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Fact-checked chess printables for young beginners, puzzle solvers, families, new players and clubs, plus a short list of sets, books and kit. Every purchase helps keep this site free.
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Chess printables
Fact-checked PDFs in A4 and US Letter, for young beginners, puzzle solvers, families, new players and the grown-ups teaching them.

Chess Junior Starter Pack
Ages 7 to 11, schools and families
The board and its squares, setting up, meet the six pieces, where-can-it-go worksheets, a true-or-false quiz, a crossword where every answer is a real fact, a word search, a certificate and a full answer key

Chess Checkmate Puzzle Book
Ages 8 and up, new players
Check, checkmate or stalemate? sorting, then 36 checkmate-in-one puzzles in three levels, every one checked by computer to have exactly one answer, with full answers

Chess Family Activity Pack
Families, ages 5 and up
Six piece colouring pages, a knight-hop puzzle, a pawn maze, design your own chess set, a match-the-piece game and a 20-question family quiz to do together, with answers

Chess Rules Quick Reference
New players of all ages and the grown-ups teaching them
The board, set-up, how each piece moves and captures, castling, en passant and promotion, check, checkmate, stalemate and draws, touch-move and table manners, piece values and how to write moves down, each rule with its source

Chess Practice Journal & Score Sheets
Players of all ages
How to write moves down, a notation cheat sheet, 8 score sheets, a games log, a puzzles tracker, position sketch pages, a results tally and goals

Chess Timeline & Poster Set
Classrooms, clubs and home
Six poster pages: how the pieces move, setting up the board, every square’s name, the special moves, a timeline from the 6th century to 2024, and the pieces in numbers
Free sample
Try before you buy: a free 6-page chess printables sample. A4 PDF (273 KB) or US Letter PDF (273 KB).
Books & kit
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Sets and boards
- Staunton-pattern chess sets (affiliate link)The design used in international competition.
- Roll-up chess boards (affiliate link)Light and easy to carry to a club or a friend’s house.
Books
- Chess books for beginners (affiliate link)Look for books that explain the rules before the tactics.
- Chess books for children (affiliate link)For young players aged about 7 to 11.
- Chess puzzle books (affiliate link)For practising checkmates after the rules are learned.
For clubs
- Chess clocks (affiliate link)For timed games, once players are ready for them.
- Score books (affiliate link)For writing games down move by move.
