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Learn / Gallery of masters

Meet the people who changed the game.

Each master had his own idea for chess. Learn one key idea and try it right away in a game against a bot.

For beginners • 5 minutes of reading

Illustration of: Garry Kasparov
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20 stories · 20 lessons

Choose a champion and learn one new idea

Chess has a rich history

From a romantic attack to the computer age

The gallery shows how subsequent generations added new ideas to the game.

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People and ideas

Rivalries that changed chess

Compare styles, learn the context of the matches and choose the side whose idea you want to test.

Open the competition map →
Kasparow↔KarpowTal↔Botwinnik

Don't know where to start?

Find a champion that fits the way you play

Choose what you want to learn and we will show you a good first profile.