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ChessFeed is an endless feed of chess puzzles from real games, matched to your level. Solve one, scroll to the next, and watch your puzzle rating grow. No sign-up.
- Daily puzzles - three harder puzzles every day, the same for everyone
- Compete - timed puzzle runs with leaderboards
- Play the computer - a full game against Stockfish at eight levels
- Analysis board - any position, with Stockfish's best lines
- Puzzle themes - Mate in 1, Mate in 2, Mate in 3, Long mates, Smothered mate, Back rank mate, Named mates, Hanging pieces, Forks, Pins & skewers, Sacrifices, Quiet moves, Underpromotion, Endgames, Only moves, Save the draw, GM moves, Mixed tactics
- Learn chess - the rules, tactics, openings, endgames and famous games
- Chess news - world championships, tournaments, ratings and the calendar
Chess news
- Gukesh vs Sindarov: World Chess Championship 2026 Guide - The 2026 World Chess Championship: Gukesh vs Sindarov in Geneva from 24 November - schedule, format, tiebreaks, prize fund and how they got here. (21 Oct 2026)
- Chess in 2026: Every Major Tournament Winner So Far - Every big chess result of 2026 in one place - Tata Steel, the Candidates, Norway Chess, the Grand Chess Tour, the Olympiad and more, updated all year. (21 Oct 2026)
- Chess Olympiad 2026: Uzbekistan and China Take Gold - Results of the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand: Uzbekistan won the open section and China the women's, with India taking silver and bronze. (21 Oct 2026)
- October 2026 FIDE Ratings: Sindarov 4th, Erdogmus Sets a Record - The October 2026 FIDE rating list - Carlsen still on top, Olympiad stars Abdusattorov and Yakubboev climb, and 15-year-old Erdogmus breaks Wei Yi's record. (21 Oct 2026)
Learn chess
- How to Play Chess: The Rules for Beginners - Learn how to play chess step by step - the board, how every piece moves, check and checkmate, and how a game ends - with boards you can click through.
- Castling, En Passant and Promotion: Chess's Special Moves - The three special moves in chess explained with boards: when you can castle, how en passant works and why it exists, and how pawn promotion works.
- Chess Piece Values: How Much Is Each Piece Worth? - The point value of every chess piece - pawn 1, knight and bishop 3, rook 5, queen 9 - when to trade, the bishop pair, the exchange, and when the numbers lie.
- How to Read Chess Notation (Algebraic Notation Explained) - Learn to read and write chess moves in algebraic notation - squares, piece letters, captures, checks, castling, symbols like !! and ?! - plus FEN and PGN.
- Chess Opening Principles: 10 Rules for a Good Start - Ten simple chess opening principles - control the centre, develop, castle early, move each piece once - for a good position without memorising lines.