This comprehensive chess program is divided into four skill-based levels: Beginner, Advanced Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. Each level is structured over 16 sessions, guiding learners through fundamental rules, tactical motifs, checkmate patterns, endgames, and high-level positional concepts. With live instruction, practice games, puzzles, and historical insights, students develop both their skill and love for the game. The course concludes with a final assessment and an introduction to the world champions who shaped chess history.
Beginner
Basic piece movement and square names
Special moves: castling, pawn promotion, en passant
Understanding check, checkmate, and stalemate
Simple tactics: winning material, defending, and attacking
Endgame basics and game review sessions
Advanced Beginner
Common checkmates: Queen mate, Two Rook mate
Opening principles and chess notation
Tactical tools: double attack, knight forks, pins, skewers
Back-rank mate, discovered check, destroying defenders
Practical checkmate techniques and mini tournament
Intermediate
Checkmate patterns: Anastasia’s, Arabian, Boden’s, Legal’s
Pawn endings and opposition
Queen sacrifices and checkmate in 2–3 moves
Game analysis and positional understanding
Introduction to strategic imbalances (bishop vs knight)
Advanced – Parts 1 & 2
Rook activity, pawn structures, open and closed lines
Overloaded pieces, square control, x-ray and decoy tactics
Learning from World Champions & famous games
Complex mates: Greco’s, Pillsbury’s, Blackburne’s, Lolli’s
Introduction to gambits and opening traps
Final exam and analysis-based improvement plan
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