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Beginner Course Outline
♛ Prepared by Sir Tayyab Ali
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Beginner Level 1
Movement, captures, check & checkmate fundamentals
Level 1
1
Stage 1: Learning the Chess Basics
Piece Movement & Piece Value
Capturing Pieces & Winning Material
Understanding Check, Escaping Check and Checkmate
2
Stage 2: Attacking, Defending & Trading
Assisted Checkmates & Hanging Pieces
Equal, Good & Bad Trades
Attacking and Protecting Pieces
3
Stage 3: Castling & Piece Protection
Short and Long Castling
Illegal Castling Situations
Counting Attackers to Win Material
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Beginner Level 2
Special rules, chess tactics & opening principles
Level 2
1
Stage 1: Special Rules & Simple Endgames
En Passant and Pawn Promotion Ideas
Ladders Mate
Stalemate Basic and Advanced Examples
2
Stage 2: Mastering Chess Tactics
Forks, Pins and Skewers
Using Pins to Win Material
Difference between Pins and Skewers
3
Stage 3: Understanding Openings & Game Flow
Phases of the Game
Opening Principles
Material Evaluation
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Beginner Level 3
Checkmates, endgames, king safety & threat defence
Level 3
1
Stage 1: Essential Checkmates & Pawn Endgames
Pieces that can Checkmate and that can't
King and Queen Checkmate Technique
Basic One Pawn Endgames
2
Stage 2: Advanced Endgames & King Safety
Advanced One Pawn Endgames
Advanced Opening Ideas
King Safety Principles
3
Stage 3: Defending Against Threats
Protecting the King from Attacks
Dealing with Scholar's Mate
Preventing Early Checkmate Traps