Chess4Life: Learn Chess Right

Improve your chess and have fun

What you'll learn

Beginners will learn piece movement

General Principles to begin a game of chess

How to identify and complete a basic checkmate

How to identify different types of pawns

Concepts such as outposts, trapping pieces, and zugzwang

More advanced students will learn about themes such as Zwischenzug and Calculating Variations

A general introduction to Chess4Life curriculum, with topics from pawn, knight, and bishop levels

Requirements

There are no requirements! While we will include some advanced topics for those who are interested, we will also cover piece movement

Description

Absolutely new to chess and feeling daunted at the idea of learning how to play? Know the basics but not sure where to go from there? Trying to stay one step ahead of a precocious child? This is a great place to start! This course contains the entire introductory level of Chess4Life's carefully developed curriculum, designed by titled chess masters to help the complete beginner learn how to play a full game of chess, pain free. We've spent over 10,000 hours designing our curriculum, to make sure that YOU can learn efficiently, focusing your attention where you'll get the most benefit, without learning bad habits. Don't waste your time with non-essentials or with bad habits you'll have to unlearn later. Start your chess journey with a solid foundation.If you're interested in going further, this course also contains a sampling of our higher level content, to help you see why so many people have chosen Chess4Life! We have had the pleasure of serving over 50,000 students, from absolute beginners to national champions. The cognitive benefits of chess are well documented, but chess is also a lot of fun, and learning can be easy! Come see why chess has been a global phenomena for over 1,500 years.

Overview

Section 1: Pawn Level

Lecture 1 Chess Foundations

Lecture 2 The King

Lecture 3 The Rook

Lecture 4 The Bishop

Lecture 5 The Queen

Lecture 6 The Knight

Lecture 7 The Pawns

Lecture 8 Pawn Promotion

Lecture 9 Captures

Lecture 10 Retreat

Lecture 11 Block

Lecture 12 Check

Lecture 13 Checkmate

Lecture 14 Major Mate I

Lecture 15 Defend

Lecture 16 Castling

Lecture 17 Pawn Shields

Lecture 18 Development

Lecture 19 Trades

Lecture 20 Super Attack

Lecture 21 Threats

Lecture 22 Illegal Moves

Lecture 23 Advance

Section 2: Knight Level

Lecture 24 Defensive Moves

Lecture 25 Using Pawns

Lecture 26 Attack the King

Section 3: Bishop Level

Lecture 27 Attraction and Deflection

Lecture 28 Traps

Lecture 29 Checkmate III

Lecture 30 Zwischenzug

Lecture 31 Zugzwang

Lecture 32 Desperado

Lecture 33 Outpost

Lecture 34 King and 2 Bishop Mate

Lecture 35 Calculating Variations

For both students or adults interested in chess