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Chess from English, 199 Units (2026/05/12):
ELO
Max Score (ELO): 1500
1892 lessons
199 different lessons
Section 1 (6 Units) ELO 200
Section 2 (25 Units) ELO 500
Section 3 (24 Units) ELO 800
Section 4 (24 Units) ELO 1000
Section 5 (24 Units) ELO 1100
Section 6 (48 Units) ELO 1200
Section 7 (48 Units) ELO 1500
Section 1 (6 Units) ELO 200:
Learn the basic rules and how the pieces move.
ㅤ1ㅤ 1 Piece movement
ㅤ1ㅤ 2 Capturing and attacking
ㅤ1ㅤ 3 Defending your pieces
ㅤ1ㅤ 4 Check, attacking the king
ㅤ1ㅤ 5 Checkmate, the point of the game
ㅤ1ㅤ 6 Starting the game
Section 2 (25 Units) ELO 500:
Develop basic tactics like pins and forks.
ㅤ2ㅤ 1 Piece value and favorable captures
ㅤ2ㅤ 2 Safety and checkmate practice
ㅤ2ㅤ 3 Practicing a match
ㅤ2ㅤ 4 Stalemate and checkmate patterns
ㅤ2ㅤ 5 Exchanges
ㅤ2ㅤ 6 Pawn promotion and races
ㅤ2ㅤ 7 Forks
ㅤ2ㅤ 8 Checkmate practice
ㅤ2ㅤ 9 Absolute pins
ㅤ2ㅤ 10 Understanding the pawn
ㅤ2ㅤ 11 Practicing planning for checkmate
ㅤ2ㅤ 12 Continuing the opening
ㅤ2ㅤ 13 Exploiting pins
ㅤ2ㅤ 14 Smothered mate and skewers
ㅤ2ㅤ 15 Sacrifice
ㅤ2ㅤ 16 Discovered and double attacks
ㅤ2ㅤ 17 Discovered and double check
ㅤ2ㅤ 18 Checkmate tactics
ㅤ2ㅤ 19 Battery
ㅤ2ㅤ 20 Removing defenses and connecting rooks
ㅤ2ㅤ 21 Gaining material
ㅤ2ㅤ 22 Piling up on pins
ㅤ2ㅤ 23 Intermediate moves
ㅤ2ㅤ 24 Defending against mate
ㅤ2ㅤ 25 Common endgame practice
Section 3 (24 Units) ELO 800:
Carry out skewers and escape pins.
ㅤ3ㅤ 1 Forcing moves and double checkmate
ㅤ3ㅤ 2 Forks and Lolli’s mate
ㅤ3ㅤ 3 Pins and cross pins
ㅤ3ㅤ 4 Forcing draws
ㅤ3ㅤ 5 Escaping forks
ㅤ3ㅤ 6 Escaping pins
ㅤ3ㅤ 7 Mastering discovered and double attacks
ㅤ3ㅤ 8 Understanding the rook
ㅤ3ㅤ 9 Clearance sacrifice
ㅤ3ㅤ 10 Checkmate training
ㅤ3ㅤ 11 X-ray attacks
ㅤ3ㅤ 12 Escaping attacks and checks
ㅤ3ㅤ 13 Defending tactics
ㅤ3ㅤ 14 Opposition
ㅤ3ㅤ 15 Complex pins
ㅤ3ㅤ 16 Developing pieces
ㅤ3ㅤ 17 Understanding the queen
ㅤ3ㅤ 18 Early game checkmates
ㅤ3ㅤ 19 Trapped pieces
ㅤ3ㅤ 20 Opening traps
ㅤ3ㅤ 21 Gaining material
ㅤ3ㅤ 22 Checkmate practice
ㅤ3ㅤ 23 Multi-piece tactics
ㅤ3ㅤ 24 Importance of pawns
Section 4 (24 Units) ELO 1000:
Practice decoy tactics and intermediate moves.
