Chess Level 0 (Absolute Beginner)

There are in total 20 weeks in 2021 Spring semester.

 Every Wednesday 4:30-5:15  pm (EST)

 From Jan 6th – Jun. 16th
20 weeks in total
No class on
2/10/2021
3/24/2021
4/7/2021
6/2/2021

1. Introduction to Chess: Rules, board, notation, names of the pieces and moving the bishop rook and queen

2. Moving the pieces: King, Pawn and Knight

3. Special moves, point system and Checks

4. Checkmate Basics: How to do a checkmate

5. Stalemate Basics: What is it, is it good or not do it

6. Practice playing and Capturing Pieces

7. 4 Principles and How to Start a Game

8. Chess Tactics: Forks, Pins and Skewer

9. Exploiting Position, Winning Material

10. Fool’s Mate and Lighting Attack: How to do it and how to defend it

11. Playing against the Coach and Apply Course Knowledge

12. Endgame Basics: Pawn, rook, knight, bishop and queen

13. Endgame Basics: Double Rook and Single Queen Mate Techniques

14. Chess Tactics: Forks, Pins and Skewer

15. Exploiting Position, Winning Material

16. Playing against the Coach and Apply the Course Knowledge

17. Defending Against Checkmate

18. Defending Against Double attack

19. First Game Analysis

20. Course Review with Puzzles and Playtime