This structured beginner chess course introduces students to all the essential elements of the game - from the layout of the board and piece values to winning strategies and defensive techniques. Through engaging instruction, revision-based learning, and real-time gameplay, learners gain confidence in attacking, defending, and checkmating with efficiency. The course is designed for first-time players or those looking to solidify their basics with clarity and control.

Key Benefits:

Understand rules, notations, and piece values
Learn practical tactics: forks, checks, discovered and double checks
Build critical thinking, memory, and decision-making skills
Master endgame techniques to win confidently
Structured for school learners, hobbyists, and aspiring players

What You’ll Learn:

Chess Basics

Introduction to the chessboard and notation
Initial piece setup and understanding directions
Piece-by-piece study: Pawn, Rook, Bishop, Knight, Queen
Revision of piece movement and their importance

Piece Value & Strategy

Understanding piece value in trades
Choosing the right piece to capture
Introduction to attacking strategies

Winning Material & Offensive Play

How to win specific pieces: Knight, Bishop, Rook, Queen
Basic attacking logic and traps
Simplifying to a material advantage

Defensive Techniques

Defense by escaping attacks (moving away)
Supporting pieces and defending together
Capturing as defense
Interposing to block checks

Check, Checkmate & Special Rules

Recognizing check and defending against it
Mate in one (simple and complex)
Castling: rules and uses
Discovered and double check explained

Draw Scenarios & Endgames

Stalemate and perpetual check
Mate in two puzzles
Endgame mastery:
- Queen + Rook vs King
- Rook + Rook vs King
- Queen + King vs King