Chess Training - From Novice to Intermediate Level
What you'll learn
- Understand the Chess game rules
- Understand Chess Game Phases (Opening, Middlegame, Endgame)
- Play chess with ease against beginner and intermediate players (1000-1400 ELO)
- Learn some main chess opening lines and how to build your opening repertoire
- Learn Chess Strategy concepts and Chess tactics motifs
- Learn Basic Chess Endgames
- Have the fundamentals, tips and tools to continue the chess development in the future
Requirements
- None. This course is for absolute beginners
Description
This course will walk you through the fundamentals of chess, by giving you a good foundation that you will be learning in a step by step approach.
It will not be limited to the basics, as it will tackle as well the different chess phases, from opening, to middle game and endgame. You will learn chess strategy and chess tactics and will practice them through additional exercises.
The theoretical concepts will be explained in small concise portions and will be complemented with a lot of exercises, quizzes and mini-games to make sure that you grasp well each concept as you move forward.
By the end of this course you should be able to have all the required knowledge to compete with 1200-1400 ELO rated chess players.
You will learn a lot of practical tips, tools and methods to continue developing your chess skills even after completing this course.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone who wants to learn chess, step by step
- Anyone who wants to move from Novice, to beginner to Intermediate Chess Level
- Any parents wanting to help their children learn chess
- Anyone who wants to learn the tools and methodology to improve his Chess skills
Course content
- Preview02:04
- 03:48What is Chess and what are its benefits?
- 01:59Origins of Chess
- 00:41Quick Summary
Instructors
![Michael Khadra](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 4.7 Instructor Rating
- 76 Reviews
- 575 Students
- 1 Course
Chess instructor and passionate.
Have a 5 years chess teaching experience with tens of people including colleagues, friends and family with different levels of chess knowledge, including my three children who started learning chess with me when they were 3 years old.
Instructor in Networking and data center solutions for the last 4 years.
Good experience in presenting different topics to small and large audience.
Senior IT professional with over 14 years of Information Technology experience and deep network, systems and data center infrastructure background covering consultancy, solution design, implementation, support and project management.
Have expertise in Cisco Routing, Switching, Security and Data Center solutions in addition to HP and EMC servers, storage, replication, data protection and business continuity solutions.
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert in Routing and Switching (CCIE# 36717).
- 4.7 Instructor Rating
- 76 Reviews
- 575 Students
- 1 Course
Senior Information Technology Consultant in data center solutions, with large expertise in sales and presales roles across different countries in the middle east and Africa region.
Chess fan as a student with continuous reading and learning and as an instructor teaching my children and several friends.
Good experience in teaching and presenting different topics for small and large audience.
Teacher with sense of humor and patience to make sure that the message is well conveyed.