Chess Academy
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Chess Academy

Learn every piece step by step, then play the computer.

How to play
  • Learn mode: pick a lesson (Pawn, Knight, Bishop, Rook, Queen, King, Check, Full board). Click any piece and every legal move lights up — a cyan dot is a quiet move, a red ring is a capture.
  • Each lesson has a small goal, such as promoting a pawn, capturing all targets, castling, or delivering checkmate. Finish it to unlock the next lesson.
  • Game mode: you play White against the computer. Choose Beginner, Club or Coach.
  • Use the 'Show my moves' button when you are stuck — the coach highlights a strong piece and where it should go.
  • Losing a game costs one life; a draw is safe.
Controls
  • Click / TapSelect a piece, then click a highlighted square to move
  • Learn / PlaySwitch between lessons and a full game
  • Beginner / Club / CoachSet computer strength (starts a new game)
Scoring & lives
  • Learn mode: +80 for every lesson goal completed.
  • Game mode: your score tracks your material advantage, with a bonus for higher difficulty.
  • Winning a game: +500, plus +250 for each difficulty step.
  • You have 3 lives. Each mistake costs one life — lose all three and the run ends.
3 lives this run
Tip:Piece values: pawn 1, knight and bishop 3, rook 5, queen 9 — trade only when you gain. Open with a centre pawn, develop knights and bishops, then castle your king to safety. Before every move, ask: is anything of mine attacked, and what did my opponent just threaten?