Every game practises the openings in a different way: connect names and move sequences, recognize positions, find the next book move. All games run in the browser, alone or for two on one device.
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Opening memory
Under the cards lie move sequences or positions and the names of the openings. Find the pairs – every pair found is replayed on the board.
Alone or for two · 3 levels · move sequence or position
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Square colour
Pieces fall down, above each one stands a square. Catch only those whose colour matches the square – white piece on a light square, black on a dark one. So the square colours sink in, blind.
No opening knowledge needed · 5 lives · practice mode with board
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Balloon flight
An opening stands at the top, balloons with moves rise from below. Pop the balloon with the next book move until the opening stands on the board – the others lead into other openings.
3 lives · 3 levels · both sides, only White or only Black
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Move order puzzle
The moves of an opening lie jumbled as tiles. Put them in the right order, alternately White and Black – the board plays along, and transpositions are recognized too.
8 puzzles per round · 3 levels · hints
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Name riddle
An opening appears on the board – what is it called? 60 seconds for as many as possible: right answers bring time, wrong ones cost some.
Against the clock · choose names, type them or ECO code
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Trap hunter
Famous opening traps from Scholar's Mate to the Siberian Trap. Spot the opponent's mistake and punish it on the board – then a short text explains what went wrong.
8 traps per hunt · sometimes White, sometimes Black
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Who deviates first
Two openings with the same beginning run on two boards side by side. Press at the right moment, just before they part, and then assign each opening its move.
8 pairs per round · 3 speed levels · space bar
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Opening Tetris
Move tiles fall into a shaft from above. Only the next move of the opening sought locks into the golden tower – you steer all other tiles to the edge before the shaft is full.
Keyboard or tap · 3 levels · speed increases
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Repertoire duel
For two on one device: play a main line alternately move by move. Whoever leaves the book first loses the round – or practise both sides alone against the book.
For two or alone · 18 main lines · clock to choose
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Move hunt
Arcade on the board: moves fly in, and you hit the book move – with the plane by double-click or with the sword by swiping. First the first move, then the opening, then the variation move by move.
Plane or sword · 14 variations · 3 lives
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Move rain
A free game for two in which you catch your moves: pieces, files and ranks rain down from above – knight + f + 3 makes ♘f3. Practises chess notation along the way.
For two · whole game until mate or stalemate · points for speed