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Catalogue of board walkthroughs

All 283 positions with a full walkthrough: named mates, mate-in-one puzzles, openings, endgame positions, standard techniques and pawn breakthrough studies. Open any of them and the set-up appears on an interactive board.

Openings with full line trees

The complete walkthrough: the tree of variations, traps, sometimes video

Breakthrough studies (VC)

Pawn studies with the lines worked through on the board

Named mates

Mating patterns with the position explained

Chess puzzles

Mate-in-one puzzles

Openings on the board

The idea of the opening, its FEN and an interactive board

Albin CountergambitAlekhine's DefenceAlekhine's Defence: the Modern VariationBenko Gambit (Volga Gambit)Benoni Defence (Czech)Berlin Defence (Ruy Lopez)Bird's OpeningBishop's OpeningBlackmar-Diemer GambitBogo-Indian DefenceBongcloudBudapest GambitCaro-Kann DefenceCaro-Kann Defence: the Advance VariationCaro-Kann Defence: the Classical VariationCaro-Kann Defence: the Exchange VariationCaro-Kann Defence: the Karpov VariationCaro-Kann Defence: the Panov AttackCatalan OpeningCatalan Opening: the Closed SystemChigorin DefenceClosed SicilianDanish GambitDutch DefenceDutch Defence: the Classical VariationDutch Defence: the Leningrad VariationDutch Defence: the Staunton GambitDutch Defence: the StonewallEnglish OpeningEnglish Opening: the Reversed SicilianEnglish Opening: the Symmetrical VariationEvans GambitFalkbeer CountergambitFour Knights GameFour Knights Game: the Scotch VariationFour Knights Game: the Spanish VariationFrench DefenceFrench Defence: the Advance VariationFrench Defence: the Classical VariationFrench Defence: the Exchange VariationFrench Defence: the Rubinstein VariationFrench Defence: the Tarrasch VariationFrench Defence: the Winawer VariationGrunfeld DefenceGrunfeld Defence: the Brinckmann AttackGrunfeld Defence: the Exchange VariationGrunfeld Defence: the Petrosian SystemGrunfeld Defence: the Russian SystemHalloween GambitHungarian OpeningIndian Defence: the ...g6 fianchettoItalian GameItalian Game: the Giuoco PianoItalian Game: the Hungarian DefenceKing's GambitKing's Gambit AcceptedKing's Gambit Accepted: the Bishop's GambitKing's Gambit Accepted: the King's Knight GambitKing's Gambit Accepted: the Modern DefenceKing's Gambit DeclinedKing's Indian AttackKing's Indian DefenceKing's Indian Defence: the Averbakh VariationKing's Indian Defence: the Classical VariationKing's Indian Defence: the Fianchetto VariationKing's Indian Defence: the Four Pawns AttackKing's Indian Defence: the Samisch VariationLion DefenceLondon SystemMarshall Attack (Ruy Lopez)Modern BenoniModern DefenceModern Defence against 1.d4Nimzo-Indian DefenceNimzo-Indian Defence: the Classical VariationNimzo-Indian Defence: the Huebner VariationNimzo-Indian Defence: the Leningrad VariationNimzo-Indian Defence: the St Petersburg VariationNimzo-Indian Defence: the Three Knights VariationNimzowitsch-Larsen AttackOld Indian DefencePetrov's Defence (Russian Game)Petrov's Defence: the Classical AttackPetrov's Defence: the Modern AttackPetrov's Defence: the Three Knights GamePhilidor DefencePirc DefencePirc Defence: the Austrian AttackPirc Defence: the Classical VariationPolish Opening (Sokolsky Opening)Queen's GambitQueen's Gambit AcceptedQueen's Indian DefenceRapport-Jobava SystemReti OpeningRichter-Veresov AttackRuy Lopez (Spanish Game)Ruy Lopez: the Classical DefenceRuy Lopez: the Closed SystemRuy Lopez: the Exchange VariationRuy Lopez: the Schliemann DefenceScandinavian DefenceScandinavian Defence: the Icelandic GambitScandinavian Defence: the line with 2...Nf6Scotch GameScotch Game: the main positionScotch Game: the Mieses VariationScotch Game: the Steinitz VariationSemi-Slav DefenceSemi-Tarrasch DefenceSicilian DefenceSicilian Defence: the Accelerated DragonSicilian Defence: the Alapin VariationSicilian Defence: the DragonSicilian Defence: the Hyper-Accelerated DragonSicilian Defence: the Kan VariationSicilian Defence: the McDonnell AttackSicilian Defence: the Najdorf VariationSicilian Defence: the Richter-Rauzer VariationSicilian Defence: the Scheveningen VariationSlav DefenceSmith-Morra GambitTarrasch DefenceTorre AttackTrompowsky AttackTwo Knights DefenceVienna GameVienna Game: the Frankenstein-Dracula VariationWayward Queen AttackZukertort Opening

Endgame positions

The key endings, explained

Endgame techniques

The standard techniques and rules of pawn endings

A fortress with opposite-coloured bishopsAn active rook holds the drawAttacking the pawn from the sideBishop against knight with an edge pawnBishop and a central pawn against a knightChecking from a distanceCutting the king off along a fileCutting the king off along a rankDefence: the king in front of the pawnDefending with distant checks (the long side)Doubled pawns in a rook endingDriving the king back with the queen (mate from the centre)Driving the king back with the rook (mate from the centre)Escorting a pawn with a body-checkEscorting a rook's pawn with rooks onKey squares in the pawn endgameKnight against a rook's pawnOpposite-coloured bishops: blockading two passersOpposite-coloured bishops: winning with widely separated passersQueen against a bishop's pawnQueen against a rook's pawnRecord: rook and knight against two knightsRecord: the longest forced winRecord: the longest win to a captureRook against two connected passersRook and pawn against rook: checking from behindRook and pawn against rook: Tarrasch's ruleSame-coloured bishops: a draw a pawn upSame-coloured bishops: blockading the edge pawnSame-coloured bishops: converting the extra pawnThe active king in a pawn endingThe bishop escorts a pawn against a knightThe blockade with opposite-coloured bishopsThe king in front of the pawn winsThe knight cannot catch the pawnThe opposition in front of the pawnThe outside passed pawnThe pawn is still a long way back: the king draws in timeThe price of a single tempo in a rook endingThe queen beats the bishop's pawnThe queen beats the rook's pawnThe rook blockades the pawn from the frontThe rook catches the pawnThe rook's pawn: a draw with the king in the cornerThe rule of the squareTwo pawns a file apart defend each otherTwo pawns against a rook: the winTwo pawns against the king: escorting them homeTwo split passers against the kingWhen the frontal defence does not save
The tournament app

Three event formats in one app

The Vibe Chess app is built for an evening over the board, not for online play: it keeps the sign-up list, the pairings and the table while you deal with people and the venue. All of it free.

  • Swiss system
    score groups, no rematches, no two byes in a row
  • Round robin
    everyone plays everyone, the app works out the number of rounds
  • Free meetup
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