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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

Best value

The Complete Chess Printables Bundle

All six packs plus a bundle guide, A4 and US Letter, in one download. $12.99 instead of $26.44 bought separately.

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

Books

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.

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