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Concept Kits 16 kits · 400 questions · optional

GambitTales is a chess board game first — learn a piece, solve a puzzle, play a game. These short multiple-choice rounds on the ideas behind the moves are an optional extra whenever you want to check your understanding. A hint appears whenever you get stuck; your progress stays on this device.

1. How the Pieces Move The way each chess piece travels · gr3-4 2. Board, Setup & Notation Reading the board and writing moves · gr3-5 3. Check, Checkmate & Stalemate The goal of the game and how it ends · gr3-5 4. Piece Values & Trades What each piece is worth and when to trade · gr4-5 5. The Pin Sir Pinwell's tactic — freezing a piece in place · gr4-6 6. The Fork The Twin Knights' tactic — attacking two at once · gr4-6 7. The Skewer Lady Skewer's tactic — the pin's reverse · gr4-6 8. Discovered & Double Attacks Unleashing a hidden attacker · gr5-7 9. Basic Checkmate Patterns The mating patterns every player must know · gr5-7 10. Opening Principles How to start a game well · gr4-6 11. Spotting Tactics Training your eye to find winning moves · gr5-7 12. Defense & King Safety Keeping your king safe and defending well · gr5-7 13. Endgame Basics Winning (and drawing) with few pieces · gr6-8 14. Pawn Play & Structure The soul of the position · gr6-8 15. Strategy & Planning Thinking beyond the next move · gr6-8 16. Capstone: The Complete Tactician Bringing it all together · gr7-8