ChessschoolLesson 1
The board and square names
Orient a board with a light square on the right.
Chess lessons for clubs and schools
Teach one idea at a time, with a board demonstration, pair practice and a short independent task. No pupil account is required.
Choose your next lesson
Follow this order with a new group, or choose a topic that matches what your pupils already know. Each plan takes about 40 minutes and can be shortened or split.
Lesson 2
Moving, jumping and capturing
Show a rook’s straight moves and a bishop’s diagonal moves.
Lesson 3
Check, checkmate and stalemate
Identify whether a king is in check.
Lesson 4
Castling and king safety
Perform kingside and queenside castling.
Lesson 5
A useful opening plan
Identify central squares.
Lesson 6
The knight fork: two targets at once
Find a knight square attacking two targets.
Lesson 7
Pins, threats and safe captures
Recognise an absolute pin against the king.
Lesson 8
Kings, passed pawns and opposition
Bring the king into an endgame plan.
Use Chessschool with a group
- Check the plan’s prerequisites and prepare one board per pair.
- Demonstrate one rule. Let every pupil think before sharing an answer.
- Swap the explaining and checking roles during pair practice.
- Print the pupil worksheet separately from the answer sheet.
- End with the individual exit question and use the result to choose the next lesson.
Progress is personal to the browser or account being used. There is no teacher dashboard for tracking a whole class. On a shared device, avoid mixing pupils’ accounts and sign out afterwards.