Content/Syllabus of the main Chess Courses
LEVEL 1 - BEGINNER COURSE
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Elementary knowledge needed by every successful chess player is acquired. Recommended for complete beginners, or players who just know the moves of the game. The early stages of the course present easily comprehensible steps and exercises, which are immediately assimilated through play. The course is complemented by a lot of activities for learning and practice.
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Duration: 35 weeks
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The chessboard and pieces
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How the pieces move
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Special moves
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The life of a chess king
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Mate in one move
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Check and getting out of check
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Mate by a queen
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Mate by two bishops
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Basic mate configurations
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Introduction to chess openings
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Introduction to middlegames
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How a game can end
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Combination basics
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The sacrifice
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The deflection
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The decoy
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The pin and the skewer
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Typical combinations 1
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Typical combinations 2
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Development tales
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The safety of the king
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The center
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Activity
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Pawn structures
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Introduction to chess endgames
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The basics of pawn endgames 1
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The basics of pawn endgames 2
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The basics of rook endgames
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The basics of knight endgames
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The basics of bishop endgames
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The basics of queen endgames
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Open positions
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Closed positions
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Semi-open positions
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Gambits
LEVEL 2 - INTERMEDIATE COURSE
The second level follows from Level 1 and is about basic tactics and positional play. You will learn many attacking patterns and techniques to win material. Many built-in games and exercises will help you. If you already are very comfortable will playing a full game and know some tactics, you might try to start directly from Level 2, although Level 1 should not be underestimated.
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Duration: 35 weeks
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The weakness of the bank rank
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Principles of attacking 1
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Principles of attacking 2
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The king left in the center
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Castling to opposite sides
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Development advantage
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Elimination of the defense
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Space advantage
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Positioning the pieces
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Weak squares
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Pawn weaknesses
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The bishops in the middlegame
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The knights in the middlegame
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A passed pawn in the middlegame
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The rooks in the middlegame
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The queen in the middlegame
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Exchanging pieces
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Closed centers
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Open centers
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Fixed centers
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Mobile centers
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Evaluating the position
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Planning
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Unexpected moves
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Giving perpetual check
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Overloaded pieces
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The clearance
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Opening preparation
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Passed pawns in the endgame
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Advanced pawn endgames 1
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Advanced pawn endgames 2
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Advanced rook endgames
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Advanced queen endgames
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Mate by a bishop and a knight
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Endgame tactics
LEVEL 3 - ADVANCED COURSE
In the third level you which follows on from Level 2 you will learn about several kinds of attacks, sacrifices, planning, how to calculate and more detail on endgames. Completing level 2 is a must to move to level 3.
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Duration: 35 weeks
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Zugzwang​
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Blocking
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Using pins
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Using deflections
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Using decoys
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Delivering discovered attacks
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Delivering discovered checks
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The X-ray attack
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Incorrect combination
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A knight against a bishop in the middlegame
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Winning with activity
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Opposite coloured bishops in the middlegame
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Intuitive sacrifices
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Advanced planning
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Hanging pawns
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Active defense, counterplay
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Variation calculation 1
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Variation calculation 2
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Taking a risk
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Fighting for the initiative
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Destructive sacrifices
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Breaking through in the center
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The minority attack
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Exchange sacrifices
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Pawn endgames - pawn break
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Pawn endgames - reverse tempo
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Pawn endgames - defense
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A knight against a bishop in the endgame
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Rook endgames - A rook against a pawn 1
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Rook endgames - A rook against a pawn 2
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Rook endgames - Frontal assault and activity
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Simplifying the position
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Never give up to early
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Selected combinations
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Chess compositions, studies
CHESS OPENINGS
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Go through opening knowledge with white and black. Choose it as your first opening repertoire or for playing in your games. NOTE: Students should have a basic understanding of chess, at least completed level 1, before participating in this course.
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Duration: 36 weeks
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Introduction​
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Two Knights Defense 1 = NG5
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Two Knights Defense 2 - KxF7
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Two Knights Defense 3 - B5
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Two Knights Defense 4 - ND4
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Two Knights Defense 5 -BC5
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Evans Gambit - BA5
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Evans Gambit - Variations on move 7
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Evans Gambit - QB3
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Evans Gambit - Morphy vs McDonnell Defense
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Petroff Defense - D4
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Philidor Defense E4 E5, NF3 Lines
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Alekhine Defense
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Caro-Kann Defense
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French Defense
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Scandinavian Defense 1
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Scandinavian Defense 2
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Pirc and Modern Defenses
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Sicilian Defence - Morra gambit Accepted 1
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Sicilian Defence - Morra gambit Accepted 2
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Sicilian Defence - Morra gambit Declined 1
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Sicilian Defence - Morra gambit Declined 2
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Petroff Defense - Main Line
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Petroff Defense - Nimziwitsch & Cochrane
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Petroff Defense - Steinitz Variation
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Knights Gambit - Abbazia Defense
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Vienna Game
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Bishops Opening, Centre Game, Goring Gambit
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Queens Gambit - Accepted 1
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Queens Gambit - Accepted 2
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Queens Gambit - Accepted 3
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Queens Gambit - Accepted 4
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London System
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Colle System
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Tarrasch Defense
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Flank Opening