Chess Instructor

Derick Edwards, (Sgt.) Marine Veteran 

 

Chess is played by two players on a square board with 64 black and white squares. Each player has 16 pieces that all move in different ways. The goal is to checkmate your opponent's King by trapping it with pieces so it can't move. The first player to do this wins the game.


What you will learn...

 

   Chess Basics

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• How to setup a 64 square chess board.

• Learn the name of each chess-piece and how to move them. 

• Opening, middle and endgame.

• Tactics, offence, defense, strategic attack and counterattack.

• Threat recognition, forbearance and tempo.

• Algebraic notation and score keeping.

• Capturing, Castling, En-Passant and En-Prise.

• Fianchetto, fork and skewer utilization.

• The difference between Check, Check Mate & Double Check.

• And much more.... 

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Go from a beginner's rating to 1200!

Go from Novice to Intermediate to Advanced!

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Do You Have What It Takes?