Eyes first
Before touching a piece, the child says out loud which move they want to play and why. That is thinking, not guessing.
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Puzzles to solve
Choose a theme and a level. Your child plays the move on the board, and the board says if it is right. If the solution has more moves, the other side replies by itself.
Puzzle 1 of 34
BLACK TO MOVE
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Baird, David Graham - Mackenzie, George Henry, 1883
Find mate in one move.
Three things while you solve
How to sit next to your child
A hint is a step
If they get stuck, press "Hint". The board only shows which piece to look at, not where to move it.
Real games
Under the board you see who played and when. Every position comes from a game played by real people, some of them more than a hundred years ago.
Next step
Puzzles train. The books teach.
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.