Introduction: Learning the numerical value of each chess piece.
Lesson 2
Naming Squares: This is how to name squares. This square is ___. Who can raise their hand and say what this square is called?
Lesson 3
How the Pieces Move: Here’s how the __ moves – up and down, left and right, as far or as short as it wants. Let’s take turns making ___ moves. I’ll move the white ___ to ____.
Lesson 4
Check and Checkmate: Check, Checkmate, Stalemate, Draw
Lesson 5
Castling, En Passant (very basic), Are you ready to play a game?, How to read and write chess, A Famous Game, The 30 Rules of Chess
Lesson 6
Practice Tournament!!
Beyond Beginner Level:
Lesson 1
King and queen:
Checkmate!
Lesson 2
Intro to openings: 3 basic opening principles
Lesson 3
Forks: Forks with different pieces
Lesson 4
Pins, Double checks
Lesson 5
Skewers
Lesson 6
Winning a won endgame:
Who’s ahead in terms of points now, and by how much? How can we win this game?
Lesson 7
Tournament!!!!
Intermediate Level:
Lesson 1
Any Rook Mate in 3: This is a fun puzzle, where any white rook move mates in 3.
Lesson 2
Discoveries!!! Discovery check!!
Lesson 3
Remove the Guard!!
Lesson 4
The Ruy Lopez Opening!!
Lesson 5
What do 1300s know that 800s don’t?
Lesson 6
Master Games Capablanca – Jaffe!! Analyse a WORLD CHAMPION MATCH