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Chess for Kids

Brand new to chess? Start here! Tap, play, and learn — how the pieces move, how to checkmate, clever tricks, and your first games. Earn stars along the way!

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5 more to your White Belt

The kingdom turned grey and its pieces fell asleep. Help Pip wake them, land by land, and bring the colors back!

A storybook scene: kingdom
Pip, the smallest pawn

The Square Kingdom

Pip sleeps here

Murk, the trickster magpie Murk is here!

Where Pip wakes and learns the board.

  1. Pip the pawn
    1. The Chess BoardYou are here — keep going!
  2. 2. Rooks, Bishops and the Mighty Queen
  3. 3. The King, the Knight and the Pawn
  4. Pip's Arcade
  5. GuardianPip's Challenge: Board & Pieces
A storybook scene: meadow
Sir Rookwell, the brave rook

Battle Meadow

Sir Rookwell sleeps here

Sir Rookwell teaches capturing, safety, and checkmate.

  1. 4. Capturing and Piece Values
  2. Playing Smart
  3. 5. Check and Checkmate
A storybook scene: heights
Bishop Belle, the wise bishop

Castle Heights

Bishop Belle sleeps here

Bishop Belle shows special moves and sneaky draws.

  1. 6. Special Moves
  2. 7. Draws (Ties)
  3. GuardianPip's Challenge: Winning & Safety
A storybook scene: road
Nim, the leaping knight

Champions' Road

Nim sleeps here

Nim leaps in: openings, trapping the king, first mates.

  1. Good First Moves
  2. Beware the Four-Move Trap!
  3. Trapping the King
  4. More Ways to Mate
  5. 8. Your First Checkmates
A storybook scene: forest
Queen Aurora, the shining queen

Trickster Forest

Queen Aurora sleeps here

Queen Aurora's tricks: forks, pins, skewers, and pawn power.

  1. 9. Clever Tricks
  2. Walk the Pawn Home
  3. GuardianPip's Challenge: Tricks & Tactics
A storybook scene: throne
King Cedric, the sleeping king

Pip's Arena

King Cedric sleeps here

Wake King Cedric — play, win, and earn your crown!

  1. Play vs Pip