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The reading room of your chess library — browse published studies, lessons, and courses, or return to your own work.
Study Library
Published studies from across ChessBinder. Read any of them, then add the ones you want to work on into My Studies.
Browse studiesLesson Library
Structured lessons that combine study references, text, and supporting resources.
Browse lessonsCourse Library
Sequenced lesson tracks for guided improvement and coach-led study programs.
Browse coursesMy Studies
Your own binder — the studies you created and the ones you saved while reading.
Open my studiesChess guides
Short guides with a board you can play with on the page.
Chess basics
How the pieces move, how to set up, and the rules beginners ask about most.
Read the guidesCheckmates
Finish the game: the rook mate, the queen mate, and the named patterns.
Read the guidesEndgames
The positions every player should know: the square rule, Lucena, Philidor, Saavedra and more.
Read the guidesRules
Illegal moves, touch-move, castling and the rest, explained simply.
Read the guidesPuzzles
The daily puzzle, puzzles for children, and how timed puzzle races work.
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