Chess School for Beginners

This engaging interactive course is perfect for beginners of all ages, including both children and adults.

The course is structured into two primary sections: Chess Rules and Playing. It features 500 meticulously selected, and often custom-built, examples to effectively guide the student.

This program is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), a groundbreaking chess instruction method. The series encompasses courses in tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, categorized by skill level from novice to advanced, and even professional players.

Utilizing this course will help you enhance your chess understanding, discover new tactical ideas and combinations, and apply your knowledge practically.

The software functions as a personal coach, assigning tasks and providing assistance when you're stuck. It offers hints, detailed explanations, and demonstrates decisive refutations for common errors.

An integrated theoretical section explains game strategies for specific phases using practical examples. This theory is delivered interactively, allowing you to not only read the lesson material but also make moves on the board and explore variations.

Program Benefits:

♔ High-quality examples, all thoroughly verified for accuracy

♔ Requires input of all key moves as instructed

♔ Tasks with varying degrees of difficulty

♔ Diverse objectives to achieve within the puzzles

♔ Helpful hints provided upon mistakes

♔ Demonstrates refutations for typical incorrect moves

♔ Option to play any task position against the computer

♔ Interactive theoretical lessons

♔ Clear, structured table of contents

♔ Tracks rating (ELO) progression throughout the learning process

♔ Customizable test mode with flexible settings

♔ Bookmark your favorite exercises for easy access

♔ Tablet-optimized for a larger display

♔ Fully functional offline; no internet connection required

♔ Synchronize your progress across devices (Android, iOS, Web) by linking the app to a free Chess King account

The course includes a free section to evaluate the program. The free lessons are fully functional, letting you test the application comprehensively before unlocking additional topics:

1. Introduction

1.1. Introduction

1.2. Chess board

1.3. Chess pieces

1.4. Starting position

2. Pieces' moves

2.1. Rook

2.2. Bishop

2.3. Queen

2.4. Knight

2.5. King

2.6. Pawn

3. Pawn promotion

4. The relative value of the pieces

5. The role of the king. Check and mate

5.1. Check

5.2. Getting out of check

5.3. Mate

5.4. Castling

5.5. Mate in one move

5.6. Stalemate

5.7. Perpetual check

6. Capture

7. Notation (How to read moves)

8. Elementary capture

8.1. Winning a knight

8.2. Winning a bishop

8.3. Winning a rook

8.4. Winning a queen

8.5. Win a piece

9. Simple defense

9.1. Retreat

9.2. Defending with another piece

9.3. Taking an attacking piece

9.4. Interception

9.5. Defending from mate

10. Chess skills development

11. The role of the king. Continuation

11.1. Mate in 1

11.2. Mate in 2

11.3. Discovered check

11.4. Double check

11.5. Perpetual check

11.6. Stalemate

12. King and queen against a king

13. King and rook against a king

14. King and minor piece against a king

15. King and a pawn against a king

16. Etiquette during a game

17. Chess mazes