Chess printables

Free to print, with no sign-in. Each lesson also has its own practice sheet at the end of the page.

• Chess piece moves chart

  Every piece and how it moves, on one page.

• Chess board setup sheet

  The start position with the names of the pieces.

• Printable paper chess set

  A board and 32 pieces to cut out.

• Chess rules for kids

  Setup, moves, check, the special moves and how a game ends.

• Mate-in-one puzzles

  Six puzzles, with the answers on the next page.

Practice sheets for each lesson

• 1. Set up the board
• 2. Name the pieces
• 3. Pawn moves
• 4. Rook moves
• 5. Bishop moves
• 6. Queen moves
• 7. King moves
• 8. Knight moves
• 9. Count the points
• 10. Check or checkmate?
• 11. Stalemate or checkmate?
• 12. Can the king castle?
• 13. Promotion
• 14. En passant
• 15. Quick mates
• 16. Scholar's mate
• 17. Checkmate patterns
• 18. Good first moves
• 19. Find the fork
• 20. Mate in one