Welcome to ChessGoals
At Battersea Chess Club, we are excited to bring you a partnership with ChessGoals. ChessGoals has a huge variety of entertaining and educational chess courses and videos that will help you improve your chess.
Our partnership gives all Battersea Chess Club members free access to one video course to help you improve your chess skills. Normally these are priced at £45 to £60 ($59–$79). If you are a Battersea Member you get them free.
Select the course for your rating level:
Beginners (Under ~1200 Rating)
Foundations & Fundamentals
Designed specifically for club newcomers looking to stop tactical blunders and build rock-solid opening habits.
- ✓ Opening rules: control the center & develop fast
- ✓ Practical games at your level (not GM theory)
- ✓ Essential checkmating & basic endgame patterns
“It’s nice to learn from games played at the beginner level to see practical ideas you will be familiar with, compared to games played at higher levels.”
— Michael ★★★★★“I notice Matt’s instruction slowly getting wired into my mind while playing games and making fewer mistakes.”
— Roger ★★★★★Normally $79 (£60) · Free with code SW112PF
Intermediate / Advanced (1200+ Rating)
Student Audit & Study Diagnostic
Pinpoint your exact bottlenecks. An objective, data-driven report breaking down your strengths and growth areas.
- ✓ 100 practical game scenarios mimicking real OTB decisions
- ✓ Custom Playstyle Matrix & category breakdown report
- ✓ Targeted practice plan to break rating plateaus
“The report was very detailed and surprisingly, it showed my weakness clearly… now I can invest my time to this area confidently.”
— Mike ★★★★★“I’ve long focused on ‘general improvement’ but hit a plateau… Now, with a new plan of action, I’m feeling the fire again.”
— H ★★★★★Normally $59 (£45) · Free with code SW112PF