While originally marketed for lower ratings, community reviews suggest the material is significantly more challenging than stated. Series Level Official Rating Target Community Suggested Rating Under 1500 1500–1800 Beyond the Basics Under 1800 1800–2100 Mastery Under 2100 Key PGN Chapters (Volume 1 example)
A bare PGN is just moves. To build up a valuable chess PGN, you must add metadata. This turns your database from a record keeper into a teacher. build up your chess pgn
| Tag | Example | Purpose | |------|---------|---------| | Event | "Casual Game" , "Club Championship" | Context | | Site | "Lichess.org" , "Moscow" | Location | | Date | "2025.03.15" | YYYY.MM.DD | | Round | "3" , "?" | Tournament round | | White | "Carlsen, Magnus" | Last, First | | Black | "Nakamura, Hikaru" | Last, First | | Result | "1-0" , "0-1" , "1/2-1/2" , "*" | Outcome | This turns your database from a record keeper into a teacher