#ONLINE CHESS LESSONS FOR BEGINNERS HOW TO#
#ONLINE CHESS LESSONS FOR BEGINNERS PDF#

Here's the FEN if you want to copy it to an editor: bn2r2r/1NPPP3/1P1PP3/4P3/8/8/5k1p/6bK w - 0 1 Here's a little fun study to thank you for taking the time to read my post! If you're a club player, an absolute beginner, or a long time enthusiast of the game, who seeks to further their understanding of the game and make improvements at a practical level, then don't hesitate to contact me to find out more about the lessons ( just drop me a private message on reddit and we'll take it from there).

#ONLINE CHESS LESSONS FOR BEGINNERS HOW TO#

Then, I can have a better idea of how to proceed in order to enable you better in achieving your aspirations in chess.

The actual composition of the lessons will be decided once I learn about your play and the aspects of chess that interest you the most. Ultimately, on which of the aforementioned aspects we focus on at first depends entirely on your level and the part of the game in which you're facing the most difficulties. Also technical things: such as, how to efficiently use opening databases and computer engines to analyze your own games, getting fluent in algebraic chess notation, blindfold techniques, resources (websites for tactics and exercises), book references, etc.ĭon't be intimidated by these formal descriptions, this is just to give you the big scope of all the things that can be covered.), where we inspect every move and get into the heads of the players in order to understand the reasoning that went behind every move they made. Calculation and reasoning: We will practice different calculation techniques, solve exercises to improve our visualisation, and in order to develop a coherent mindset for how to approach the game and reason move-by-move, we will continuously study games of great players (such as, Boris Spassky, Bobby Fischer, Kasparov, Magnus Carlsen, Judit Polgar.Planning: This is a highly practical aspect that we'll cover, namely, how does everything we know in tactics and strategy come together in an actual game in order to make plans, and this covers all 3 stages of opening, middle-game and endgame.Ultimately, as our strategic understanding grows, we get better and better at evaluating any given position, which should precede calculating for concrete ideas. Strategy: this covers the whole amalgam of, pawn structures, king safety, effective development, attacking an uncastled/castled king, to name a few.Solving tactics will probably be one of the most constant aspects in your training at first. Equally important, we will also talk in depth about how one can spot tactical opportunities in practical play, and how we calculate to validate if it works or not. Tactics: Studying different tactical motifs (pins, forks, skewers, interference, etc), then solving problems for each motif until the ideas become clear.But the general scope covers the following:

#ONLINE CHESS LESSONS FOR BEGINNERS PDF#

After each lesson, you receive a PDF file summarizing everything that was covered along with exercises to be solved until the next session.Ĭontent: This is entirely dependent on the knowledge and level of the student, and in particular where their weaknesses currently lie at. The duration of each session depends on the age of the student, but with adults this is typically 1h30min, 1-2 per week.

I have 5 years of coaching experience in chess and my personal rating is ~2400 on lichess.įormat: Since the start of the pandemic, all my lessons are provided online on and I typically use Skype for communication. I am a part-time chess instructor and I have recently freed up more time to be able to accept more students. Please continue to give us your feedback and suggestions on how we can help make /r/chess better for everyone. Use the message the moderators link if your posts or comments don't appear, or for help with any administrative matters. Twitter/Facebook posts must contain a direct link to the tweet/post, and include the author's nameĬhess Spoiler format for problem answers etc., Instructions for /r/chess PGN addon ( Chrome, Firefox)ĭon’t engage in abusive, discriminatory, or bigoted behavior.ĭon't ask for advice about ongoing games.ĭo not use /r/chess exclusively to promote your own content. News Puzzles Games Strategy Twitch Other Resources

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