This Intermediate Chess course is built for learners who are already familiar with piece movement, basic checkmates, and rules of the game. In this course, students explore advanced tactics like pins, forks, discovered attacks, and endgame strategies. They also build opening repertoires, analyze real games, and practice positional understanding. Designed to foster critical thinking, the course prepares players for tournaments and higher-level chess play through puzzles, mock games, and instructor feedback.

Key Benefits:

Teaches key tactical motifs and advanced endgames
Builds opening theory knowledge and defensive planning
Strengthens decision-making and pattern recognition
Includes practice games, peer play, and instructor analysis
Ideal preparation for school and online chess competitions

What You’ll Learn:

Opening Repertoire & Development

Best openings for White & Black: Italian, Queen’s Gambit, Sicilian Defense
Principles of development, center control, and king safety
Opening traps and how to avoid them

Tactical Mastery

Pins, forks, skewers, and double attacks
Discovered attacks and decoys
Overloading, x-ray attacks, and removing the defender
Daily puzzle drills for speed and pattern memory

Positional Strategy

Strong squares, open files, and pawn structures
Planning for piece activity and exchanges
Prophylaxis and controlling the tempo of a game

Endgame Techniques

King and pawn endgames
Rook vs. rook and rook vs. pawn endgames
Opposition, triangulation, and conversion to promotion

Game Analysis & Tournament Prep

Review classic games from masters like Capablanca and Anand
Learn time control strategies and scorekeeping
Mock tournament play with analysis and feedback