Chess School for Beginners

This engaging, interactive chess course is perfect for children and adult beginners alike. It's divided into two key sections: learning the rules and playing the game. Over 500 carefully selected and, in many cases, custom-designed examples provide ample practice.

This course is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), a revolutionary approach to chess instruction. The series offers courses covering tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, catering to all skill levels, from novice to professional.

Improve your chess skills, master new tactical maneuvers and combinations, and solidify your knowledge through practical application. The program acts as your personal coach, providing exercises, guidance, and insightful explanations to help you overcome challenges and identify mistakes. It offers hints, detailed explanations, and even demonstrates effective refutations of common errors.

The course also features an interactive theoretical section using real-game examples to illustrate strategic concepts. This interactive approach allows you to actively participate by making moves on the board and clarifying unclear positions.

Key Features:

• High-quality, rigorously checked examples.
• Requires input of all key moves.
• Exercises with varying difficulty levels.
• Diverse objectives for problem-solving.
• Hints provided for errors.
• Demonstrates refutations of typical mistakes.
• Play any exercise position against the computer.
• Interactive theoretical lessons.
• Well-structured table of contents.
• Tracks ELO rating progress.
• Customizable test mode.
• Ability to bookmark favorite exercises.
• Tablet-optimized interface.
• Offline functionality.
• Linkable to a free Chess King account for cross-device access (Android, iOS, Web).

A free version is available, allowing you to fully test the program's functionality before purchasing additional content. The free lessons are completely functional and provide a realistic preview of the course. Topics covered in the free version include:

1. Introduction (1.1 Introduction, 1.2 Chessboard, 1.3 Chess Pieces, 1.4 Starting Position)
2. Piece Movement (2.1 Rook, 2.2 Bishop, 2.3 Queen, 2.4 Knight, 2.5 King, 2.6 Pawn)
3. Pawn Promotion
4. Relative Piece Value
5. The King's Role: Check and Mate (5.1 Check, 5.2 Escaping Check, 5.3 Checkmate, 5.4 Castling, 5.5 Mate in One, 5.6 Stalemate, 5.7 Perpetual Check)
6. Capturing Pieces
7. Chess Notation
8. Basic Captures (8.1 Winning a Knight, 8.2 Winning a Bishop, 8.3 Winning a Rook, 8.4 Winning a Queen, 8.5 Winning a Piece)
9. Simple Defenses (9.1 Retreat, 9.2 Defending with Another Piece, 9.3 Capturing the Attacking Piece, 9.4 Interception, 9.5 Preventing Checkmate)
10. Chess Skill Development
11. King's Role (Continued) (11.1 Mate in 1, 11.2 Mate in 2, 11.3 Discovered Check, 11.4 Double Check, 11.5 Perpetual Check, 11.6 Stalemate)
12. King and Queen vs. King
13. King and Rook vs. King
14. King and Minor Piece vs. King
15. King and Pawn vs. King
16. Game Etiquette
17. Chess Mazes