How to Find Chess Lessons and Articles on TheChessWorld

TheChessWorld organizes its chess content into a few clear entry points: a Latest Post feed for new articles, The Academy for structured video courses, and TCW Exclusives for themed collections. If you want a quick read, start with Latest Post; if you want a guided course, go to The Academy. The site's own description frames it as a place to "learn chess and improve the skills of the game," and the homepage heading is "Chess Tips, Articles and Guides to Help You Win Chess Games."

The main sections of the site

The homepage lists content under category labels such as Opening Lab, Mastermind, Chess Mastery Series, Training Tips, Openings Ideas, Middlegame Advice, and Endgame Strategies. These labels are the fastest way to jump to the phase of the game you want to work on.

Finding a free lesson or article

1. Start at the Latest Post block on the homepage. Each entry shows a title, a date, the author, and a one- or two-sentence excerpt.
2. Read the excerpt to judge whether the topic matches your need — for example, "How to Make a Plan in Chess – Free Course" is flagged as free in the title itself.
3. Click the title or the "Continue reading" link to open the full article or lesson.

Example: if you often reach a playable position and then don't know what to do next, the "How to Make a Plan in Chess – Free Course" entry is aimed exactly at that problem, and the excerpt states it's for players who "know how to develop their pieces" but stall afterward.

Finding a structured course in The Academy

The Academy entries are labeled with the instructor and the format, e.g. "The Art of Piece Improvement with GM Marian Petrov [TCW Academy]." To use them:

1. Look for the The Academy / More block on the homepage.
2. Read the course excerpt to see the teaching angle. For example, the piece-improvement course tells you to "find your worst piece" — the knight doing nothing, the bishop staring into its own pawns, the rook with no useful file.
3. Open the course page to see its lessons.

A second Academy example, "Game Plans Made Simple – What to Do in Any Position," targets the same common gap: you finish the opening, castle, and then think "Okay… now what?"

Browsing by topic instead of by date

If you already know your weak area, skip the date-ordered feed and use the category labels:

• Openings Ideas / Opening Lab — opening choices and plans.
• Middlegame Advice — plans, piece improvement, punishing passive play.
• Endgame Strategies — endgame technique.
• Training Tips — how to build and run your own training, e.g. "5 Tips to Build Your Own Chess Training Program" and "10 Ways to Improve Your Calculation Skills."
• Mastermind / Chess Mastery Series — longer-form or series content.

Matching content to your goal

• You want a single fix for a specific problem → search the Latest Post feed or the relevant category, read the excerpt, open the article.
• You want a step-by-step course → go to The Academy and pick a course by instructor and topic.
• You want a training routine, not a single lesson → start with the Training Tips category, which covers how club and semi-pro players train: reviewing strong tournament games, playing blitz online, and reviewing openings with a chess program.

Common snags

• The homepage mixes free articles and Academy courses in the same visual flow; check the title and excerpt for the "[TCW Academy]" tag or the word "Free" before assuming a format.
• Dates on the homepage run across years, so the "Latest Post" block is a feed, not a strict chronological index — use categories if you want a specific era or topic.
• Course excerpts describe the problem the course solves, not a full syllabus; open the course page for the actual lesson list.