Chess School for Beginners

This engaging and interactive course is perfect for both children and adult beginners.

Tailored for new learners of all ages, this course is organized into two primary sections: Chess Rules and Playing. It features 500 thoughtfully selected and specially designed examples to guide each student effectively.

This program is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), an innovative approach to chess instruction. The series includes courses in tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, with material ranging from beginner to advanced and even professional levels.

By using this course, you can enhance your chess understanding, master new tactical ideas and combinations, and apply what you learn in practical situations.

The program works like a personal coach: it assigns exercises and supports you when you need help. You’ll receive hints, clear explanations, and even see convincing refutations for common errors.

A comprehensive theory section is also included, breaking down key gameplay methods with real-life examples. Lessons are delivered interactively—meaning you don’t just read the material, but also make moves on the board and explore variations hands-on.

Program highlights:

♔ High-quality examples, each verified for accuracy

♔ Requirement to enter key moves as directed

♔ Tasks with varying levels of difficulty

♔ Different objectives to accomplish in each puzzle

♔ Helpful hints provided when a mistake is made

♔ Refutations shown for typical incorrect moves

♔ Option to play any position from the exercises against the computer

♔ Interactive theory lessons

♔ Organized table of contents

♔ Track rating (ELO) changes throughout your training

♔ Customizable test mode

♔ Bookmark favorite exercises for later review

♔ Tablet-optimized display

♔ Fully functional offline

♔ Sync your progress across devices—link the app to a free Chess King account and access the same course on Android, iOS, and the Web simultaneously

A free version of the course is available to try out the program. The included free lessons are fully functional and give you a real feel for the app before you unlock additional topics such as:

1. Introduction

1.1. Introduction

1.2. Chess board

1.3. Chess pieces

1.4. Starting position

2. Pieces' moves

2.1. Rook

2.2. Bishop

2.3. Queen

2.4. Knight

2.5. King

2.6. Pawn

3. Pawn promotion

4. The relative value of the pieces

5. The role of the king. Check and mate

5.1. Check

5.2. Getting out of check

5.3. Mate

5.4. Castling

5.5. Mate in one move

5.6. Stalemate

5.7. Perpetual check

6. Capture

7. Notation (How to read moves)

8. Elementary capture

8.1. Winning a knight

8.2. Winning a bishop

8.3. Winning a rook

8.4. Winning a queen

8.5. Win a piece

9. Simple defense

9.1. Retreat

9.2. Defending with another piece

9.3. Taking an attacking piece

9.4. Interception

9.5. Defending from mate

10. Chess skills development

11. The role of the king. Continuation

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 against a king

13. King and rook against a king

14. King and minor piece against a king

15. King and a pawn against a king

16. Etiquette during a game

17. Chess mazes