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Chess Coaching for Beginners - Live Online

Infyni’s Beginner Level Chess Coaching introduces the fundamentals of chess through interactive sessions designed for new players. Students will learn how the pieces move, opening principles, basic tactics, and strategies to play confidently.

Live Course

Live Class: Wednesday, 13 Nov

Enrolled: 1

Duration: 1 Hour

Sessions: 8 classes per month

Offered by: infyni

Live Course
$60.14 /Per Month $85.91 30% off

$7.51 /Per Hour

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About Course

Infyni’s Beginner’s Chess Course is crafted to teach young players the basics of the game while making it fun and accessible. Students will start by learning how each piece moves, discovering essential opening principles, and practicing beginner-level tactics and strategies. The course is a great way to develop critical thinking, patience, and the ability to anticipate moves.

Key Highlights:

  • Introduction to Pieces and Moves: Learn how each piece moves and captures
  • Opening Principles: Understanding how to start a game with strong foundations
  • Tactics and Strategies: Basic tactics like forks, pins, and discovering simple strategies
  • Game Practice and Analysis: Play games, review moves, and improve with guidance

What You’ll Learn in This Course:

  • The Chessboard and Pieces

    • Familiarization with the chessboard and notation
    • Learning each piece's movements: pawn, knight, bishop, rook, queen, and king

  • Opening Principles

    • Basics of a strong opening, including control of the center and piece development
    • Simple opening moves to start with balance

  • Basic Tactics and Strategies

    • Key tactics such as forks, pins, skewers, and basic checkmates
    • Introduction to capturing value and protecting pieces

  • The Middlegame and Endgame

    • Transitioning from the opening to the middlegame
    • Basic endgame principles like king and pawn endings

Skills You Will Gain

Introduction to Pieces and Moves Tactics and Strategies Game Practice and Analysis Opening Principles Middlegame and Endgame

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 1. Chess Basics
  • Board Setup: Square orientation (light square on the right), piece arrangement. Piece Names a
  • d Movement
  • Pawns: Movement and capturing
  • Rooks, Bishops, Knights, Queens, and Kings: Movement patterns Basic Rules
  • Castling (conditions for kingside and queenside)
  • En passant pawn capture
  • Pawn promotion (options and strategy)
  • Goal of the Game: Checkmate, not capturing pieces
  • Check, Checkmate, and Stalemate (draw situations)
  • Basic checkmate patterns (e.g., with King and Rook vs. King)
  • Control the Center: Importance of central squares (e4, e5, d4, d5)
  • Develop Pieces Quickly: Moving minor pieces (Knights and Bishops) early
  • King Safety: Early castling
  • Avoid Common Opening Mistakes (e.g., bringing out the Queen too early)
  • Forks: Using a single piece to attack two pieces at once
  • Pins: Restricting the movement of a piece by threatening it
  • Skewers: Forcing an opponent’s piece to move to expose a more valuable piece
  • Discovered Attacks: Moving a piece to uncover an attack by another piece
  • Double Check: Using two pieces to put the King in check
  • Piece Activity: Keeping your pieces active and centralized
  • Pawn Structure: Understanding weak pawns, isolated pawns, and doubled pawns
  • Piece Coordination: Working as a team
  • Trade Strategy: When to exchange pieces (piece value consideration)
  • Basic Checkmate Techniques
  • King and Rook vs. King
  • King and Queen vs. King
  • The Rule of the Square: Understanding pawn promotion in endgames
  • Opposition: King vs. King technique in pawn endgames
  • Hanging Pieces: Avoid giving away pieces for free
  • Not controlling the center
  • Moving the same piece multiple times in the opening
  • Ignoring King safety
  • Reading and writing chess moves in algebraic notation
  • Solving beginner-level tactics puzzles
  • Playing games with a focus on learning from mistakes
  • Reviewing games: Analyzing your own games to learn from mistakes
  • Studying classic games: Understanding fundamental strategies
  • Using online resources and chess apps for practice

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Swastik Aggarwal
About Instructor

Hello, I'm Swastik Aggarwal, your Chess Coach. I've been playing chess for over 8 years and teaching for 4+ years. I've taught students worldwide, including the UK, USA, Australia, and India. I'm experienced in both online and offline classes and have worked with schools as a chess coach. Let's enhance your chess skills together. Best regards, Swastik Aggarwal

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