A chess coach for every player who cannot pay for one.

Seven complete courses written like a coach teaches: one idea at a time, live boards for every example, and exercises you solve by playing the move. Free, in your browser, on any phone.

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Exercises: 2,205
Lessons: 157
Cost: ₹0

Daily puzzle · 31 Oct · Hard

Black to move and draw (3 moves).

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Where should I start?

Pick the description that fits you, then take the courses in this order.

I am new to chess

You are just starting, or teaching a child. Learn every rule on a live board.

Chess from Zero175 exercises
Your First Openings123 exercises
Tactics Essentials191 exercises
Calculation in Chess310 exercises

I know the rules

You can play a full game and want to stop losing pieces.

Tactics Essentials191 exercises
Endgame Essentials171 exercises
Calculation in Chess310 exercises

I play at my club

You know the basic tactics and want to win more games.

Calculation in Chess310 exercises
Attacking the King411 exercises
The London System149 exercises
A Black Repertoire: Scandinavian and QGD153 exercises

I play rated events

You want plans, an opening repertoire and better endgames.

Middlegame Strategy Essentials151 exercises
Chess Strategy: Imbalances and Plans131 exercises
Practical Chess Psychology107 exercises
Endgame Essentials171 exercises

The library

Every course is complete and free. Lessons are open to everyone; sign in to solve the exercises and save your progress.

All courses and tracks

Chess Basics Chess from Zero 16 lessons, 175 exercises Psychology Practical Chess Psychology 12 lessons, 107 exercises Strategy Chess Strategy: Imbalances and Plans 12 lessons, 131 exercises Openings Your First Openings 12 lessons, 123 exercises Calculation Calculation in Chess 12 lessons, 310 exercises Tactics Attacking the King 19 lessons, 411 exercises Openings The London System 12 lessons, 149 exercises Endgame Endgame Essentials 13 lessons, 171 exercises Middlegame Middlegame Strategy Essentials 13 lessons, 151 exercises Tactics Tactics Essentials 12 lessons, 191 exercises Openings A Black Repertoire: Scandinavian and QGD 12 lessons, 153 exercises Endgame Practical Rook Endgames 12 lessons, 133 exercises

Play and solve, with your own rating

Play the computer at nine levels, from a beginner who hangs pieces to grandmaster strength, or solve rated puzzles from real games, or race the clock in Puzzle Rush. Sign in and your ratings and best scores are saved.

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How a lesson works

Read the ideaEach lesson explains one idea in plain language, the way a coach would at the board.
Play through examplesEvery diagram is a live board. Click any move to see the position, or try your own moves.
Solve exercisesPlay your answer on the board. Wrong moves are marked at once, and you can retry as often as you like.
Keep your progressYour free account remembers what you have solved, on your phone and your computer.

Talent should not depend on money

Private coaching from a strong titled player can cost lakhs of rupees a year. Many talented players, especially in small towns and villages, cannot pay that.

Kapilash Foundation, which organises FIDE-rated tournaments in Lakhimpur Kheri, built this academy so that any player with a phone can follow a complete, structured training programme at no cost. Every position in every course has been checked with a chess engine.

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