Chess Curriculum

Unit 1: Fundamentals of Chess

Lesson 1: The Pieces
Lesson 2: Check
Lesson 3: Checkmate
Lesson 4: Stalemate
Lesson 5: Special Moves
Lesson 6: Piece Value
Lesson 7: Hanging Pieces
Lesson 8: Counting
Lesson 9: Basic Checkmate Patterns
  • Scholars Checkmate
  • Ladder Checkmate
  • Back Rank Checkmate
  • King and Queen Checkmate
  • King and Rook Checkmate
Lesson 10: Think 2 moves out

Unit 2: Tactics

Lesson 1: Forks
Lesson 2: Pins
Lesson 3: Skewers
Lesson 4: Discovered Attack
Lesson 5: Forks
Lesson 6: Forks
Lesson 7: Forks
Lesson 8: Forks