How to memorize and prepare openings, use transpositions, and spot common opening traps
Middlegame strategy: planning, prophylaxis, converting advantages, and linking strategy to tactics
Pawn-structure play: passed/isolated/doubled/backward pawns and typical plans for each
Endgame fundamentals: rule of the square, key king+pawn endings, Lucena/Philidor, rook endgame rules
About the free online course
Chess feels simple until your pieces start hanging, your king gets stuck in the center, and every position looks the same. This free online course helps you build real playing strength from the ground up, so you stop guessing and start making moves with a clear purpose. You will begin with a solid grasp of the board, the pieces, and the rules that cause most early confusion, then quickly move into the habits that separate casual play from confident decision-making.
Instead of memorizing random tricks, you will train the skills that reliably win games: seeing threats before they land, recognizing tactical patterns, and spotting forcing moves like checks, captures, and direct attacks. With regular practice puzzles and guided examples, you will learn to calculate with fewer blunders, punish mistakes consistently, and finish games when you are ahead. You will also develop board vision and notation awareness, making it easier to review your games, communicate positions, and learn from stronger players and resources.
As you progress, the focus shifts from just finding moves to understanding plans. You will explore how to think backwards from a target, how to categorize candidate moves, and how to convert an advantage without losing control. Strategic concepts such as pawn structure, piece activity, trading decisions, and positional pressure are presented through practical game analysis, so you learn what to do when no tactic is immediately available.
Openings and endgames are treated as tools, not trivia. You will learn how to set up your position with clear principles, choose manageable systems, and remember ideas rather than long move lists. On the endgame side, you will practice key techniques that decide real points: basic mates, king and pawn races, fundamental rook and queen endgames, and methodical conversion. By combining tactics training, strategic understanding, and structured review, you will have a repeatable path to improvement that can carry you from beginner games to advanced competitive play.
Course content
Video class: Free Chess Course From Beginner To Master Level01m
Exercise: Which lesson is suggested for an intermediate player to start with in the 'Chess course from Beginner to Master'?
Video class: Chess Lesson # 1: The Chess pieces and the board | How to play Chess the right way06m
Exercise: What rule is used to determine the placement of the queen when setting up a chessboard?
Video class: Chess Lesson # 2: How the Chess pieces move | How to play Chess the right way20m
Exercise: Which of the following statements is correct regarding the movement of chess pawns?
Video class: Chess Lesson # 3: How the Chess pieces capture | How to play Chess the right way08m
Exercise: Which chess piece moves in a pattern different from the way it captures?
Video class: Chess Lesson # 4: Check14m
Exercise: In chess, when a king is in check and has no means to capture the attacker, block the attack, or escape from the attack, what is this situation called?
Video class: Chess Lesson # 5: Practice | Your 1st Chess Game | How to play Chess the right way08m
Exercise: In a chess game, which color moves first?
Video class: Chess Lesson # 6: Special moves: promotion, castling, and en passant | How to play Chess correctly14m
Exercise: What is the rule in chess that allows a pawn to be exchanged for another piece when it reaches the opposite side of the board?
Video class: Chess Lesson # 7: The point value of the Chess pieces | How to play Chess the right way14m
Exercise: In chess, when assigning point values to pieces to determine their relative value, which of the following correctly represents the value assigned to the bishop, knight, and rook respectively?
Video class: Chess Lesson # 8: Do you know the 7 ways a Chess game can be drawn? Stalemate, 50-move draw and more11m
Exercise: What is stalemate in chess?
Video class: Chess lesson # 9: Chess notation - learn how to record your Chess games, read books and communicate12m
Exercise: Which symbol is used in chess notation to indicate a checkmate?
Video class: Chess lesson # 10: Board vision | Exercises to stop making beginner mistakes | Chess the right way10m
Exercise: In the chess vision exercise described in the lesson, which detail was emphasized as important to consider when counting the potential moves for the white pieces in a given position?
