Chess for Beginners

Teacher

COURSE DESCRIPTION

For a newbie, chess can be incredibly puzzling. What should your next course of action be? And why is that? This course is designed to help you grasp game aspects at all stages of the game, including the opening, middlegame, and endgame. A total of ten (10) classes make up the course. You can either read the diagrams and descriptions or watch the video tutorial. As the principal developer of content, we give credit to our strategic partners at chessfox.com.

Here’s what you will get from the free chess course for beginners:

Learn all the rules of the game, including special move
Understand important checkmate method
Learn about the opening, middlegame and endgame
Master the essential tactics and strategies
And many more secrets of chess!
The course consists of 10 lessons. You can study the diagrams and descriptions or, if you prefer, you can watch the videos.
Video lessons total play time: 1 hour 48 minutes

Course Features

Lectures 10
Quizzes 0
Duration 3 hours
Skill level All levels
Language English
Students 100
Assessments Yes

Course Outline 10
- Lecture1.1
  
  How the game of chess works
- Lecture1.2
  
  How to make good exchanges
- Lecture1.3
  
  How to checkmate your opponents king
- Lecture1.4
  
  Special moves and other rules you should know
- Lecture1.5
  
  What you should do in the opening
- Lecture1.6
  
  What you should do in the middlegame
- Lecture1.7
  
  What you should do in the endgame
- Lecture1.8
  
  Important tactics you should know
- Lecture1.9
  
  The Four Common mistakes in chess
- Lecture1.10
  
  How chess notation works and the 4 – move checkmate

Brian Kidula

FIDE Instructor (FI) Brian Kidula, popularly known as the Local GM, is the Founder and Chairman of the FIDE (International Chess Federation) endorsed Terrian Chess Academy (TCA) – founded in 2014 with the mission of identifying and nurturing chess talent among young kids. Brian has more than 30 years of chess experience, including coaching the junior national team at the 2014 World Youth Chess Championships in Durban, South Africa, and captaining the Open (Men’s Senior National Team) at the 2012 World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey. He was also the head coach of the national junior team to the 2019 African Youth Chess Championships held in Windhoek, Namibia.

Brian has also led Training of Trainers (ToT) seminars on behalf of the national chess federation, Chess Kenya (CK), and Lighthouse Chess Club, where he was the head coach in 2018. He played for two of the country’s top clubs, KCB Chess Club and Equity Bank Chess Club, before retiring from active play and concentrating on teaching and mentoring others. He is currently the head of PR & Marketing for Chess Kenya and served as the Zone 4.2 delegate and secretary to the African Chess Confederation’s Events & Publicity Commission between 2015 and 2018. Brian is still a member of the same commission today.

Brian is also a well-known trendsetter who is appreciated for his dedication to the promotion of the game of chess, as shown by his hosting of stellar events in prestigious malls and other premier locations, including State House in Kenya! Another of his distinction is his pioneering of live chess broadcasting, which has seen him successfully link and telecast many chess tournaments both regionally and globally.