Chess King University
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Most levels require paid access. You can purchase access to all levels or to each one separately.
Name
Number of tasks
Completion rate

Level 1 (University 0—200 ELO)

Level 1 - Beginner: Unrated to 200 ELO

482
0%
1. Introduction
2. Notation
3. Pieces
4. Pawn
5. Rook
6. Bishop
7. Queen
8. Knight
9. King
10. Role of the king - check, mate, stalemate
11. Castling

Level 2 (University 200—600 ELO)

Level 2 - Club Player: 200 to 600 ELO

963
0%
1. Value of pieces
2. Simple captures
3. Discovered check, double check
4. Mate in 1
5. Lawnmower mate
6. Draw
7. Pawn structure
8. Chess etiquette

Level 3 (University 600—1000 ELO)

Level 3 - Club Player: 600 to 1000 ELO

927
0%
1. Protecting your pieces
2. Double attack
3. The pin
4. Mate in 1 in multi-piece positions
5. Pawn endgame - the rule of the square
6. Mate with king and queen
7. Mate with king and rook
8. Basic opening principles

Level 4 (University 1000—1200 ELO)

Level 4 - Intermediate: 1000 to 1200 ELO

679
0%
1. Defending against mate in 1
2. Forced mate in 2
3. Undermining
4. Discovered check - the mill
5. King and pawn vs King
6. Pawn endgame principles
7. Pawn vs pawn
8. Theory of the main openings

Level 5 (University 1200—1400 ELO)

Level 5 - Intermediate: 1200 to 1400 ELO

935
0%
1. Deflection
2. Decoy
3. Interference
4. Mate in 2
5. Multi-pawn endings
6. Knight ending basics
7. Rook vs pawns
8. Open lines and diagonals
9. The center
10. Theory of the main openings

Level 6 (University 1400—1600 ELO)

Level 6 - Advanced: 1400 to 1600 ELO

1299
0%
1. Deflection
2. Decoy
3. Blockade
4. Strategy in pawn endings
5. Knight ending basics
6. Rook and pawn vs Rook
7. Bishop endings - same-colored bishops
8. Lead in development, space advantage
9. Weak squares
10. Exchange
11. Theory of the main openings

Level 7 (University 1600—1800 ELO)

Level 7 - Advanced: 1600 to 1800 ELO

606
0%
1. Training the calculation skills
2. Forced mate in 3 and 4 moves
3. Bishop endings - opposite-colored bishops
4. Rook endings
5. Queen endings
6. Playing in the middlegame
7. Strategy - attack on the king
8. Isolated pawn
9. Hanging pawns
10. Theory of the main openings

Level 8 (University 1800—2000 ELO)

Level 8 - Expert: 1800 to 2000 ELO

255
0%
1. Tactics
2. Strategy - attacking on the queenside
3. Rook endings

Level 9 (University 2000—2200 ELO)

Level 9 - Expert: 2000 to 2200 ELO

320
0%
1. Middlegame
2. Openings
3. Tactics
4. Strategy - defense and counterattack
5. Rook vs bishop in the endgame
6. Rook vs knight in the endgame

Level 10 (University 2200—2400 ELO)

Level 10 - Master: 2200 ELO and up

274
0%
1. Middlegame
2. Openings
3. Tactics
4. Bishop vs knight in the endgame