Chess Curriculum

Unit 1: Fundamentals of Chess

Lesson 1: The Pieces

• The Rook
• The Bishop
• The Queen
• The King
• The Knight
• The Pawn

Lesson 2: Check

• Check

Lesson 3: Checkmate

• Checkmate
• Helper Checkmate

Lesson 4: Stalemate

• Stalemate

Lesson 5: Special Moves

• Castling

Lesson 6: Piece Value

• Stalemate

Lesson 7: Hanging Pieces

• Hanging Pieces

Lesson 8: Counting

• 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

• Forks

Lesson 2: Pins

• Forks

Lesson 3: Skewers

• Forks

Lesson 4: Discovered Attack

• Forks

Lesson 5: Forks

• Forks

Lesson 6: Forks

• Forks

Lesson 7: Forks

• Forks

Lesson 8: Forks

• Forks