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Beginners and NovicesThis material is
intended to allow the complete beginner to learn the game, and then guide
them through their initial learning stages. More advanced material is
also available elsewhere on this web site.
Beginner: Introduction
Rules of Chess: Getting
Started
How the Pieces Move:
General Observations
The King
The Queen
The Rook
The Bishop
The Knight The
Pawn
Castling
Check Checkmate
Stalemate
Other Draws
Notation Basics Example
Game
Knight's Tour
Animation
Basic Opening Strategy: Introduction
Opening Objectives: Development
of the Pieces Control
of the Center
General Principles:
Introduction
General
Principle #1: Open with a central pawn
General
Principle #2: Don't make any more pawn moves than necessary
General Principle #3: Develop the Minor Pieces before the Major Pieces
General Principle #4: Don't Develop the Queen Too Early
General
Principle #5: Castle Early
General Principle #6: Combine Developing Moves with Threats
General Principle #7: Don't Waste Moves
General Principle #8: Don't Block the Development of Your Other Pieces
Basic Middlegame Strategy: Introduction
Strategic Elements:
Material Space Structure
Time:
Lead
in Development The
Initiative
Basic Endgame Strategy:
Introduction
Basic Mates:
King &
Queen v. King
King &
Rook v. King
King &
2 Rooks v. King
King &
Queen & Rook v. King
Other
Basic Mates
King & pawn Endings:
Introduction
King
& pawn v. King - Square of the pawn
King
& pawn v. King - Opposition and Outflanking
King & 2 pawns v. King & pawn - Deflection
King & 3 pawns v. King & 3 pawns - Breakthrough
Other Basic Endings:
King,
Bishop and Rook Pawn v. King
Perpetual Check
Basic Tactics:
Introduction
The Fork:
Introduction
Knight Forks Pawn
Forks Other
Forks
The Pin:
Introduction
Absolute Pins Relative
Pins
The Skewer
The Discovered
Attack
An
Introduction to Sacrifices and Combinations
Test Exercises
Smothered Mates
Novice:
An Introduction to
Chess Strategy
Development The
Center
The
Hypermodern Center
The
Premature Attack
Exploiting the Open and Half-Open File:
Part
I Part
II
Annotated Games -
The Janitor Jim Series
(Introduction and Index)
The Great
Pawn Hunter
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