Chess, draughts, backgammon. Think one move ahead.
A new Axioma subject for children from 5 and adults. Lessons with a coach, a course with Musya the cat, games against bots and other students. Try it right here — no sign-up.
- 3games in one subject
- 8of Musya’s friends — bots from beginner to master
- 5+years old — a good age to start
Keys: 1–3 — game, N — next, Space — roll the dice
Three games — one school
One coach, one path with Musya and one set of ranks. Start with any game and switch whenever you like.
Chess
Teaches you to keep a plan in mind and see your opponent’s move. A six-chapter course — from the pawn to the first checkmate.
Learn more From age 5Draughts
The quickest start: the rules take ten minutes, and chain captures teach you to calculate several moves ahead.
Learn more From age 7Backgammon
Long and short. The dice bring luck, but calculation wins: probability, counting pips, patience.
Learn morePlay with anyone at school
Every Axioma student gets a Games section in their account — on a computer, tablet and phone.
- With other studentsChallenge someone to a game, the arena with a random opponent, rating and leagues.
- With Musya’s friendsEight animal bots — from the Hedgehog, who gives pieces away, to the Grandmaster Owl.
- Tournaments and a daily puzzleWeekly arena, monthly cup, puzzles by theme, ranks and cubes for wins — spent in the shop on new boards and pieces.
- Lessons on the same boardThe coach shows moves live, sets games as homework and sees where the student goes wrong.
A lesson with a coach, Musya in between
A live online lesson — one-to-one or in a mini-group. Between lessons the student works through the course, solves puzzles and plays.
- 1Trial lessonWe get to know each other, see what the child can already do and choose a game — or all three.
- 2Your own coachLessons in the account on a shared board: demonstrations, game reviews, homework.
- 3Course and games every dayThe whole course, all eight of Musya’s friends and the puzzles are open to every student — no subscriptions, no limits.
A one-to-one 60-minute lesson is 2,500 ₽, 90 minutes — 3,200 ₽, 45 minutes — 2,000 ₽. Mini-groups cost less. Calculate the price
Sabrina Ergeshova — your chess coach
A mathematics teacher at Axioma who specialises in probability and statistics. At the board she teaches the same things as in maths lessons: calculating lines, seeing the opponent’s plan and calmly reviewing your own mistakes.
- 2nd junior sports category
- 3rd-category chess arbiter
- Member of the university chess team
- 1st place among women at the university sports games
She regularly plays in student and city tournaments — she knows how nervous a game can make you, and teaches how to handle it.
Play — even without internet
The Axioma desktop app: everything in the account, plus games where there is no connection.
- Bots and course offlineGames with Musya’s friends and puzzles with no connection. Stars and chapters count once you are back online.
- Games over a local networkTwo computers on the same Wi-Fi — and you can play each other without internet.
- Classroom modeThe coach creates a tournament, students join with a code, and the coach sees every board at once.
Coming soon Offline and local-network games arrive in the next app update. The app itself is ready to download.
Book a trial lesson
Pick a game — or all three. The short questionnaire takes a couple of minutes, then a manager calls to match a coach and a time.