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Train chess tactics

1 2 chess! is a tactics trainer built by chess lovers for chess lovers.

Improve your chess

1 2 chess! will prepare you for real-life matches. With a huge database of chess puzzles and an intuitive interface, it's the perfect tool for beginners and experts alike.

Anonymous user data

Build your tactics ELO rating by solving tactics suited to your current level. We store only an anonymous device id; your privacy is guaranteed.

Tactics from real games

All the tactics are from real tournament games played in recent years. You can browse the games and search for games with the same positions in the database.

New tactics every week

The 1 2 chess! tactics database grows constantly, adding tactics from games played in the last week. The games' source is Mark Crowther's theweekinchess.com.

Mobile friendly

1 2 chess! is a cutting-edge web app and it works on almost any mobile device. Select "Add to Home screen" from your mobile browser to place it on your home screen as a normal app.

Recommended chess books

Solving tactics every day is the fastest way to improve — and these books are the classic companions to that training. A few of our favourites:

Twitter

1 2 chess! tweets as @onetwochess one chess tactic every hour.

Mastodon

1 2 chess! posts as @12chess@mastodon.social one chess tactic every hour.



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