Free chess lessons for beginners

Learn one idea, try the board example, then check your understanding. No account is needed.

1. The chessboard
2. The pawn
3. The rook
4. The bishop
5. The knight
6. The queen
7. The king
8. Check and checkmate
9. Special moves
10. Opening principles
11. The fork
12. The pin
13. Opposition and endgames