- Introduction to Chess
- The Queen
- The Rook
- The Bishop
- The Knight
- The Pawn
- Promotion
- Setting Up The Board
- Notation
- Capturing
- Check
- Getting Out Of Check
- Checkmate
- Fastest Checkmates
- Stalemate
- Drawing
- Castling
- En Passant
- Smart Moves
- Playing A Game
What you'll learn
- Play a legal game of chess, use the three special moves, develop a general understanding of the opening and simple endings, and learn the most common tactical patterns.
Description
This complete introductory course shows all the fundamental of becoming a chess player. You'll learn how all six pieces move, the three special moves in chess, how to set up the board, how to notate a game, the various ways a game can in with a win or a tie, and also see some real0life examples of quick checkmates. In 20 short lessons, you'll be knowledgeable on all the key parts of chess and ready to learn some more advanced strategies!
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Dane Mattson is a National Chess Master from Wisconsin. He is the voice and author of this chess curriculum. Dane is an ardent chess instructor, helping students reach their full potential for over 15 years. He competes in several national chess tournaments each year, and is also a tournament director and community chess organizer.
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Just starting since my hubby retired. We hear it's good for our brains! The last part sounded very confusing. Why does one have to know the name of the squares? Maybe I'll find out during next lessons. Thank you!
I learned a couple new tricks! Thanks so much!
Yes, I like it - good that it assumes zero previous knowledge.
I was way to good for the course dident know it was for beginners
Good introduction for beginners.
I love the way it is organized