Chess: from the rules to tactics

Sample A sample shows how a path works. You can’t sign up for it: you sign up for classes with the masters on the map.

A path card is a reference to masters’ classes on the map, not a curriculum: the school sets no outcomes, does not check them and issues nothing.

1. A club nearby

   A chess club or evening on the map: live games instead of endless online play.

   abso.live/map?dir=chess ↗ (opens in a new tab)
2. Puzzles

   Five to ten puzzles a day: forks, pins, double attacks.

3. Game reviews

   Every lost game — move by move, ideally together with a master.

4. Open evening

   Games with people a step above you. Afterwards — a review of one game out loud.

In every path and programme the school publishes

• Entry step and goal — on the AbsoLive 0–10 ladder
• Stages: which classes, what practice between them, where the open class is
• A master or mentor with a name and a page on AbsoLive
• Safety: what to ask before starting, where the activity area’s limits lie
• Terms for every class: a price or “free”, cancellation and refund — before sign-up; no non-refundable payments and no cancellation penalties
• Length — “an estimate” or “a sample”, not a promise
• For body and movement — the line “with health conditions or pregnancy — check with a doctor”