Learn with Memory Chess
Learn Chess One Clear Step at a Time
Choose what you want to improve. Each guide explains one useful idea in plain language, then gives you a short drill to try.
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Pick Your Next Step
Choose the sentence that sounds most like your current game. There is no perfect order, and you can change paths at any time.
- 01New to chessBuild a simple improvement planStart with the fundamentals, then turn one useful idea into a repeatable daily habit.
- 02Missing simple threatsStop blundering piecesRun a five-step scan for checks, captures, threats and loose pieces before each move, and keep a blunder tally per game.
- 03Losing the position in your headStrengthen visualization and recallPractice holding a small, accurate picture of the board before adding longer move sequences.
All 14 guides
Choose a Goal
Guides in each goal are listed easiest first.
Threat checks
Reduce blunders
Build a faster threat-check habit and stop hanging pieces in simple positions.
- Guide 01How to Stop Blundering in ChessWhy pieces drop in games and not in puzzles, a pre-move scan for checks, captures, threats and loose pieces, and drills built from your own losses.7 min read · Beginner
- Guide 02Why Puzzle Rating Doesn't Transfer to GamesA puzzle hands you four things a game never does. Until you replace them yourself, the rating stays on the puzzle site.8 min read · Beginner
Mental board control
Improve visualization
Hold the board in your head longer so calculation feels calmer and clearer.
- Guide 01Chess Coordinates Practice for Faster Board AwarenessStop counting files and ranks. Eight anchor squares, one colour rule, and Memory Chess rounds with the board labels on and then off.7 min read · Beginner
- Guide 02Chess Visualization Exercises for BeginnersVisualization drills for players who lose the position two moves into a line, with a four-minute check that shows whether pieces vanish, drift or change identity.7 min read · Beginner
- Guide 03How to See the Whole Board in ChessWhy a bishop that never moved still wins material, a sweep that starts at the edges, and a 12-piece round with no plan gathering its pieces.6 min read · Beginner
- Guide 04Chess Calculation Exercises for Beginners Who Lose the Board After Two MovesWhy short lines collapse, one position with two knight checks to practise on, and exercises for holding a position while the pieces in your head move.8 min read · Beginner to Intermediate
- Guide 05Blindfold Chess Training for BeginnersA four-stage route into blindfold chess, from holding two kings without a board to a full game with the score sheet in view.8 min read · Beginner to Intermediate
Recall and retention
Train memory
Improve board recall and pattern retention without turning training into theory homework.
- Guide 01Chess Memory Training: A Ladder Built on the Game's Own ScoringHow to train position recall with Memory Chess rounds from 2 pieces to 12, using the game's strict square-by-square score to decide when you move up.9 min read · Beginner
- Guide 02Chess Pattern Recognition Drills: Four Shapes to Rebuild From MemoryFour tactical shapes with their exact squares, a rebuild routine that makes each one stick, and what a random Memory Chess position can and cannot teach about patterns.8 min read · Beginner
Consistency
Build a daily routine
Use a short plan that combines drills, games, and review.
- Guide 01How to Get Better at Chess for BeginnersA beginner chess plan for players who know the rules and still lose pieces for free. Read the whole board, ask one question before each move, play slower, write one line.9 min read · Beginner
- Guide 02How to Think in Chess for BeginnersThree questions asked in a fixed order, a stop rule for when to move, and a Memory Chess round that trains the moment you commit.6 min read · Beginner
- Guide 0320-Minute Daily Chess Study Plan for BeginnersTwenty minutes in four fixed blocks. Three memory rounds, seven minutes of slow puzzles, seven minutes on one of your games, three for a written line.7 min read · Beginner
- Guide 04How to Analyze Chess Games for BeginnersA ten-minute review that ends in one sentence. Find the move that decided the game, write your reason before the engine gives its own, and label the mistake.7 min read · Beginner
- Guide 05How Many Chess Puzzles a Day Should Beginners Do?Set the minutes first and the count follows. How long a checked puzzle takes, a count for each kind of session, and a recall check that tells you the block ran too long.7 min read · Beginner
Read, recall, play
Turn one idea into practice
Read one guide, play one short round while the idea is fresh, then notice what was easy to remember and what needs another try.