To join: make a $25 (or more) tax deductible donation to ChessEdu.org and we will send your log in details for one-year access. (It may take up to 72 hours to receive your log in.) In Trial by Tactics you are shown the position just before the tactic occurs and then asked to visualize the winning sequence. Thereby emulating a real game scenario. We intersperse these puzzles with endgame studies and chess problems to explore the broad spectrum of chess creativity. We recommend using Trial by Tactics in conjunction with the ChessEdu.org curriculum. A new puzzle is posted daily. Play like a girl! [FEN “rn1q1kr1/1b1p1ppp/pb1P1p2/2p2N2/1pB1N1Q1/4P3/1PP2PPP/R3K2R w KQ - 0 16”] How did W … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2025
Play Like Andreas Kofidis!
To join: make a $25 (or more) tax deductible donation to ChessEdu.org and we will send your log in details for one-year access. (It may take up to 72 hours to receive your log in.) In Trial by Tactics you are shown the position just before the tactic occurs and then asked to visualize the winning sequence. Thereby emulating a real game scenario. We intersperse these puzzles with endgame studies and chess problems to explore the broad spectrum of chess creativity. We recommend using Trial by Tactics in conjunction with the ChessEdu.org curriculum. A new puzzle is posted daily. Your daily chess quiz! [FEN “8/4k2p/4bp2/2p2Pp1/1pP1P3/pP1K3P/P7/5B2 b - - 0 35”] Black found the str … [Read more...]
Think Like Kurt Laib!
To join: make a $25 (or more) tax deductible donation to ChessEdu.org and we will send your log in details for one-year access. (It may take up to 72 hours to receive your log in.) In Trial by Tactics you are shown the position just before the tactic occurs and then asked to visualize the winning sequence. Thereby emulating a real game scenario. We intersperse these puzzles with endgame studies and chess problems to explore the broad spectrum of chess creativity. We recommend using Trial by Tactics in conjunction with the ChessEdu.org curriculum. A new puzzle is posted daily. The endgame study is where the true depth and subtlety of chess is revealed. [FEN … [Read more...]
Think Like Ernst Hasselkus!
To join: make a $25 (or more) tax deductible donation to ChessEdu.org and we will send your log in details for one-year access. (It may take up to 72 hours to receive your log in.) In Trial by Tactics you are shown the position just before the tactic occurs and then asked to visualize the winning sequence. Thereby emulating a real game scenario. We intersperse these puzzles with endgame studies and chess problems to explore the broad spectrum of chess creativity. We recommend using Trial by Tactics in conjunction with the ChessEdu.org curriculum. A new puzzle is posted daily. Problems unite riddle, art, and science! [FEN “8/Kp2P3/5b2/1Bk5/4R3/P7/7Q/8”] White mates in two … [Read more...]
Play Like Igor Efimov!
To join: make a $25 (or more) tax deductible donation to ChessEdu.org and we will send your log in details for one-year access. (It may take up to 72 hours to receive your log in.) In Trial by Tactics you are shown the position just before the tactic occurs and then asked to visualize the winning sequence. Thereby emulating a real game scenario. We intersperse these puzzles with endgame studies and chess problems to explore the broad spectrum of chess creativity. We recommend using Trial by Tactics in conjunction with the ChessEdu.org curriculum. A new puzzle is posted daily. Your daily chess quiz! [FEN “Q2Q4/5ppk/8/5p2/1K3P2/4PP2/P1R4q/1q6 w - - 0 40”] How should White follow-up … [Read more...]
Think Like Aleksandr Elizarov!
To join: make a $25 (or more) tax deductible donation to ChessEdu.org and we will send your log in details for one-year access. (It may take up to 72 hours to receive your log in.) In Trial by Tactics you are shown the position just before the tactic occurs and then asked to visualize the winning sequence. Thereby emulating a real game scenario. We intersperse these puzzles with endgame studies and chess problems to explore the broad spectrum of chess creativity. We recommend using Trial by Tactics in conjunction with the ChessEdu.org curriculum. A new puzzle is posted daily. Problems are the poetry of chess! [FEN “k2K4/1p6/2N5/1P2B3/8/8/8/8”] White mates in four. Today w … [Read more...]
Step by Step: Mate, Volume 1
Step by Step: Mate is designed to improve your checkmate pattern and visualization skills. The premise is simple: solve the mate-in-one puzzle, then, while visualizing the mating pattern, solve step-by-step for mate-in-two and mate-in-three. You can utilize the puzzles as exercises or lessons in a classroom setting in conjunction with the ChessEdu.org curriculum. Nearly everyone can find a mate-in-one, but visualizing three moves ahead is exponentially harder to a surprising degree. Working through these examples will help you memorize common mating patterns and sharpen your intuition as to when a mating attack is warranted, even when it involves sacrificing material. You will learn to … [Read more...]
Play Like Ruslan Sherbakov!
To join: make a $25 (or more) tax deductible donation to ChessEdu.org and we will send your log in details for one-year access. (It may take up to 72 hours to receive your log in.) In Trial by Tactics you are shown the position just before the tactic occurs and then asked to visualize the winning sequence. Thereby emulating a real game scenario. We intersperse these puzzles with endgame studies and chess problems to explore the broad spectrum of chess creativity. We recommend using Trial by Tactics in conjunction with the ChessEdu.org curriculum. A new puzzle is posted daily. A tactic a day keeps the losses at bay! [FEN “1r1q3k/5p1P/5Pp1/1bR1p3/p3N3/2K1Q3/PPB4P/5r2 w - - 0 4 … [Read more...]
Play Like Marc Santo Roman!
To join: make a $25 (or more) tax deductible donation to ChessEdu.org and we will send your log in details for one-year access. (It may take up to 72 hours to receive your log in.) In Trial by Tactics you are shown the position just before the tactic occurs and then asked to visualize the winning sequence. Thereby emulating a real game scenario. We intersperse these puzzles with endgame studies and chess problems to explore the broad spectrum of chess creativity. We recommend using Trial by Tactics in conjunction with the ChessEdu.org curriculum. A new puzzle is posted daily. Your daily chess quiz! [FEN “4rbk1/pp3n1p/5Qp1/4Np2/1P1BbP2/q5P1/P1r4P/R3RBK1 b - - 0 35”] How should Bla … [Read more...]
Play Like Bojan Vuckovic!
To join: make a $25 (or more) tax deductible donation to ChessEdu.org and we will send your log in details for one-year access. (It may take up to 72 hours to receive your log in.) In Trial by Tactics you are shown the position just before the tactic occurs and then asked to visualize the winning sequence. Thereby emulating a real game scenario. We intersperse these puzzles with endgame studies and chess problems to explore the broad spectrum of chess creativity. We recommend using Trial by Tactics in conjunction with the ChessEdu.org curriculum. A new puzzle is posted daily. A tactic a day keeps the losses at bay! [FEN “4r3/5p2/p1pk3p/3p1P2/P1p2KP1/1rPbNP2/R6P/2R5 b - - 0 3 … [Read more...]