Chess Fundamentals
Learn chess basics, piece movements, and strategies in this fun, beginner-friendly class that builds critical thinking skills!
$7 per class
Live Online Class
- Duration 1 hr per class
- Age group 7-15
- Class size Up to 6 students
- Frequency 2 times/week
Course description
Chess is more than just a game—it’s a gateway to critical thinking, problem-solving, and creative strategy. This class is designed to introduce young learners to the beautiful game of chess and help them build a strong foundation. Students will develop essential skills such as logical reasoning, memory enhancement, concentration, and spatial awareness while having fun in a supportive and engaging environment.
Class Structure and Curriculum
Understanding the chessboard: rows, columns, and diagonals. Introduction to chess pieces and setting up the board.
Learning the movement of each piece: King, Rook, Bishop, Queen, Knight.
Special moves: Understanding pawn movement and capturing puzzles. Demonstration of a basic start.
Introducing the concepts of protection (ABCD), combat, and the points of each piece. Students will engage in introductory gameplay.
Learning the concepts of check, getting out of check, and the term checkmate.
Practicing checkmate in one move, understanding and applying the castling rule.
Understanding en-passant, solving related puzzles, and mastering pawn promotion strategies.
Introduction to opening principles, including controlling the center, developing pieces, and ensuring king safety.
Understanding legal and illegal moves, the rules of draw by threefold repetition, stalemate, and offering/declining a draw.
Live gameplay analysis, solving advanced puzzles, and introducing intermediate strategies for winning games.
What Students Will Learn
- How to play a basic-level chess game.
- Core rules, including Castling, En-passant, and Pawn promotion.
- Strategies for draws, stalemates, and winning tactics.
- How to solve chess puzzles to enhance strategic thinking.
- Introduction to chess notations for recording and analyzing games.