Whether you're a novice or a seasoned player, these 24 lessons on gameplay and strategies will boost your skills and turn you into a more formidable chess player.
How to Play Chess: Lessons from an International Master
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Expert
- 01: The World of Chess
- 02: Secrets of the Pawns and Knights
- 03: Castling, Checkmate, Chess Engines, Draws
- 04: Must-Know Tactical Patterns in Chess
- 05: Chess Combinations and Kings in Check
- 06: Checkmate! Back-Rank, Smothered, and More
- 07: Checkmate against a Castled King
- 08: Legendary Attacking Greats of Chess
- 09: A Cascade of Short, Brutal Chess Games!
- 10: Chess Heroes of the Romantic Age
- 11: Open Files and the Positional Rook
- 12: Pawns: The Positional Soul of Chess
- 13: Positional Weaknesses and Targets in Chess
- 14: Closed and Open Positions on the Chessboard
- 15: Chess Statics vs. Dynamics: An Eternal Battle
- 16: Using Chessboard Imbalances to Create Plans
- 17: Legendary Teachers Who Transformed Chess
- 18: Chess Endgames and the King's Magical Powers
- 19: Kings and Pawns in Next-Level Endgames
- 20: Triangulation and Two Critical Rook Endgames
- 21: Chess Openings: The Right and Wrong Way
- 22: Chess Psychology and the Known Unknown
- 23: The Chess Amateur's Mind
- 24: Picking a Chess Hero
Taught by
Jeremy Silman
