Learn Chess

Stalemate vs checkmate explained: checkmate wins the game, stalemate is a draw, and the one difference beginners must learn to stop throwing wins away.

Pawn promotion rules explained: how a pawn becomes a queen, when to underpromote to a knight, and the rules beginners get wrong about promotion.

Learn how to set up a chess board correctly, place every piece, and remember the two rules beginners always get wrong before the first move.

How each chess piece moves, explained simply: pawns, knights, bishops, rooks, queen, and king, plus captures and the moves beginners forget.

En passant explained clearly: what the rule is, the three exact conditions to use it, why it exists, and the timing mistake beginners always make.

Learn chess notation for beginners: how the board is labeled, piece letters, how to write captures, castling, check, and checkmate step by step.

All the chess draw rules explained: the 50-move rule, threefold repetition, stalemate, insufficient material, and how to claim a draw correctly.

Castling rules explained simply: how to castle kingside and queenside, the exact conditions that must be met, and the mistakes beginners make.

Stalemate vs checkmate explained: checkmate wins the game, stalemate is a draw. Learn the difference and how to avoid throwing away a won position.

How every chess piece moves and captures — pawn, knight, bishop, rook, queen and king — explained simply with the rules beginners always ask about.