Start Your Chess Journey

Beginner 1

1. Chessboard Setup & Coordinates
2. How the Pawn Moves and Captures
3. How the Rook Moves and Captures
4. How the Knight Moves and Captures
5. How the Bishop Moves and Captures
6. How the Queen Moves and Captures
7. How the King Moves and Captures
8. Castling Kingside vs Queenside
9. Basics of Attacking
10. Basics of Defending
11. Capturing Undefended Pieces

Beginner 2

1. Check and Checkmate Definition
2. Pawn Promotion Basics
3. En Passant Rule
4. Check and Checkmate Definition
5. Stalemate vs Checkmate
6. Basic Checkmate King & Queen vs King
7. Basic Checkmate King & Rook vs King
8. Types of Exchange
9. Forks with Knights
10. Forks with Pawns
11. Pins: Absolute vs Relative

Beginner 3

1. Skewers with Rooks and Bishops
2. Discovered Attacks
3. Double Checks
4. Basic Opening Principles: Control the Center
5. Basic Opening Principles: Develop Minor Pieces
6. Basic Opening Principles: Castle Early
7. Avoiding Early Queen Attacks
8. Scholar's Mate: How to Win & Learn from It
9. Fool's Mate: How to Avoid It
10. Basic Endgame: King and Pawn vs King
11. Notation Basics: Recording Moves
12. Level 1 Recap Practical Quiz Positions