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Mastering Chess

Course Level: Beginner
Duration: 32 Hrs 40 Min
Total Videos: 114 On-demand Videos
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Course Description

Whether you’re new to chess or looking to sharpen your instincts for tournament play, this Mastering Chess course helps you move from casual games to confident, consistent results. You’ll finish with a clear plan to improve quickly, whether you’re playing for prizes, family fun, or helping a child learn the game.

Designed for players who want both the artistry and the competition of chess, this series guides you from fundamentals to advanced ideas in a practical, easy-to-follow way. You’ll build solid openings, recognize tactics faster, and turn positional understanding into steady, repeatable performance at the board.

What you’ll gain goes beyond moves on the board. You’ll learn how to think through positions, manage time in key moments, and adapt strategies to different opponents. The course blends clear explanations with real-game examples so you can apply concepts right away in casual games or club matches, and you’ll have a framework that supports long-term growth with practice and study.

  • Strong openings and endgame fundamentals to improve decision-making in real games
  • Pattern recognition for tactical shots and calculating lines with confidence
  • Time management and decision discipline during critical moments
  • Strategic planning that translates to both casual play and tournaments
  • Practical study routines you can sustain to keep progressing

Enroll now to start playing with greater purpose, develop a durable understanding of chess principles, and unlock a path to steady improvement.

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Included In This Course

Module 1: Beginner Chess

  •    Course And Instructor Introduction
  •    Lesson 1 - How The Pieces Move Rook Queen Knight And King - Part 1
  •    Lesson 1 - How The Pieces Move Rook Queen Knight And King - Part 2
  •    Lesson 1 - How The Pieces Move Rook Queen Knight And King - Part 3
  •    Lesson 2 - Pawns Special Moves And Setting Up The Chessboard - Part 1
  •    Lesson 2 - Pawns Special Moves And Setting Up The Chessboard - Part 2
  •    Lesson 3 - Board Vision - Captures Checks And Checkmate - Part 1
  •    Lesson 3 - Board Vision - Captures Checks And Checkmate - Part 2
  •    Lesson 3 - Board Vision - Captures Checks And Checkmate - Part 3
  •    Lesson 4 - Fundamental Checkmate And Tactical Patterns - Part 1
  •    Lesson 4 - Fundamental Checkmate And Tactical Patterns - Part 2
  •    Lesson 4 - Fundamental Checkmate And Tactical Patterns - Part 3
  •    Lesson 4 - Fundamental Checkmate And Tactical Patterns - Part 4
  •    Lesson 4 - Fundamental Checkmate And Tactical Patterns - Part 5
  •    Lesson 5 - More Checkmate And Tactical Chess Patterns - Part 1
  •    Lesson 5 - More Checkmate And Tactical Chess Patterns - Part 2
  •    Lesson 5 - More Checkmate And Tactical Chess Patterns - Part 3
  •    Lesson 5 - More Checkmate And Tactical Chess Patterns - Part 4
  •    Lesson 6 - Tactics Opening Strategy And Sample Game - Part 1
  •    Lesson 6 - Tactics Opening Strategy And Sample Game - Part 2
  •    Lesson 7 - Three Parts Of A Chess Game And Opening Guidelines - Part 1
  •    Lesson 7 - Three Parts Of A Chess Game And Opening Guidelines - Part 2
  •    Lesson 7 - Three Parts Of A Chess Game And Opening Guidelines - Part 3
  •    Lesson 7 - Three Parts Of A Chess Game And Opening Guidelines - Part 4
  •    Lesson 8 - Practical Guidelines And More Tactics - Part 1
  •    Lesson 8 - Practical Guidelines And More Tactics - Part 2
  •    Lesson 8 - Practical Guidelines And More Tactics - Part 3

