what comes next.
Read
A fork is one piece attacking two or more targets at once. The opponent can only save one of them.
What the idea is, when it works and how to spot it in your own games. Short enough to read in two minutes.
Watch
Step through real games and positions with a note at every move that matters. 98 of them across the course.
Solve
White to playOne knight jump wins the rook. In the course you make the move yourself.
889 exercises, easiest first. A right move gets a reply; a wrong one lets you try again. Your progress is saved.
The path
Each module builds on the one before it. The rating ranges show roughly who each level is for.
Classic games · 1851–2013
Annotated and ready to replay, from Anderssen’s Immortal Game to Anand’s Wijk aan Zee brilliancy. The lessons send you to the exact move where each idea appears.
Pricing
One price for the whole course and every level, for a full year of structured study. New lessons are included as they are added.
Billed once a year in US dollars, plus applicable tax. Turn off renewal any time.
Questions
Anyone from a complete beginner to a strong club player of about 2300. Beginners start at module 1. If you already play, open the module that matches your rating and use its practice lesson as a quick test.
No course can promise that. Players reach master level through years of study, many serious games and careful analysis of them. This course gives that work a clear order, and module 16 explains how to train at each level.
No. The course runs in your browser on a computer, tablet or phone. Your progress and board settings are saved as you go.
Most are real positions from the Lichess puzzle database, chosen by theme and difficulty, with no repeats across the course. Every worked example written for the lessons was checked move by move with the Stockfish engine.
Yes. The replay board opens any PGN file, including files that hold many games, and you can paste a list of moves straight in.
Full access costs $49 a year, in US dollars, billed once a year. You can turn off renewal at any time and keep access until the end of the year you paid for.
