The following lessons are meant to be followed through in order, but feel free to jump around and read ahead. If you come to something that puzzles you, go back to a previous lesson. It's a game after all. It's meant to be fun. Learning it shouldn't be a chore. (You will need to know chess notation before you came proceed beyond lesson two, however.)
1. Getting Started (Step 1: Buy, beg, or borrow a chess set.)| 2. Castling and En Passant Captures (Fancy moves you'll need to know.) | 3. Chess Notation (You'll have to read this before going on, I'm afraid.) | 4. Surviving The First Ten Moves (Basic opening principles.) | 5. The Elements of Winning Chess: Force, Space, Mobility, and Time | 6. Basic Tactics: The Fork (Sticking it to your opponent.) | 7. Basic Tactics: The Pin (Sewing him up.) | 8. Basic Tactics: The Skewer (It's barbecue time!) | 9. Advanced Killing Techniques (Ahem! I mean advanced tactics.) | 10. Endgame Basics (How to finish 'em off!) | 11. Pawn Tactics In The Endgame (Little guys make a big difference!) | 12. Elementary Positional Play (What little I know about it anyway.)
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