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 “5r1k/6p1/p6q/4p3/8/8/PPQ2P2/4RKRr b - - 0 38”] How should Black follow up on … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2025
Purple Belt Chess Curriculum
The ChessEdu.org curriculum is designed to provide a complete syllabus for using chess as a tool for teaching problem-solving, creative thinking, and abstract reasoning in a classroom setting. To help capture the imagination of the student, the ChessEdu.org belt system is based on the adult Brazilian Jiujitsu belt system. As students progress, the teacher can print out the belt certificates provided on the ChessEdu.org resources page as a means of reward and to recognize achievement. Make a $25 (or more) tax deductible donation and we will send log in details to access the entire curriculum as well as all archived content at ChessCafe.com – including thousands of PDFs and hundreds of eBooks. … [Read more...]
Blue Belt Chess Curriculum
The ChessEdu.org curriculum is designed to provide a complete syllabus for using chess as a tool for teaching problem-solving, creative thinking, and abstract reasoning in a classroom setting. To help capture the imagination of the student, the ChessEdu.org belt system is based on the adult Brazilian Jiujitsu belt system. As students progress, the teacher can print out the belt certificates provided on the ChessEdu.org resources page as a means of reward and to recognize achievement. Make a $25 (or more) tax deductible donation and we will send log in details to access the entire curriculum as well as all archived content at ChessCafe.com – including thousands of PDFs and hundreds of eBooks. … [Read more...]
White Belt Chess Curriculum
The ChessEdu.org curriculum is designed to provide a complete syllabus for using chess as a tool for teaching problem-solving, creative thinking, and abstract reasoning in a classroom setting. To help capture the imagination of the student, the ChessEdu.org belt system is based on the adult Brazilian Jiujitsu belt system. As students progress, the teacher can print out the belt certificates provided on the ChessEdu.org resources page as a means of reward and to recognize achievement. Make a $25 (or more) tax deductible donation and we will send log in details to access the entire curriculum as well as all archived content at ChessCafe.com – including thousands of PDFs and hundreds of eBooks. … [Read more...]
Play Like Janos Balogh!
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 “5rk1/1Q3ppp/8/8/r7/4P3/P1q2PPP/RR4K1 b - - 0 23”] How did Bl … [Read more...]
Play Like Bassem Amin!
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 “2r1nk2/1p1bb2Q/1q2pr1p/3p4/2nP3P/2P2NP1/2B2P2/RN2R1K1 w - - 0 23”] How sho … [Read more...]
Play Like Peter Leko!
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 Johannes Zukertort!
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 “r1b2rk1/pp4pp/4Pp2/2ppn3/6Pq/1PBBP3/P1PP3P/R2Q1K1R w - - 0 16”] How should Bl … [Read more...]
Play Like Mesgen Amanov!
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 “2rrb1k1/p2nbppp/1qp1p3/1p2P3/3P4/1QN1NB2/PP3PPP/2RR2K1 w - - … [Read more...]
Play Like John Watson!
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. Correspondence chess is the perfect form of the game! [FEN … [Read more...]