Chess Lessons - Learn with Online Courses

Play Like Gukesh Dommaraju

Test yourself against the best games of the world chess champion!

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Jeremy Kane

5 Lessons

Mastery

Play Like A Chess Streamer

Find the moves in great games by some of today's top chess streamers.

Play Like Levy Rozman

Levy Rozman, AKA Gothamchess, is the most popular online chess teacher in the world! He's currently retired from classical chess, but a monster at blitz. Find the moves from some of his best attacking games!

Play Like A World Champion: The Carlsen Years

In 2013 Magnus Carlsen defeated Vishy Anand to become World Champion. Since then he has defended his title against Anand again, Sergey Karjakin, Fabiano Caruana, and Ian Nepomniachtchi.

Play Like Daniel Naroditsky

GM Daniel (Danya) Naroditsky is not only a great chess broadcaster, but he's also one of the strongest blitz and bullet players in the world and capable of competing with anyone at classical chess! Check out five of his best games!

Play Like a World Champion: The Anand Years

In 2007 FIDE held an eight-player World Championship tournament, which was won by Vishy Anand. He then joined the lineage of match champions by defeating Vladimir Kramnik in a 2008 match. He further defended his title in 2010 against Veselin Topalov and in 2012 against Boris Gelfand.

Play Like Richard Rapport

Richard Rapport is one of the most exciting players in chess today and a serious contender to qualify for the next world championship match. Chess out some of his best games!

Play Like Jan-Krzysztof Duda

Jan-Krzysztof Duda is a Polish Super GM and first-time candidate for the World Championship. See if you can find the moves from his greatest games!

Play Like Teimour Radjabov

Teimour Radjabov won the Chess World Cup tournament in 2019, sat out the 2020 Candidates, and will be competing in the 2022 Candidates to challenge Magnus Carlsen. Check out his best games!

Play Like A World Champion: Kasparov vs Karpov

Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov fought five world championship matches between 1984 and 1990. Check out the highlights from the greatest rivalry in the history of chess!

Play Like Ian Nepomniachtchi

Ian Nepomniachtchi dominated consecutive candidates tournaments and nearly became world champion. Try to find some of his best moves.

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Jeremy Kane

5 Lessons

Play Like A World Champion: Fischer and Karpov

In 1972 Bobby Fischer broke the Soviet control of the World Championship by winning the "Match of the Century" against Boris Spassky. However, in 1975 Fischer refused to defend his title and another great champion, Anatoly Karpov ascended to the throne!

Play Like A World Champion: Petrosian and Spassky

In 1963 Tigran Petrosian unseated Botvinnik as World Champion for the final time. Petrosian was a defensive genius and held his title again in 1966 against Boris Spassky. In 1969 Spassky won another candidates cycle and defeated Petrosian to take the title.

Play Like Anish Giri

Anish Giri is a candidate to challenge for the world title and is one of the top trash talkers on Twitter as well. Check out how he backs up his words with amazing wins against the world elite.

Play Like Beth Harmon

Can you find the moves of Queen's Gambit star Beth Harmon as she progresses from beginner to world-class player?

Play Like A Speed Chess Champion

Nezhmetdinov Was Wrong: You Can Learn from Blitz! Learn from the best games of the SCC, including the most recent matches this year!

Play Like Daniil Dubov

Daniil Dubov won the 2018 World Rapid Championship and Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge in 2020. Check out the moves from some of his best games!

Play Like A World Champion: Kramnik And Controversy

In 1993 Kasparov broke from FIDE and held a separate World Championship! It was a time of chaos in the chess world until Vladimir Kramnik defeated Kasparov in 2000 and Topalov in 2006 to reunite the chess world.

Play Like A World Champion: Botvinnik, Smyslov And Tal

In 1948 Mikhail Botvinnik became the 6th World Champion. He lost and won back the title against the classical, Vasily Smyslov, and the brilliant, Mikhail Tal.

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Jeremy Kane

6 Lessons

Play Like A World Champion: Capablanca, Alekhine and Euwe

Learn from the greatest moments of Capablanca, Alekhine and Euwe's World Championship matches!

Play Like A World Champion: The Lasker Years

Emanuel Lasker was World Champion for a record 27 years! Learn from his greatest moments in world title matches.

Play Like A World Champion: The Steinitz Years

Wilhelm Steinitz won a match in 1886 to become the first official World Champion! Steinitz developed a theory of positional chess, where you have to build an advantage before launching an attack. This worked well and Steinitz had three successful title defenses.

Play like Max Euwe

Max Euwe was the fifth World Champion and defeated Alexander Alekhine in one of the biggest upsets in the history of chess. Watch how he did it by finding the moves in five of his greatest games!

Play Like Emanuel Lasker

Emanuel Lasker was the 2nd World Champion and reigned for a record 27 years between 1894 and 1921. Find out how he did it by figuring out the moves of five of his greatest games!

Play Like Alexander Alekhine

Alexander Alekhine was the fourth World Champion, holding the title from 1927 - 1935 and again from 1935 until his death in 1946. Alekhine was the greatest tactician of his day and defeated Jose Raul Capablanca, a player previously considered nearly unbeatable. See how he won by finding the moves in five of his best games!

Play Like Gukesh Dommaraju

Play Like A Chess Streamer

Play Like Levy Rozman

Play Like A World Champion: The Carlsen Years

Play Like Daniel Naroditsky

Play Like a World Champion: The Anand Years

Play Like Richard Rapport

Play Like Jan-Krzysztof Duda

Play Like Teimour Radjabov

Play Like A World Champion: Kasparov vs Karpov

Play Like Ian Nepomniachtchi

Play Like A World Champion: Fischer and Karpov

Play Like A World Champion: Petrosian and Spassky

Play Like Anish Giri

Play Like Beth Harmon

Play Like A Speed Chess Champion

Play Like Daniil Dubov

Play Like A World Champion: Kramnik And Controversy

Play Like A World Champion: Botvinnik, Smyslov And Tal

Play Like A World Champion: Capablanca, Alekhine and Euwe

Play Like A World Champion: The Lasker Years

Play Like A World Champion: The Steinitz Years

Play like Max Euwe

Play Like Emanuel Lasker

Play Like Alexander Alekhine

New to Chess (How to Play)

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Beginner (Fundamentals)

Playing the Game

Opening Principles

Winning the Game

Capturing Pieces

Finding Checkmate

Intro to Book Openings

Intermediate (Key Concepts)

Make the Most of Your Pieces

Understanding Endgames

Winning with Tactics

Forcing Moves

Reading the Board

Advanced (Taking Control)

Key Openings

Choosing the Best Move

Activating Your Pieces

Advanced Endgames

Attacking the King

Advanced Tactics

Endgame Patterns

Learning Rank