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Lesson # |
Theme |
Topics |
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Lesson #1 |
How the Pieces Move and Capture |
Pawn, Knight, Bishop, Rook, Queen, King; Value of the pieces; Chess notation |
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Lesson #2 |
Basic Checkmates |
Check, Checkmate; Checkmate with Major pieces, Queen, Rook; Checkmate in 1 move exercises |
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Lesson #3 |
Draw, Castling |
Draw & Castling rules; Draw combinations: Perpetual check, Stalemate |
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Lesson #4 |
Basic tactics (part 1) |
Knight Fork, Pawn Fork, Back Rank Checkmate, Pin; Targeting the King exercises; Checkmate in 1 move exercises |
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Lesson #5 |
How to Start the Game (part 1) |
Basic opening principles |
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Lesson #6 |
Basic Tactics (part 2) |
Double attack, Skewer, Discovered attack, Smothered mate; Find the best defense exercises |
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Lesson #7 |
How to Start the Game (part 2) |
Basic opening repertoire |
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Lesson #8 |
Endgame in Chess (part 1) |
Basic pawn endgames |
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Lesson #9 |
Basic Tactics (part 3) |
Equivalent exchange and sacrifice, Identifying opponent's threats, Identifying basic mating motifs, Escape attack exercises, Checkmate in 2 moves exercises |
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Lesson #10 |
Winning a Chess Game |
Converting material advantage into a win, Simplification |
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Lesson #11 |
Endgame in Chess (part 2) |
Basic theoretical endgames |
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Lesson #12 |
Running a Chess Tournament |
Introduction to Round Robin and Swiss tournament rules |
