Learn chess in levels. 60 short lessons move from board basics to tournament mastery. Play each idea on the board, pass the quick check, unlock the next lesson, and earn Busted Bucks once for every saved completion.
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The complete path contains 9,420 earnable Busted Bucks, including level bonuses.
1 Lesson 1 Read the Board 4 min · rules Lesson 2 Count Before You Capture 5 min · rules Lesson 3 Check Is a Question 5 min · rules Lesson 4 The Opening’s Three Jobs 6 min · opening Lesson 5 Close the Box 7 min · endgame Lesson 6 The Three-Second Scan 6 min · tactics Lesson 1 One Piece, Two Targets 6 min · tactics Lesson 2 Pieces on a Line 6 min · tactics Lesson 3 Reveal the Second Attack 7 min · tactics Lesson 4 Cut the Safety Rope 7 min · tactics Lesson 5 No Flight Squares 8 min · tactics Lesson 6 Candidate, Reply, Compare 8 min · tactics Lesson 1 Pawns Draw the Map 7 min · strategy Lesson 2 Give the Rook a Road 7 min · strategy Lesson 3 A Square That Cannot Be Chased 7 min · strategy Lesson 4 Free the Bishop 7 min · strategy Lesson 5 Room to Maneuver 8 min · strategy Lesson 6 See Past the Recapture 8 min · strategy Lesson 1 Hold the Opposition 8 min · endgame Lesson 2 Race Without Guessing 8 min · endgame Lesson 3 Activity Before Pawns 9 min · endgame Lesson 4 Bridge or Barrier 10 min · endgame Lesson 5 Bishop or Knight? 9 min · endgame Lesson 6 One Check Changes Everything 10 min · endgame Lesson 1 An Opening Compass 9 min · opening Lesson 2 Search Without Drifting 9 min · strategy Lesson 3 The Clock Is a Piece 8 min · strategy Lesson 4 Stay Difficult to Beat 9 min · strategy Lesson 5 Make Winning Simple 9 min · strategy Lesson 6 The Game After the Game 10 min · strategy Lesson 1 Move the Guard 9 min · tactics Lesson 2 Clear the Runway 9 min · tactics Lesson 3 Cut the Connection 10 min · tactics Lesson 4 Not So Fast 10 min · tactics Lesson 5 Two Jobs, One Piece 10 min · tactics Lesson 6 One Step from a New Piece 10 min · tactics Lesson 1 Order Changes Everything 10 min · tactics Lesson 2 Make Every Candidate Earn It 10 min · tactics Lesson 3 See the Finish, Find the Start 10 min · tactics Lesson 4 The Threat You Cannot Hear 11 min · tactics Lesson 5 Calculate the Escape Route 11 min · strategy Lesson 6 Do Not Lose the Thread 12 min · tactics Lesson 1 Invite the Last Piece 11 min · strategy Lesson 2 The Seventh-Rank Office 11 min · strategy Lesson 3 The King Joins the Game 11 min · endgame Lesson 4 Build a Runner 11 min · endgame Lesson 5 Make the Board Feel Wider 12 min · strategy Lesson 6 Less Material, More Control 12 min · strategy Lesson 1 Check from Far Enough Away 12 min · endgame Lesson 2 Rooks Keep the Tactics Alive 12 min · endgame Lesson 3 Escort the Passer 12 min · endgame Lesson 4 Nothing Hides in an Empty Board 12 min · endgame Lesson 5 Build the Smallest Cage 13 min · endgame Lesson 6 Defend from Behind 13 min · endgame Lesson 1 Theory Ends, Chess Begins 12 min · opening Lesson 2 Make the Pin Pay Rent 12 min · tactics Lesson 3 Two Pieces, One Tempo 13 min · tactics Lesson 4 Spend the Rook Wisely 13 min · strategy Lesson 5 Close Every Branch 14 min · tactics Lesson 6 Win the Position More Than Once 15 min · strategy Puzzle journey Build tactical vision across twelve chapters and sixty progressively unlocked challenges. 0 of 60 are solved. Sign in to sync progress across devices.
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