Module 2: Post Beginner Chess

  •    Lesson 1 - Games With Rook And Bishop - Part 1
  •    Lesson 1 - Games With Rook And Bishop - Part 2
  •    Lesson 1 - Games With Rook And Bishop - Part 3
  •    Lesson 1 - Games With Rook And Bishop - Part 4
  •    Lesson 1 - Games With Rook And Bishop - Part 5
  •    Lesson 2 - Chess Combinations - Part 1
  •    Lesson 2 - Chess Combinations - Part 2
  •    Lesson 2 - Chess Combinations - Part 3
  •    Lesson 2 - Chess Combinations - Part 4
  •    Lesson 3 - More Checkmate Patterns - Part 1
  •    Lesson 3 - More Checkmate Patterns - Part 2
  •    Lesson 4 - Basic Principles - Part 1
  •    Lesson 4 - Basic Principles - Part 2
  •    Lesson 4 - Basic Principles - Part 3
  •    Lesson 4 - Basic Principles - Part 4
  •    Lesson 5 - Opening Traps - Part 1
  •    Lesson 5 - Opening Traps - Part 2
  •    Lesson 5 - Opening Traps - Part 3
  •    Lesson 5 - Opening Traps - Part 4
  •    Lesson 6 - The Two Knights Defense - Part 1
  •    Lesson 6 - The Two Knights Defense - Part 2
  •    Lesson 7 - More Opening Tactics And Quick Mates - Part 1
  •    Lesson 7 - More Opening Tactics And Quick Mates - Part 2
  •    Lesson 7 - More Opening Tactics And Quick Mates - Part 3
  •    Lesson 7 - More Opening Tactics And Quick Mates - Part 4
  •    Lesson 8 - Basic Endgame Checkmates With Major Pieces - Part 1
  •    Lesson 8 - Basic Endgame Checkmates With Major Pieces - Part 2
  •    Lesson 9 - King And Pawn Endgames - Part 1
  •    Lesson 9 - King And Pawn Endgames - Part 2
  •    Lesson 9 - King And Pawn Endgames - Part 3
  •    Lesson 10 - Minor Piece Endgames - Part 1
  •    Lesson 10 - Minor Piece Endgames - Part 2
  •    Lesson 10 - Minor Piece Endgames - Part 3
  •    Lesson 11 - A Complex Knight Endgame - Part 1
  •    Lesson 11 - A Complex Knight Endgame - Part 2
  •    Lesson 12 - Major Piece Endgames - Part 1
  •    Lesson 12 - Major Piece Endgames - Part 2
  •    Lesson 12 - Major Piece Endgames - Part 3
  •    Lesson 12 - Major Piece Endgames - Part 4

Module 3: Intermediate Chess

  •    Lesson 1 - Two Classic Attacking Chess Games
  •    Lesson 2 - A Modern Instructive Attacking Game - Part 1
  •    Lesson 2 - A Modern Instructive Attacking Game - Part 2
  •    Lesson 3 - Tactics Practice - Part 1
  •    Lesson 3 - Tactics Practice - Part 2
  •    Lesson 3 - Tactics Practice - Part 3
  •    Lesson 3 - Tactics Practice - Part 4
  •    Lesson 3 - Tactics Practice - Part 5
  •    Lesson 4 - STAMP - A Deeper Look At Chess Strategy - Part 1
  •    Lesson 4 - STAMP - A Deeper Look At Chess Strategy - Part 2
  •    Lesson 4 - STAMP - A Deeper Look At Chess Strategy - Part 3
  •    Lesson 4 - STAMP - A Deeper Look At Chess Strategy - Part 4
  •    Lesson 4 - STAMP - A Deeper Look At Chess Strategy - Part 5
  •    Lesson 5 - Strategy In Action - Part 1
  •    Lesson 5 - Strategy In Action - Part 2
  •    Lesson 5 - Strategy In Action - Part 3
  •    Lesson 5 - Strategy In Action - Part 4
  •    Lesson 5 - Strategy In Action - Part 5
  •    Lesson 6 - Defense In Action - Part 1
  •    Lesson 6 - Defense In Action - Part 2
  •    Lesson 6 - Defense In Action - Part 3
  •    Lesson 7 - 21st Century Chess - Part 1
  •    Lesson 7 - 21st Century Chess - Part 2
  •    Lesson 7 - 21st Century Chess - Part 3
  •    Lesson 7 - 21st Century Chess - Part 4
  •    Lesson 8 - Combining Strategies And Tactics - Part 1
  •    Lesson 8 - Combining Strategies And Tactics - Part 2
  •    Lesson 9 - More Checkmate Patterns - Part 1
  •    Lesson 9 - More Checkmate Patterns - Part 2
  •    Lesson 9 - More Checkmate Patterns - Part 3
  •    Lesson 9 - More Checkmate Patterns - Part 4
  •    Lesson 9 - More Checkmate Patterns - Part 5
  •    Lesson 10 - Checkmate The Base Plan - Part 1
  •    Lesson 10 - Checkmate The Base Plan - Part 2
  •    Lesson 10 - Checkmate The Base Plan - Part 3
  •    Lesson 10 - Checkmate The Base Plan - Part 4
  •    Lesson 11 - Chess Exercises - Part 1
  •    Lesson 11 - Chess Exercises - Part 2
  •    Lesson 11 - Chess Exercises - Part 3
  •    Lesson 11 - Chess Exercises - Part 4
  •    Lesson 11 - Chess Exercises - Part 5
  •    Lesson 11 - Chess Exercises - Part 6
  •    Lesson 11 - Chess Exercises - Part 7
  •    Lesson 12 - Continuing Your Chess Education - Part 1
  •    Lesson 12 - Continuing Your Chess Education - Part 2
  •    Lesson 12 - Continuing Your Chess Education - Part 3
  •    Lesson 12 - Continuing Your Chess Education - Part 4
  •    Course Conclusion