Chess For Beginners - Complete Guide
In this course, you will grasp the essential beginner level skills for starting to play chess in online platforms.

What you will learn

Chess

Logical thinking

Description

In this course, you will learn the fundamental concepts of chess, including the rules and basic moves of each piece, how to set up the board, and essential opening principles. You will also delve into various strategies and tactics, such as pawn structures, checkmates, and basic endgame techniques. Additionally, we will explore common mistakes and how to avoid them, improving your overall chess understanding. Why should you learn how to play chess?


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  1. Mental Exercise: Chess is like a workout for the brain. It stimulates critical thinking, problem-solving, and strategic planning, enhancing cognitive abilities and memory.
  2. Decision-Making Skills: Chess requires making decisions based on limited information and predicting opponents’ moves, helping to develop strong decision-making skills.
  3. Patience and Focus: Playing chess teaches patience, as it involves thinking several moves ahead. It also enhances concentration and focus, which can be beneficial in various aspects of life.
  4. Creativity: Chess encourages creativity in finding unique solutions to complex situations on the board, fostering a creative mindset.
  5. Emotional Resilience: Winning and losing in chess can evoke various emotions, teaching emotional resilience and how to cope with both success and setbacks.
  6. Social Interaction: Chess can be played with friends, family, or in clubs, providing opportunities for social interaction and friendly competition.
  7. Lifelong Learning: Chess is a lifelong learning process. There is always room for improvement, offering continuous challenges and growth.

By the end of the course, you will feel confident in your ability to play chess on online platforms and be well-prepared to engage in challenging matches. Here are the topics you are gonna learn.

  • Chess board overview
  • Chess pieces
  • Pawn movement and how it captures
  • Bishop movement and how it captures
  • Knight movement and how it captures
  • Rook movement and how it captures
  • Queen movement and how it captures
  • King movement and how it captures
  • How to attack a King?
  • What is checkmate?
  • How to draw
  • What is stalemate
  • Pawn promotion
  • Castling
  • What is fork
  • How to pin?
  • King and Queen against King
  • King and Rook against King
  • Basics of chess opening
  • How to solve chess puzzle.
  • Useful online platforms.
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Content

Introduction

Welcome
Introduction

Chess board overview

Board overview
Quiz about the chess board
Overview of the chess pieces
Questions about the pieces

The movement of the pieces

Pawn movement
Pawn capturing
Passing pawn capturing
Bishop movement and capturing
Knight movement and capturing
Rook movement and capturing
Queen movement and capturing
King movement and capturing
Quiz about movement and capturing

Checkmate and draw

How to Check
How to checkmate
How to draw
What is stalemate
Questions about mate and draw

Castling

Pawn promotion
Castling

Tactics

How to create a fork
What is pinning
King and Queen against a King
King and Rook against a King
Basics of chess openings
Puzzles
Useful platforms