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    Free Chess Lessons

    We have a number of free chess lessons.  These are meant as video accompaniments to what we do in our person programs.  For some lessons, it's a video version of the lesson, and for others, they might have additional practice exercises.

    How to play chess part 1: piece movement (except kings)

    How to play chess part 2: kings, check, castling, and checkmate

    How to play chess part 3: check, checkmate, and stalemate

    How to play chess part 4: ladder checkmate

    How to play chess part 5: piece values

    How to play chess part 6: winning a won endgame

    How to play chess part 7: opening principles

    How to play chess part 8: Greco's great opening 

    How to play chess part 9: four move checkmate 

    How to play chess part 10: king and queen checkmate

    How to play chess part 11: forks

    How to play chess part 12: f-pawn positioning

     

    Intermediate lessons:

    Intermediate lesson 1: king and rook checkmate 

    Intermediate lesson 2: the Opera Game 

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