grandmaster.training

Grandmaster.training is a passion project chess website. I wanted to create a set of small mini-games that target specific areas of chess people want to improve in. The intention was to create a complementary website to lichess, one that is more focussed on smaller, repeatable chess training apps rather than full games or single puzzles. I’m also very pleased with the domain name.

Contents

• Stack
• Future
  • Tactical
  • Endgame
  • Positional
  • Strategy
  • Calculation
  • Speed

Stack

• Vercel
• NextJs
• Typescript
• WASM

Future

At the moment it’s a little bare bones, but will expand to include much more mini-games:

Tactical

• Fork Challenge: Players must set up forks with different pieces within a limited number of moves.
• Pin and Skewer Puzzles: Solve a series of puzzles where pins and skewers must be executed or exploited.
• Discovery Attacks: Create or find the best discovery attack in a given position.

Endgame

• Pawn Promotion Races: Beat the computer to promote a pawn in various scenarios.
• King and Pawn vs. King: Practice winning or drawing in these fundamental endgame positions.
• Rook Endgame Drills: Solve positions that focus on key rook endgame concepts like the Philidor and Lucena positions.

Positional

• Outpost Establishment: Place a knight or bishop on an outpost and defend it against computer attempts to dislodge it.
• Minor Piece Mastery: Exchange a set of minor pieces to achieve a favorable position against the AI.
• Space Control: Occupy and control the center of the board or key squares with pawns and pieces.

Strategy

• Pawn Structure Puzzle: Transform a weak pawn structure into a strong one against passive computer play.
• Opening Repertoire Builder: Practice specific opening lines and variations against the computer.
• Defense Training: Hold a difficult position for a certain number of moves against computer attacks.

Calculation

• Move Sequencer: Predict a sequence of moves leading to a tactical goal.
• Countdown Conundrum: Solve tactical puzzles with a decreasing number of moves allowed.
• Blindfold Tactics: Solve puzzles without seeing the pieces, training visualisation skills.

Speed

• Blitz Tactic Sprints: Solve as many tactical puzzles as possible within a time limit.
• Rapid Repositioning: Quickly find the best square for a piece in various positions.
• Time Trouble Simulator: Play out complex positions with very little time on the clock.