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Chess Fundamentals

Learn to think through chess positions on your own.

This project helps beginner players analyze positions themselves — without engine help. Find the moments in your own games where you thought the longest, work out what was going on, and put your ideas into words. Then discuss them with a coach — and soon with other players too.

Find my key positionsLearning materials

How it works

  1. 1

    Bring your games

    Enter your Chess.com or Lichess username — your recent games load automatically.

  2. 2

    Think it through yourself

    Key Positions shows the moves you spent the most time on. Open one, look for candidate moves and plans, and write down your reasoning — no engine.

  3. 3

    Discuss with a coach

    Send your analysis to a coach on the platform and get a reply with comments and variations.

What you can do here

Key Positions
Positions from your games where you thought for a long time — the best material for self-analysis.
Games
Your recent Chess.com and Lichess games, with a board to replay every move.
My coaching
Your questions to coaches: your analysis, their replies and suggested variations.
Learning materials
Theory, piece values and world champions. Currently in Russian only.

Coming soon

Discuss your analysis with other players — compare ideas on the same position and learn from each other.