Chess school

Learn chess from the very first move.

No reading, no rules to memorise. Each lesson brings one new piece onto the board, and every screen asks you to do something with it. The moves are checked by the same rules as the game, and every exercise has been solved by a program, so the fewest moves it names really are the fewest.

For complete beginners About 10 minutes a lesson Free, no account

Lessons

Start with the board, then meet the pieces one at a time. Your medals stay in this browser: gold for the fewest moves with no mistake, then silver and bronze.

    After the school

    Know the pieces? Play a full game against the engine in the browser — it starts from the normal chess position, and the easiest level is gentle. When chess feels familiar, try Maharajah itself: there you buy your own army with 39 points, and you will already know what every piece is worth.

    Play a game What Maharajah adds