Chess Teaching Archives

Mate in one

A new mate in one problem is presented each time you visit this page (or after a refresh).
After giving the right solution or after three wrong answers the solution is revealed.
You can make a move by clicking on a piece and dropping it at the target square.

Overview Intermediate Chess Lessons 1

Earlier we have presented an overview of the beginner’s lessons and this seems a good point to present an overview of the first series of the intermediate level lessons.
This post gives an overview of the first series of lessons at this intermedate level.
Chess lessons: Intermediate 1

Activity of pieces (Mobility)
Double attack (Forks)
The Queen fork (Targets)
Eliminate the [...]

The Knight Fork

The power of the Knight increases.
As we have seen in the general lesson about forks any piece can create a fork. The Knight fork however is the most common reason for losing material. The unusual way the Knight moves means that knight forks are often overlooked.
The figure on the left is another way to show [...]