This live, interactive course introduces students to the foundational principles of chess. Learners begin by exploring the board, understanding chess notation, and learning how each piece moves. As they progress, they’ll develop skills in both attack and defense, practice tactical captures, and explore checkmate patterns. With a focus on building logic, patience, and critical thinking, this course prepares students to play confidently and strategically.

Key Benefits:

Teaches piece movement, board setup, and basic tactics
Builds concentration, foresight, and decision-making skills
Encourages both strategic offense and effective defense
Introduces checkmate techniques and endgame patterns
Prepares students for friendly matches and tournaments

What You’ll Learn:

Getting Started with Chess

Introduction to chess and the chessboard layout
Understanding square coordinates and chess notations
Learning each piece: pawn, rook, bishop, knight, queen, king
Initial setup and basic piece movement

Understanding Piece Power & Capturing

Value of each piece and choosing which one to capture
Basic attacking strategies to win:
• Knight
• Bishop
• Rook
• Queen

Introduction to Defense

Defensive techniques:
• Moving away from danger
• Supporting your pieces
• Capturing threats
• Interposing a piece to block attacks

Special Chess Moves & Concepts

Check and checkmate explained
Mate in one (simple and complicated)
Castling: how and when to use it
Discovered check and double check

Endgame Scenarios & Draws

Draw situations: stalemate, perpetual check
Mate in two combinations
Checkmating with:
• Queen + Rook
• Rook + Rook
• Queen + King