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NEW: Lessons Get a New Look

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Hey, Team Beta!

Today we're opening up a brand new Lessons product for members on Beta, and we're dying to know what you think of it! What's new?...

Although we're always adding new Lessons content, the big news today is about the way we present those Lessons to you. The old Lesson product did an ok job of showing your progress and such, but it did a not-so-great job of highlighting all the great Courses and topics that are available to take! The new version of Lessons changes that and improves the way Courses are presented.

In general, Courses may be viewed on either of two tabs: Guide and All Lessons. The "Guide" tab always provides a handy way to get to our featured curriculum for Chess learners: a comprehensive Chess course that can take a new player all the way from learning how the Knight moves to advanced topics in strategy, openings and endgames. With a tab of its own, this core learning content will always be easy to find.

And if you already have some Chess knowledge on your side, you don't have to start at the beginning or complete everything: You can manually mark Courses complete to get them out of your view - so you can focus on what matters at your level!

The All Lessons tab is more inclusive (of course!), and provides advanced Lesson Search features. By default, the tab shows you the most recent Lessons added to the library. Use the handy buttons to filter by theme (Openings, Strategy, Tactics, Endgames, Master Games), and/or search by Instructor or Category. You will find Courses on all topics - for all levels of player.

With each Lesson you take, you will earn a point toward the next Learning Rank, visible in the side panel of new Lessons pages. Promoting this pawn will definitely help your game.

We made some fun changes and improvements to Lesson challenges as well - for instance, adding some personality with Coach/author avatars!

from IM Anna Rudolph's "Mastering the Endgame"

That's it, I think... We hope you love the refreshed look. Please share your thoughts and comments! Thanks much!

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