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Start-here guides to the rules, opening principles, and first tactics.
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How Every Chess Piece Moves — and the Rules You Must Know
A plain-English walkthrough of every piece's movement, plus castling, en passant, and how a game actually ends.
Three Opening Principles That Will Immediately Improve Your Games
Forget memorising opening lines — these three ideas explain why strong players' openings actually work.
Your First Tactics: Forks, Pins, and Why Pieces Keep Disappearing
The three tactical patterns beginners encounter in almost every game — and how to both spot and avoid them.