Tap a piece
Green dots show where it may go. A ring around a piece means it can be captured.
Free, no sign up
The board is yours. Play.
Play the computer on four levels, from Pawn to Queen, or two players on one screen. Every rule works: castling, en passant, promotion, check, mate and stalemate.
Three things while you play
How to sit next to your child
Ask before you play
Before each move ask your child: what can the other side do after this? Then count to five in silence.
Let the mistake happen
Do not correct straight away. Let the child see it alone. That is when it sticks.
Next step
The board shows the rules. The books show the order.
Twenty-five lessons, methodically ordered, that take a child from the first square to a whole game. With the exact words for the parent on every topic.
Once a fortnight
One position, one question, one answer
A puzzle you can work through with your child, plus word when the next book is out.