Chess for Beginners - Level 1 (Twice a Week, 5 Weeks)

Chess is a beautiful game which helps in critical and logical thinking. The students who learn chess develop spatial skills and have shown marked increase in IQ, memory, concentration and problem solving skills.

This class will introduce them to the game of chess and help them learn the basic level game. Apart from introducing the chess board, the moves of the chess pieces, the lessons will focus on:

Day 1 : 

Understanding the chess board 

Piece introduction 

Chess board setup 

  

Day 2 : Piece Movements begin with King , Rook, Bishop, Queen, Knight 

  

Day 3 : Special Moves –Pawn movement and capturing puzzles , show a basic start. 

  

Day 4 : Protection (ABCD) , Combat and points of pieces  – Introduce game play 

  

Day 5 : Check and getting out of check and the term check mate 

  

Day 6 : Checkmate in 1 move  puzzles and Castling 

  

Day 7 :  En-passant  and Castling puzzles , Pawn promotion 

  

Day 8 : 3 Golden Opening Principles   

  

Day 9 : Legal moves and illegal moves and basics of draw by threefold repetition and  stalemate . How to offer a draw and decline. 

  

Day 10: Revision puzzles 

Practice on the rules of castling, creating mate in one move , taking a piece which is attacked twice, understanding favorable exchange would also be focused on.


Lessons will be included to help students understand the notations as well. Teaching will be done through digital chess games.