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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 valueThe 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.