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Chess Online Course: Intermediate Level

Master the basics of chess with our beginner's course. Learn the rules, strategies, and tactics to play chess confidently and improve your critical thinking skills.

Live Course

Live Class: Wednesday, 17 Jul

Enrolled: 1

Duration: 48 Hours

Sessions: 8 classes per month

Offered by: infyni

Live Course

About Course

The Chess Course for Beginners on Infyni is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of chess, fostering a love for the game while building critical thinking and strategic skills. This course covers the basic rules, essential strategies, and tactics necessary to understand and play chess proficiently.

Key Benefits:

Comprehensive Introduction: Understand chess's basic rules and objectives, including how each piece moves and captures.

Strategic Thinking: Develop essential strategic thinking and planning skills on and off the chessboard.

Interactive Learning: Engage in interactive lessons and practice games to reinforce learning and apply new skills.

Expert Guidance: Learn from an experienced chess instructor who will provide personalized feedback and support.

Skills You Will Gain

Advanced Opening Strategies Tactical Motifs Positional Play Endgame Techniques Middle Game Planning Calculation Skills Pattern Recognition Strategic Thinking Time Management Analyzing Games

Course Offerings

Instructor Led Live sessions
Clarify doubts during session
Access Session Recordings
Attend on mobile and Tablet
Assessments and Competition
Direct Messages
Feedback from Instructor
Full lifetime Resources
Certificate of Completion

Topics
Instructor (1)

1 Opening Theory

Control the center
Develop pieces quickly
King safety (castling)
Avoid early queen moves
Popular Openings for White (Ruy Lopez, Italian Game, Queen's Gambit, English Opening)
Popular Openings for Black (Sicilian Defense, French Defense, Caro-Kann Defense, King's Indian Defense)

2 Tactics

Pin
Skewer
Fork
Discovered Attack
Double Attack
X-ray Attack
Deflection
Decoy
Zwischenzug (In-between move)
Clearance Sacrifice
Overloading
Undermining
And much...much... more
(All Mating Patterns)

3 Middlegame Strategies

Piece activity
King safety
Pawn structure
Weak squares
Space advantage
Open files and diagonals
Outposts
Coordination of pieces

4 Endgame Techniques

Basic checkmates (King and queen vs. king, King and rook vs. king)
Opposition and key squares
Pawn promotion tactics
Rook endgames (Lucena and Philidor positions)
Minor piece endgames (Bishop vs. knight, same-color bishop endgames)
Endgame principles (activity, king centralization, pawn structure)

5 Positional Concepts

Weak and strong squares
Good vs. bad bishops
Knights vs. bishops
Space advantage
Pawn structure (isolated pawns, backward pawns, doubled pawns)
Outposts
Control of open files and diagonals

6 Game Analysis

Analyzing your own games
Learning from grandmaster games
Identifying and correcting mistakes
Understanding different phases of the game

7 Mental and Practical Skills

Time management
Decision-making process
Handling pressure
Psychological aspects of chess
Practical tips for tournament play

8 Optional Modules

Chess History and Famous Games
Introduction to Chess Software and Online Resources