Interactive chess lessons from beginner to advanced
ChessRivo Academy combines clear explanations with positions you solve directly on the board. Progress is saved to your account so you can continue on another device.
Start learningWhat ChessRivo Academy includes
The Academy is built as a progression path rather than a static article library. Complete exercises on the board, keep your progress in your account and unlock the next level when you are ready.
- 20 Beginner lessons covering rules, opening principles and basic endings
- 20 Intermediate lessons focused on tactics, pawn structures and practical strategy
- 20 Advanced lessons covering calculation, prophylaxis, sacrifices and advanced endings
- Interactive board exercises with hints and immediate feedback
- Academy levels, progress tracking and achievement badges
Beginner lesson library
Explore the 20 Beginner Academy topics as public lessons, then open the interactive board exercise when you are ready.
1The board and starting positionLearn the 8×8 board, coordinates and where every piece starts.2How the pieces moveUnderstand the legal movement of every chess piece.3Captures and checkLearn capturing and what it means when the king is attacked.4Checkmate and stalemateLearn how a game ends by mate or a draw by stalemate.5CastlingLearn the special king-and-rook move that improves king safety.6Special pawn rulesLearn promotion, the initial two-square move and en passant.7Opening principlesBuild a healthy position in the first moves.8Piece values and tradesUse approximate piece values to judge exchanges.9Basic tacticsRecognize forks, pins, skewers and hanging pieces.10Basic endgamesLearn the first ideas for simplified positions.11Chess notationRead and write moves using standard algebraic notation.12King safetyProtect your king before starting an attack.13Development and tempoBring pieces into play efficiently and understand the value of a move.14Pawn structureRecognize strong and weak pawn formations.15Open files and rooksPlace rooks where they can use their long-range power.16Weak squares and outpostsUse squares that the opponent cannot easily challenge.17Discovered and double attacksLearn tactical attacks that create two problems at once.18Defenders and overloaded piecesIdentify what protects a target and whether one defender has too many jobs.19Opposition in pawn endgamesUse king opposition to control key squares.20Build a plan and avoid blundersTurn position evaluation into a simple plan for your next moves.
Intermediate lesson library
Continue with 20 Intermediate lessons on calculation, tactics, pawn structures, strategy and practical endings.
1Candidate moves and calculationBuild a short calculation routine before committing to a move.2Knight forksUse a knight to attack several valuable targets at once.3Pins and skewersExploit pieces lined up on the same file, rank or diagonal.4Remove the defenderWin a target by eliminating the piece that protects it.5Deflection and decoyForce an enemy piece away from an important duty or onto a bad square.6ZwischenzugInsert a stronger move before making the expected recapture.7Back-rank tacticsRecognize mating ideas against a king trapped behind its own pawns.8Mating netsCoordinate several pieces so the enemy king gradually loses every escape square.9Playing an open centerUse rapid development and active pieces when central files and diagonals are open.10Isolated queen pawnUnderstand the strengths and weaknesses of an isolated d-pawn.11Hanging pawnsHandle two connected pawns with no neighboring pawn support.12Minority attackCreate a weakness by advancing fewer pawns against a larger pawn chain.13Good bishop and bad bishopJudge bishops by the pawn structure and the squares they can reach.14Knight outpostsEstablish a knight on a protected square that enemy pawns cannot chase away.15Rook on the seventh rankInvade the seventh rank to attack pawns and restrict the enemy king.16Opposite-coloured bishopsUnderstand why opposite-coloured bishops change attacking and endgame chances.17Active rook endingsPrioritize rook activity, king activity and passed pawns.18Lucena positionLearn the classic winning method in rook-and-pawn endings.19Philidor defenceDefend a difficult rook ending using the third-rank barrier.20Prophylaxis and converting an advantageImprove your position while preventing the opponent’s best counterplay.
Advanced lesson library
Study 20 Advanced lessons on deep calculation, prophylaxis, sacrifices, initiative and technical endgames.
1Candidate moves and deep calculationBuild a disciplined calculation process for complex positions.2Prophylaxis in complex positionsAnticipate the opponent’s strongest idea before starting your own plan.3Exchange sacrificesLearn when a rook can be traded for a minor piece for lasting compensation.4Positional sacrificesGive material to transform the structure or dominate key squares.5Initiative versus materialUnderstand when active threats outweigh a temporary material deficit.6Opposite-side castling attacksAttack quickly when the kings are castled on opposite wings.7Pawn storms and breakthrough timingLearn when to advance pawns and when to prepare the break first.8Color-complex strategyExploit weaknesses on squares that one side cannot easily control.9Restriction and dominationWin by taking useful squares away from an enemy piece.10Transition to a favorable endgameRecognize when simplifying converts an advantage more reliably than continuing an attack.11Queenless middlegamesPlay actively after queens come off while many pieces remain.12Rook and minor-piece coordinationCoordinate heavy and minor pieces against fixed targets.13The bishop pairUse two bishops to control both color complexes in open positions.14Knight versus bishop decisionsChoose structures that favor the minor piece you own.15Advanced passed-pawn techniqueCreate, support and sometimes sacrifice a passed pawn to tie down enemy pieces.16Cutting off the king in rook endingsUse the rook to restrict the enemy king before pushing your pawn.17Vancura defensive ideaLearn a classic drawing resource against a rook pawn and rook.18Queen endings and perpetual checkUse checking geometry to save or win queen endings.19Fortresses and drawing resourcesRecognize positions where a material advantage cannot make progress.20Technical conversion and precisionTurn a winning advantage into a result with minimum counterplay.
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A clear learning path
Use the Academy as a sequence, not a list: fundamentals first, then tactics and planning, then advanced calculation and endgames. Each public lesson links back to the interactive exercise.