# Chesswitch

> Chesswitch is a chess game with Classic, Dice Arena, Card Duel, and Evolution, plus English beginner chess guides.

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## The game and publisher

- [What is Chesswitch?](https://chesswitch.com/about.md): Meet Chesswitch: a browser chess game with Classic, Dice Arena, Card Duel, and Evolution, alongside practical beginner chess guides.
- [How Chesswitch guides are made](https://chesswitch.com/editorial.md): Read how Chesswitch prepares its chess guides, uses references and AI assistance, checks examples, and handles corrections.
- [Play chess](https://play.chesswitch.com/?lang=en): Browser game; requires JavaScript and an internet connection.

## Chess guides

- [How to Play Chess: A Beginner’s Guide](https://chesswitch.com/blog/how-to-play-chess.md): Learn the chessboard, piece moves, legal turns, check, and checkmate with a clear guide for your first complete game.
- [How to Castle in Chess: Rules and Examples](https://chesswitch.com/blog/how-to-castle-in-chess.md): Understand kingside and queenside castling, every legal condition, and when castling is a useful way to protect your king.
- [Check, Checkmate, and Stalemate Explained](https://chesswitch.com/blog/check-checkmate-stalemate.md): Learn the exact difference between check, checkmate, and stalemate, with a reliable method for finding every legal response.
- [Chess Opening Principles for Beginners](https://chesswitch.com/blog/chess-opening-principles-for-beginners.md): Use the center, develop your pieces, protect your king, and choose sensible opening moves without memorizing long variations.
- [Chess Forks, Pins, and Skewers: Three Useful Tactics](https://chesswitch.com/blog/chess-forks-pins-and-skewers.md): Spot forks, relative and absolute pins, and skewers by learning what each tactic attacks and how to check the defender’s reply.
- [En Passant Explained: The Pawn Capture Rule](https://chesswitch.com/blog/en-passant-explained.md): Learn when en passant is legal, why the capture has an unusual landing square, and how to check the rule with clear board examples.
- [Pawn Promotion and Underpromotion: A Practical Guide](https://chesswitch.com/blog/pawn-promotion-and-underpromotion.md): Understand when a pawn promotes, how capture-promotion works, and when a rook, bishop, or knight can be better than a queen.
- [How to Avoid Hanging Pieces in Chess](https://chesswitch.com/blog/avoid-hanging-pieces.md): Use a short safety scan to notice attacks, loose defenders, and simple captures before you commit to a move.
- [How to Review Your Chess Game](https://chesswitch.com/blog/review-your-chess-game.md): Review one chess game with a simple worksheet: find decision points, test your own ideas, and turn one mistake into practice.
- [Chess Clock Time Management for Beginners](https://chesswitch.com/blog/chess-clock-time-management.md): Make calmer clock decisions by matching your thinking time to the position, checking the increment, and reviewing time trouble afterward.

## Optional

- [Full text](https://chesswitch.com/llms-full.txt): Product information and guides in a single plain-text response.
- [Sitemap](https://chesswitch.com/sitemap.xml)
- [Privacy](https://chesswitch.com/privacy)
- [Terms](https://chesswitch.com/terms)