Guides

Learn how every chess piece moves, what check, checkmate and stalemate mean, the special moves (castling, en passant, promotion) and the opening principles every new player needs.

Forks, pins, skewers and discovered attacks explained with diagrams, plus a simple checks-captures-threats routine for spotting tactics in your own games.

The endgames every club player needs: mating with queen and rook, the stalemate trap, the rule of the square, opposition in king and pawn endings, and the Philidor defence.

A practical, repeatable routine for reviewing your own chess games: find the critical moments yourself first, check with the engine second, and turn mistakes into lessons you'll remember.

The complete rules of American checkers (English draughts) with diagrams: board setup and square numbers, moving, compulsory captures, multi-jumps, kings, and how the game is won.

How to control key squares, use forced captures to win material with a two-for-one shot, defend your king row with the bridge, and think about tempo in American checkers.

Learn the complete rules of Go in ten minutes: placing stones, liberties, capturing, the suicide rule, ko, passing and how a game ends.

Practical advice for your first games of Go on a 9×9 board: where to start, how to stay connected, avoiding atari, ladders and when to pass.

The key idea in Go: a group with two eyes can never be captured. Learn eyes, false eyes, vital points and the basic living and dead shapes.

How to count a finished game of Go: area scoring as used on MindLounge, territory scoring, komi, and why dead stones must be captured before you pass.

Getting real value out of bot games — choosing a difficulty, what to focus on, and when to switch to human opponents.

A practical 20-minute routine for making real progress without long study sessions.

What MindLounge offers today, what works without an account, and what is still being built.

A look at why MindLounge keeps chat minimal and notifications quiet by design.