Chess Learning
Getting Started & General Knowledge Reinforcement
- Lessons on Chess.com - A great place to start, and continue sharpening your skills to a more advanced level.
- Drills on Chess.com - Continue learning with interactive problems.
- Fundamentals on Lichess.org - Similar to the lessons on chess.com.
- Chess Practice on lichess.org - Similar to the drills on chess.com.
- ChessFox - Free Learning, including 10-Day challenge.
Chess Openings
- List of Chess Openings - Wikipedia has excellent in-depth information for most all chess openings. Follow the links.
- ChessFox - List of Openings.
- Chess.com Opening Explorer - Find the ratios of wins and losses with each move. It also shows high level games for the lines.
- Lichess Opening Explorer - Similar to the one on chess.com
Tactics Training
- ChessFox Tactics - Definitions and examples of all tactics.
- Puzzle Rush - Starts easy and progresses. Complete as many as you can within 5 minutes, but three strikes and you are out.
- Puzzle Storm on lichess - Similar to Puzzle Rush
- Tactics on Chess.com - Get a tactics rating, and try to complete exercises as quickly as possible.
- Tactics on Lichess.org - More rated tactics!
Chess Strategy
- Chess Strategy - A superb overture on Wikipedia.
- Chess Strategy Online - Fundamentals.
- More Chess Strategy Fundamentals - Follow the Contents.
Chess Endgames
- Chess Endgame - Another broad compilation on Wikipedia.
- Practice Endgame Fundamentals - Take on the computer @ chess.com in standard positions.
- Practice Endgames - Take on the computer @ chess.com in standard positions.
Further Self-Learning Tools
- Decode Chess - Artificial Intelligence inspired game/position analysis with limited access at no cost.
- Chessable - Untold amounts of lessons packaged, and some for free!
- Learning to Learn - Blogpost that emphasizes spaced repetition learning techniques with more resources.
Go Above & Beyond with a Personal Chess Coach
- Adam Johnson is a chess coach in Middle Tennessee! He utilizes over 10 years of tournament chess experience for in-person training. His students are helped to improve in all aspects of the game. Adam works with students in the beginner to intermediate level of all ages.
- Alex King National Master in Memphis, and two-time Tennessee State Champion. Individual and group lessons held via Zoom and Lichess.
- Michael Robertson President of the Jackson (TN) Chess Club. Expertise in helping newer players achieve fast results. Uses Skype & Lichess.