Chess for Beginners

(12 lessons)

 

1                   Introduction to King’s Game

a        History

b       Aims, moves of Pawn & King

c        Training

 

2                   Competitions – through centuries

a        History

b       Moves of Bishop, Rook, Queen

c        Training (the most important)

 

3                   Chess Today

a        History: (who is the best chess player now)

b       Moves of the Knight

c        Training

 

4                   How to Read Chess Game

a        Notation (Algebraic system)

b       Some important rules: (castling, en passant, about passed pawns, stalemate)

c        Training

 

5                   How to Begin the Game (About Developed pieces)

a        Chess Openings

b       Traps & Zaps

c        Training

 

6                   Short Games and Explanation of Beginner’s Mistake

 

7                   Check Mate & Passing Pawns

a        How to give mate having only queen or two rooks

b       How to pass pawn and make a queen

c        Training

 

8                   More Advanced Chess Openings

a        Typical openings (four game, Italian game)

b       Principles of developing light pieces

c        Training

 

9                   Samples of Combinations in Various Openings

a        Openings traps (Fork, Pin)

b       Training

 

10              Attacks

a        Preparing attacks by file,castling attack

b       Short games

c        Training

 

11              Great Chess Players

a        History (Murphy and Fischer great American chess masters)

b       How to reach opponent’s King and win the game

c        Training

 

12              Endings in the Game

a        Elementary endgames (pawn endings, square rule)

b       Training