Video class: Chess lesson # 11: Checkmates in 1 move - typical patterns you must know | Chess Tactics |17m
Exercise: Which pattern is often associated with a situation where a piece makes a move that uncovers an attack from another piece, particularly effective when the attacked piece is the enemy king?
Video class: Chess Lesson # 12: Two rook checkmate | Don't let them escape once you are ahead | Basic checkmates08m
Exercise: How do you effectively execute a two-rook checkmate in chess?
Video class: Chess Lesson # 13: Think backwards - it's time to start thinking like a Chess master | Learn right07m
Exercise: What is the main strategy discussed for winning chess games with an advantage?
Video class: Chess lesson # 14: Chess reasoning | Categorize every move or don’t play Chess | 1st mental process05m
Exercise: What should be the response to a neutral move in chess?
Video class: Chess lesson # 15: Game analysis | Miniature game with the Evans gambit | Learn Chess the right way09m
Exercise: What move initiates a gambit in the described chess game?
Video class: Chess lesson # 16: Chess tactics -Forks | Double attacks:How many can you solve? Chess the right way12m
Exercise: What is a fork in chess and how can it be used effectively?
Video class: Chess lesson # 17: Chess tactics | Pins vs Skewers | Learn how to play Chess the right way10m
Exercise: What is the key difference between a pin and a skewer in chess?
Video class: Chess lesson # 18: Queen and King vs King Checkmate | Learn how to play Chess the right way10m
Exercise: What is the key position in executing the King and Queen checkmate strategy?
Video class: Chess lesson # 19: One Rook and King Checkmate | Basic checkmates the right way | 1 Rook Mate09m
Exercise: What move achieves checkmate in this rook and king endgame?
Video class: Chess lesson # 20: Watch your coach play Chess as he explains every move | Learn Chess the right way17m
Video class: Chess lesson # 21: Chess tactics | Let’s practice and review | Learn how to play Chess the right way09m
Video class: Chess lesson # 22: Basic checkmates | Practice06m
Video class: Chess lesson # 23: Endgames | The rule of the square | Passed pawns are meant to be pushed11m
Video class: Chess lesson # 24: Three principles of the opening and more | Chess Openings the right way17m
Video class: Chess lesson # 25: Taking your game to the next level with Tactical Combinations | Chess tactics11m
Video class: Chess lesson # 26: Your coach solves 15 Chess Puzzles | Combinations | How many can you solve?08m
Video class: Chess lesson # 27: Discovered check and attack | Chess Tactics | Learn Chess the right way10m
Video class: Chess lesson # 28: Watch your coach play Chess as he explains every move | Learn Chess the right way16m
Video class: Chess lesson # 29: King and pawn VS King endgame | Practice drill at the end | Learn the right way17m
Video class: Chess lesson # 30: King vs King and the rook’s pawn | Chess endgame | Learn the right way06m
Video class: Most Devastating Tactic In Chess04m
Video class: Chess lesson # 31: The “F” pawn is a fatal mistake | Damiano defense | Chess opening the right way09m
Video class: Chess lesson # 32: The Ruy Lopez Opening (Spanish Opening) | Basics and game analysis... Have fun!11m
Video class: Chess lesson # 33: The Four Knights Opening (Scotch variation) | Theory and game analysis13m
Video class: Chess lesson # 34: A great opening for White | The Vienna Game | Best Openings |13m
Video class: Chess lesson # 35: Petrov Defense (Russian Defense) | Chess openings the right way14m
Video class: How To Memorize Chess Openings01m
Video class: Best Chess Opening For Beginners15m
Video class: Best Opening For Beginners VS 15 Chess Bots43m
Video class: Chess lesson # 36: Beating a 2300 player with an easy and subtle opening (blitz game on chess.com)08m
Video class: Chess lesson # 37: Prove you are as advanced as you think you are | Chess tactics | Hanging pieces09m
Video class: Chess lesson # 38: Decoy vs Deflection | Chess tactics with National Master Robert Ramirez09m
