Pawnstep

Every pawn wants to be a queen

Learn chess.
Then prove it.

Lessons that build on each other, a coach that tells you why a move was a mistake, and bots with personalities waiting to test what you learned.

lessons
29

lessons

puzzles
10k

puzzles

bots
9

bots

Morphy vs the Duke and the Count, Paris 1858

The coach

Not just β€œblunder”. Why.

Play a casual game and the coach stops you after a mistake, names what went wrong, shows the better move, and lets you take it back. Every finished game gets a full review.

The bots

From Pip to the Dragon

  • Pip250
  • Hop500
  • Dia800
  • Gus1000
  • Roo1200
  • Regina1450
  • Old King Cole1750
  • Morwen2050
  • The Dragon2500
  • A course from zero

    Nine units, from the board to the endgame, every position engine-checked.

  • 10,000 puzzles

    Rated, themed, a daily puzzle, and Puzzle Rush against the clock.

  • Challenges

    Mate in time, hold the draw, survive the Dragon. One boss per unit.

  • Your mistakes, back again

    Review a game and its worst moves return as drills until they stick.

Your first move is free. So is every other one.