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