ㅤ4ㅤ 1 Checkmate practice
ㅤ4ㅤ 2 Opening a match
ㅤ4ㅤ 3 Attacking tactics
ㅤ4ㅤ 4 Interference
ㅤ4ㅤ 5 Escaping tactics
ㅤ4ㅤ 6 Deflection
ㅤ4ㅤ 7 Checkmate prevention
ㅤ4ㅤ 8 Mastering common endgames
ㅤ4ㅤ 9 Attraction
ㅤ4ㅤ 10 Defending tactics
ㅤ4ㅤ 11 Mastering the bishop
ㅤ4ㅤ 12 Planning the checkmate
ㅤ4ㅤ 13 Multipiece tactics
ㅤ4ㅤ 14 Advanced pawns
ㅤ4ㅤ 15 Early game checkmates and traps
ㅤ4ㅤ 16 Gaining material
ㅤ4ㅤ 17 Mastering the knight
ㅤ4ㅤ 18 Zugzwang
ㅤ4ㅤ 19 Mating nets
ㅤ4ㅤ 20 Middlegame practice
ㅤ4ㅤ 21 Planning sacrifices
ㅤ4ㅤ 22 Isolated and backward pawns
ㅤ4ㅤ 23 Draws, intermezzo, and zugzwang
ㅤ4ㅤ 24 Mastering the king
Section 5 (24 Units) ELO 1100:
Strengthen strategic thinking and pawn endgames.
ㅤ5ㅤ 1 Opposition
ㅤ5ㅤ 2 Discovered checks
ㅤ5ㅤ 3 Knight mates
ㅤ5ㅤ 4 Doubling rooks and Alekhine's gun
ㅤ5ㅤ 5 Sacrifices
ㅤ5ㅤ 6 Passed pawns
ㅤ5ㅤ 7 Improving your pieces
ㅤ5ㅤ 8 Early game tactics
ㅤ5ㅤ 9 Improving your rooks and queen
ㅤ5ㅤ 10 Rook and bishop mates
ㅤ5ㅤ 11 Pawn races and breakthroughs
ㅤ5ㅤ 12 Knowing when to trade
ㅤ5ㅤ 13 More rook mates
ㅤ5ㅤ 14 Bishop attacks
ㅤ5ㅤ 15 Pawn power
ㅤ5ㅤ 16 Queen and bishop mates
ㅤ5ㅤ 17 Queen forks
ㅤ5ㅤ 18 Shouldering and zugzwang
ㅤ5ㅤ 19 Bishop pair mates
ㅤ5ㅤ 20 Rooks on the pawn row
ㅤ5ㅤ 21 Attacks on a castled king
ㅤ5ㅤ 22 Rook and knight mates
ㅤ5ㅤ 23 Interference and intermezzo
ㅤ5ㅤ 24 Minor piece checkmates
Section 6 (48 Units) ELO 1200:
Use a bishop pair and mating nets.
ㅤ6ㅤ 1 Practicing checkmating patterns
ㅤ6ㅤ 2 Opening repertoire
ㅤ6ㅤ 3 Defending tactics
ㅤ6ㅤ 4 Discovered attacks
ㅤ6ㅤ 5 Mastering the knight
ㅤ6ㅤ 6 Attacking tactics
ㅤ6ㅤ 7 Gaining advantage in the early game
ㅤ6ㅤ 8 Mastering the pawn
ㅤ6ㅤ 9 Planning sacrifices
ㅤ6ㅤ 10 Practicing frequent checkmates
ㅤ6ㅤ 11 Middlegame practice
ㅤ6ㅤ 12 Exploiting mistakes
ㅤ6ㅤ 13 Mastering the king
ㅤ6ㅤ 14 Multipiece tactics
ㅤ6ㅤ 15 Obtaining the advantage
ㅤ6ㅤ 16 Surprising your opponent
ㅤ6ㅤ 17 Improving your position
ㅤ6ㅤ 18 Mastering the queen
ㅤ6ㅤ 19 Endgame practice
ㅤ6ㅤ 20 Avoiding attacks
ㅤ6ㅤ 21 Mastering the rook
ㅤ6ㅤ 22 Mastering checkmates
ㅤ6ㅤ 23 Mastering the seventh rank
ㅤ6ㅤ 24 Mastering the bishop
