Captain Knight's Chess

Hi Ayaan!

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Pick what to drill. Every minute here makes your games stronger.

Lessons, famous games, and patterns to study.

Welcome!

Try the task

Find the forced mate. The engine plays the best defense — you must mate in the stated number of moves.

Practice the art of sacrifice. Each puzzle requires you to GIVE UP a piece (or queen!) to win the game. Material isn't everything — the king is!

Find the mate!

Your move

Pick levels and tap Start

Pawns shape the whole game. Learn the classic formations and their plans.

Learn the 10 core patterns every chess player needs to spot. Click any pattern to see the position + explanation.

Tap a piece below, then tap squares to place it.

White to move Black to move

Pick an opening and drill the moves. Deviate and you'll get a gentle nudge.

Play the next move.

Your move

Collect all the stickers!

Paste a FEN string from anywhere (Lichess, chess.com, or a chess book) and play it out!

Beat each stop to unlock the next!

Practice the fundamental mates. Captain defends at full strength!

Mate the lone king!

Your move

Step through legendary games move-by-move.

Tap ▶ to start.

🎲 Guess the master's move

Pick a theme. Solve them all to become a tactical wizard!

Find the best move!

Your move

Hi Ayaan! Tap a piece to see where it can go.

Your turn ♙

Captain is reviewing your game…

Practice puzzles will be ready in a moment.

These puzzles come from your own games. Find the best move!

Find the best move!

Your move