Complete Syllabus
A structured progression from chess foundations to stronger tactical and strategic thinking.
Foundation lessons
The first learning sequence builds the rules, tactical awareness and practical habits children need before moving into deeper chess.
Board & Pieces
Understand the chessboard, squares, files, ranks and the six chess pieces.
How Pieces Move
Learn how the king, queen, rook, bishop, knight and pawn move.
Capturing
Learn how pieces capture and how captures change the position.
Check
Recognize when the king is attacked and understand the idea of check.
Getting Out of Check
Learn the three basic ways to respond to check.
Checkmate
Understand when check becomes a game-ending checkmate.
Checkmate in One
Find simple one-move checkmates.
Fundamentals Review
Reinforce the core rules and patterns through guided practice.
Attack
Understand how every piece can attack and how to spot threats.
Hanging Pieces
Learn to recognize and avoid leaving pieces undefended.
Special Moves
Introduction to pawn promotion, castling and en passant.
Castling in Detail
Learn king-side and queen-side castling, conditions and king safety.
Capturing Unprotected Pieces
Practise spotting free or unprotected pieces and safe captures.
Quiz Session
Review earlier concepts through simple questions and practical thinking.
Exchange
Understand good, equal and bad exchanges and how piece values guide decisions.
Tactics & Calculation
Forks, pins, skewers, discovered attacks, combinations, calculation and practical decision-making.
Strategy & Endgames
Piece activity, pawn structures, plans, king activity and fundamental endgame technique.
Competitive Chess
Deeper calculation, opening preparation, strategic planning, advanced endgames and tournament preparation.