This 25-hour live chess course is designed for beginners with little to no experience in chess. Students start with understanding the board, piece movement, and the basic rules of play. They then progress to opening principles, mid-game strategies, and classic tactical tools like pins and forks. The course ends with a focus on endgame techniques, ensuring learners are equipped to play confidently, think critically, and win logically.

Key Benefits:

Learn complete chess rules and special moves
Build logical thinking and strategic planning
Practice essential tactics: pins, forks, skewers & more
Understand how to play opening, middle, and endgame
Gain confidence through guided play and instructor feedback

What You’ll Learn:

Chess Basics & Rules

Chessboard setup and orientation
Introduction to each piece and how they move
Value of pieces and objective of the game
Capturing, attacking, check, checkmate, and stalemate
Special moves: castling, en passant, pawn promotion
Chess etiquette and “touch move” rule

Strategy Fundamentals

Phases of the game: opening, middlegame, endgame
Opening principles and piece development
Understanding exchanges and material advantage
Counting attackers and defenders
Safe trades and positional awareness

Essential Tactics

Forks and double attacks
Pins and skewers
Discovered attacks and overloaded pieces
Mixing tactics for advantage
Solving tactical puzzles

Endgame Mastery

Endgame principles and piece activity
Basic checkmates (king + queen/rook vs king)
Pawn promotion and the “square of the pawn”
Drawing strategies and opposition