Your chess bucket list.
Every skill you need to go from beginner to expert: 228 of them, in the order you should learn them. Tick them off as you go. Your ticks are saved on this device.
- Sharpening
- Lesson 7 of 8
- Checklist · 25+ videos
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Getting started
1 Rules of the game All phases · 1 video 0 / 7
2 Point value of pieces All phases · 1 video 0 / 1
3 Very basic opening principles Opening · 1 video 0 / 4
4 Types of pieces All phases 0 / 3
5 Blunder check All phases · 1 video 0 / 4
6 Basic tactics All phases · 1 video 0 / 6
7 One-move tactics All phases · 1 video 0 / 2
8 Basic endgame mates Endgame · 2 videos 0 / 2
Building a game
9 Basic endgame principles Endgame · 1 video 0 / 4
10 Basic positional ideas Middlegame · 1 video 0 / 7
11 Very basic opening repertoire Opening 0 / 3
12 Basic opening ideas Opening 0 / 2
Club player
13 Intermediate tactics All phases 0 / 8
14 Two- and three-move tactics All phases · 1 video 0 / 4
15 Unbalanced trades All phases 0 / 6
16 King and pawn endgames Endgame · 1 video 0 / 8
17 Pawn structures All phases · 1 video 0 / 9
18 Mating patterns All phases · 1 video 0 / 20
19 Defending your king against threats Middlegame · 1 video 0 / 9
20 Attacking principles Middlegame · 1 video 0 / 17
21 How to analyse your games All phases · 1 video 0 / 3
22 Making a good plan Middlegame · 1 video 0 / 6
23 Mating nets Middlegame · 1 video 0 / 3
24 Official tournament rules All phases 0 / 6
Strong player
25 Time management All phases 0 / 1
26 Intermediate positional ideas Middlegame · 1 video 0 / 6
27 Intermediate endgame mates Endgame · 2 videos 0 / 2
28 Intermediate rook endgames Endgame · 1 video 0 / 4
29 Opening pawn structures Middlegame 0 / 17
30 Full opening repertoire Opening 0 / 2
31 Keep your emotions under control All phases 0 / 4
32 Queen and pawn endgames Endgame · 1 video 0 / 5
33 Bishop endgames Endgame · 1 video 0 / 5
34 Knight endgames Endgame 0 / 4
35 Minor piece endgames Endgame 0 / 5
36 Sacrifice ideas All phases 0 / 5
Expert
37 Advanced tactics All phases 0 / 3
38 Advanced endgames Endgame · 2 videos 0 / 7
39 In-depth opening knowledge Opening 0 / 6
40 Grandmaster thought process All phases 0 / 5
41 Outside the board All phases 0 / 3
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