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Week 4 · Lesson 18 of 20 · About 15 minutes

Notation

Nf3, exd5, O-O: the short sentences every game is written in. You'll be able to: read and write moves.

Arrow keys move between squares; up is towards your opponent. Enter or Space picks a piece up and puts it down. Escape puts it back.

Step 1 of 6

Every move has a short name: the piece's letter, then the square it lands on. Nf3 means a knight goes to f3. Try it.

Play Nf3: the knight to f3.