ㅤ6ㅤ 25 Disadvantages
ㅤ6ㅤ 26 Tricky endgames
ㅤ6ㅤ 27 Attraction and clearance
ㅤ6ㅤ 28 Midgame tactics I
ㅤ6ㅤ 29 Balanced focus I
ㅤ6ㅤ 30 Longer checkmates I
ㅤ6ㅤ 31 Clearance and deflection
ㅤ6ㅤ 32 Attraction and midgame
ㅤ6ㅤ 33 Midgame tactics II
ㅤ6ㅤ 34 Balanced focus II
ㅤ6ㅤ 35 Endgames I
ㅤ6ㅤ 36 Endgames II
ㅤ6ㅤ 37 Midgame tactics III
ㅤ6ㅤ 38 Rook and queen endgames
ㅤ6ㅤ 39 Bishop and knight endgames
ㅤ6ㅤ 40 Checkmate practice
ㅤ6ㅤ 41 Discovered and double attacks
ㅤ6ㅤ 42 Longer checkmates II
ㅤ6ㅤ 43 Balanced focus III
ㅤ6ㅤ 44 Pawn endgames and promotions
ㅤ6ㅤ 45 Deflection and attraction
ㅤ6ㅤ 46 Winning pieces
ㅤ6ㅤ 47 Balanced focus IV
ㅤ6ㅤ 48 Early game
Section 7 (48 Units) ELO 1500:
Hone your positional play and visualize longer lines.
ㅤ7ㅤ 1 Midgame tactics I
ㅤ7ㅤ 2 Rook and queen endgames
ㅤ7ㅤ 3 Bishop and knight endgames
ㅤ7ㅤ 4 Checkmate practice
ㅤ7ㅤ 5 Discovered and double attacks I
ㅤ7ㅤ 6 Longer checkmates
ㅤ7ㅤ 7 Balanced focus
ㅤ7ㅤ 8 Pawn endgames and promotions
ㅤ7ㅤ 9 Deflection and attraction
ㅤ7ㅤ 10 Winning pieces
ㅤ7ㅤ 11 Balanced focus
ㅤ7ㅤ 12 Early game
ㅤ7ㅤ 13 Disadvantages
ㅤ7ㅤ 14 Tricky endgames
ㅤ7ㅤ 15 Attraction and clearance
ㅤ7ㅤ 16 Midgame tactics II
ㅤ7ㅤ 17 Balanced focus
ㅤ7ㅤ 18 Longer checkmates
ㅤ7ㅤ 19 Clearance and deflection
ㅤ7ㅤ 20 Attraction and midgame
ㅤ7ㅤ 21 Midgame tactics III
ㅤ7ㅤ 22 Balanced focus
ㅤ7ㅤ 23 Endgames I
ㅤ7ㅤ 24 Endgames II
ㅤ7ㅤ 25 Strategic balance I
ㅤ7ㅤ 26 Checkmate mastery I
ㅤ7ㅤ 27 Tactical precision
ㅤ7ㅤ 28 Positional play
ㅤ7ㅤ 29 Advanced tactics I
ㅤ7ㅤ 30 Strategic balance II
ㅤ7ㅤ 31 Complex endgames I
ㅤ7ㅤ 32 Complex endgames II
ㅤ7ㅤ 33 Advanced tactics II
ㅤ7ㅤ 34 Complex endgames III
ㅤ7ㅤ 35 Piece endgames
ㅤ7ㅤ 36 Checkmate mastery II
ㅤ7ㅤ 37 Advanced discovered attacks
ㅤ7ㅤ 38 Long checkmates
ㅤ7ㅤ 39 Strategic balance III
ㅤ7ㅤ 40 Pawn structure
ㅤ7ㅤ 41 Tactical combinations I
ㅤ7ㅤ 42 Material advantage
ㅤ7ㅤ 43 Strategic balance IV
ㅤ7ㅤ 44 Opening principles
ㅤ7ㅤ 45 Comeback tactics
ㅤ7ㅤ 46 Endgame finesse
ㅤ7ㅤ 47 Tactical combinations II
ㅤ7ㅤ 48 Advanced tactics III
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Edited by Mat!/Ozone, 2026/05/16.