Positions from real openings. Find the move, then play the game on from there with the coach: it grades your move and explains every move after it.
Free Queen? Spot Legal's MatePhilidor Defense, Legal's Mate trap (3.Bc4 Bg4 4.Nc3 g6 5.Nxe5) · Black to move
Legal's Mate puzzle: White's knight took e5 and left the queen to your bishop. Taking it gets you mated in two. Find the safe move, then play on with a free AI coach.
Take the Pawn on e5? The Shilling TrapItalian Game, Blackburne Shilling Gambit (3...Nd4) · White to move
Blackburne Shilling Gambit puzzle: Black's knight jumped to d4 and left e5 undefended. Grabbing it walks into a quick mate. Find the calm move, then play on with a free AI coach.
Win the d5 Pawn? Mind the Elephant TrapQueen's Gambit Declined, Elephant Trap (4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.cxd5 exd5) · White to move
Queen's Gambit Declined puzzle: Black's knight on f6 looks pinned, so the d5 pawn looks free. Taking it loses a piece to the Elephant Trap. Find the right move, then play on with a free AI coach.
Save the Rook? The Englund Gambit TrapEnglund Gambit (1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Nc6 3.Nf3 Qe7 4.Bf4 Qb4+ 5.Bd2 Qxb2) · White to move
Englund Gambit puzzle: Black's queen took b2 and attacks your rook on a1. The natural Bc3 loses to a checkmate. Find the move that holds, then play on with a free AI coach.
Take Back the Pawn? That's the TrapTwo Knights Defense, Fried Liver Attack (4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5) · Black to move
Fried Liver Attack puzzle after 5.exd5: taking back with the knight lets White give up a knight to hunt your king. Find the safer move, then play on with a free AI coach.
Stop the 4-Move CheckmateScholar's Mate attack (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Qh5) · Black to move
Scholar's mate puzzle: White's queen and bishop both hit f7, and it's checkmate next move. Find the move that stops it, then play on with a free AI coach.
Stop the Fried Liver AttackTwo Knights Defense, Knight Attack (4.Ng5) · Black to move
Two Knights Defense puzzle: after 4.Ng5 your f7 pawn is attacked twice and defended once. Find the one move that holds, then play on with a free AI coach.