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Learn a move. Try it. Make it yours.

Start small. Play with confidence.

Six interactive lessons for your first games. Each introduces one idea and gives you a board to try it on.

Lesson 4 of 6

Use the open file

Rooks move horizontally or vertically. An open file, with no pawns in the way, lets a rook enter the opponent’s side of the board.

Move the rook from a1 to a7.

Tap a piece, then its destination. On a keyboard, use the arrow keys and Enter.

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