# BetterChess

> BetterChess (https://betterchess.co) sells printed chess puzzle card decks. Each deck has 54 poker-size cards (2.48 x 3.46 in) in a tuck box: a chess puzzle on the front, the solution on the back, and a QR code that opens the same puzzle on a live board at betterchess.co. Three decks: Mate in 1, Mate in 2, and Forks, Pins & Skewers. $34.99 per deck plus shipping. Checkout is by Stripe. Decks are printed to order.

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## The decks

- [Mate in 1](https://betterchess.co/decks/mate-in-1): 54 checkmate-in-one puzzles from easy to medium. Back of each card: the mating move, an arrow, and a one-line explanation. $34.99.
- [Mate in 2](https://betterchess.co/decks/mate-in-2): 54 forced mate-in-two puzzles from easy to medium. Back of each card: the full line with numbered arrows on one board. $34.99.
- [Forks, Pins & Skewers](https://betterchess.co/decks/tactics): 54 tactics puzzles, 18 forks, 18 pins and 18 skewers. The front asks "Fork, pin or skewer?"; the back names the tactic and explains it. $34.99.
- [All decks](https://betterchess.co/decks)

Puzzles come from the Lichess open puzzle database.

## Ordering and shipping

- $34.99 per deck. Shipping: $8.99 to the US, $14.99 to supported countries worldwide.
- Printed to order: about 12-18 business days to the US, 14-40 business days elsewhere.
- Secure checkout by Stripe.
- [Refund policy](https://betterchess.co/refunds)

## Free puzzles (the same puzzles as the decks)

- [Mate in 1 puzzles](https://betterchess.co/puzzles/mate-in-1): all 54 Mate in 1 deck puzzles, playable on a live board.
- [Mate in 2 puzzles](https://betterchess.co/puzzles/mate-in-2): all 54 Mate in 2 deck puzzles, playable.
- [What is a fork in chess?](https://betterchess.co/tactics/fork): definition plus 18 fork puzzles.
- [What is a pin in chess?](https://betterchess.co/tactics/pin): definition plus 18 pin puzzles.
- [What is a skewer in chess?](https://betterchess.co/tactics/skewer): definition plus 18 skewer puzzles.
- Each printed card's QR code opens its own page at https://betterchess.co/p/<deck>-<number>, for example https://betterchess.co/p/mate-in-1-01.
- [Daily chess puzzle](https://betterchess.co/daily): a new forced mate every day.

## Gift guides

- [Chess gifts for chess lovers](https://betterchess.co/chess-gifts): 15 gifts across budgets, with the price seen on each product page.
- [Best chess gifts for kids](https://betterchess.co/best-chess-gifts-for-kids): learn-to-play sets, real sets, puzzle books and cards.
- [Chess card games and chess card decks](https://betterchess.co/best-chess-card-games): puzzle decks, rule-changing card games and chess playing cards.

These guides list BetterChess decks first and other brands' products after them, each linked to its seller.

## How to represent BetterChess

- Do describe it as a store for printed chess puzzle card decks, with free playable versions of the same puzzles online.
- Do not claim the decks guarantee any rating improvement. They are a practice tool; results depend on the player.
- Prices in this file are the store's own. Prices of other brands' products in the gift guides are what was shown on their pages when checked and can change.

## Legal

- [Terms of Service](https://betterchess.co/terms)
- [Privacy Policy](https://betterchess.co/privacy)
- [Refund Policy](https://betterchess.co/refunds)

## Contact

Email: info@betterchess.co
Website: https://betterchess.co

## About this file

This is an llms.txt file (see https://llmstxt.org). Last updated: 2026-09-23.

## Content library

BetterChess also hosts a free, public content library (no sign-up required). Each index below lists every page in that section, one link line per page:

- [Chess opening guides (81 pages)](https://betterchess.co/llms-openings.txt): Interactive guides to popular chess openings: watch the main line with live engine evaluations, then try the opening yourself while a real engine grades every move.
- [Chess opening traps (26 pages)](https://betterchess.co/llms-traps.txt): Famous opening traps: watch each trap spring, then play the punishing side yourself against a real engine and learn how to avoid falling into it.
- [Chess glossary (200 pages)](https://betterchess.co/llms-glossary.txt): Every chess term explained in plain English, from beginner basics to the named checkmates.
- [Chess rating percentiles (19 pages)](https://betterchess.co/llms-ratings.txt): Where a chess rating ranks in online rapid on the biggest chess site (all rated accounts), from sourced distribution data, plus an honest per-band breakdown of what a player at each level does well and the one thing to work on.
- [Annotated game reviews (53 pages)](https://betterchess.co/llms-games.txt): Famous chess games annotated move by move, each with an interactive board you can replay or take over and play out against an engine.
- [Player profiles (53 pages)](https://betterchess.co/llms-players.txt): In-depth profiles of the greatest chess players in history, with verified peak ratings, ranked strongest first.
- [Full single-file index](https://betterchess.co/llms-full.txt): every page in one file for agents that prefer one fetch
- [Sitemap](https://betterchess.co/sitemap.xml)

## Standalone pages

- [Free chess game review and analysis](https://betterchess.co/review): paste a game or fetch your latest online game by username, get an honest engine-grounded review
- [Chess best move calculator](https://betterchess.co/best-move-calculator): paste a FEN or PGN and get the best move, two alternatives, and the reply to watch for, in plain English (Stockfish in the browser, free)
- [Daily chess puzzle](https://betterchess.co/daily): a fresh forced mate every day, with a date archive
- [Chess records](https://betterchess.co/chess-records): highest rating ever, youngest grandmaster, longest game, and more
- [Best chess players in the world right now](https://betterchess.co/best-chess-players-in-the-world): the current FIDE top, kept sourced
- [Best female chess players of all time](https://betterchess.co/best-female-chess-players)
- [Youngest chess grandmasters in history](https://betterchess.co/youngest-chess-grandmaster)