Chess Coach: Learn & Puzzles

Learn chess with a coach who's on your side. Chess Coach turns ten minutes a day into real progress. Short lessons explain the why behind every move, a daily puzzle keeps you sharp, and Coach Mira plays practice games with you, explaining her moves as she goes. LEARN STEP BY STEP • How every piece moves, plus castling, en passant and promotion • Checkmate patterns: back-rank, queen, rook and smothered mates • Simple tactics: forks, pins, skewers, discovered attacks, loose pieces • Endgame basics: pawn, rook and queen endings, passed pawns, zugzwang • Stronger tactics: deflection, double check, in-between moves • Opening principles: the centre, development, castling, and how to stop Scholar's mate • Strategy basics: pawn structure, active pieces, open files and outposts • Unit tests that mix every pattern you've learned • Lessons sized to you: tell us your level and we start in the right place PUZZLES FOR EVERY THEME • A daily puzzle picked for your rating • 2,000 puzzles from real games in 22 themes: mates, forks, pins, endgames and more • Wrong moves are explained: see your opponent's answer on the board • Puzzles you miss come back until they stick • Board vision trainer: learn every square by heart • Hints when you're stuck, and a rating that grows with you EXPLORE OPENINGS • Real win rates for every popular move, from 1.2 million games by players like you • Opening names as you play, and a "guess the popular move" game PLAY COACH MIRA • Five levels, from Beginner to Club: beat one to unlock the next • A safety net that warns you before you blunder a piece • A friendly opponent who explains her moves and comments on yours • After each game, a review of your key moments • Takebacks allowed, hints on request BUILT FOR A DAILY HABIT • A simple plan every day: one lesson, one puzzle, one game • Your weak spots, found from your own puzzle results • Streaks and a weekly view of your progress • An optional daily reminder • Light and dark mode • A bright, playful look for younger players