1. CHESS

2. CONTENTS introdution introdution introdution A Basic Chess Board A Basic Chess Board A Basic Chess Board A Basic Chess Board Openings Openings Openings Openings End Games End GamesEnd GamesEnd Games Tactics TacticsTactics Notation Notation Notation Want To Know More Want To Know MoreWant To Know MoreWant To Know More

3. INTRODUCTION You may not know but chess is a very fun sport. You may not know but chess is a very fun sport. You can even become a world master. You can even become a world master. The best way to start is to join a local chess club. The best way to start is to join a local chess club. This presentation contains the basics and some more advanced tactics so you will be well on your way to becoming a very good chess player. This presentation contains the basics and some more advanced tactics so you will be well on your way to becoming a very good chess player.

4. A BASIC CHESS BOARD A basic chess board has 64 squares 32 white (green) and 32 black (blue). The files are labelled from a-h and go along the bottom of the board, And the ranks go up and down and they are labelled from 1-8. A B C D E F G H 8 7 6 1 5 4 3 2

5. OPENINGS The Scandinavian The ScandinavianThe ScandinavianThe Scandinavian The Danish Gambit The Danish GambitThe Danish GambitThe Danish Gambit The Scotch The ScotchThe ScotchThe Scotch The Petroffs Trap The Petroffs TrapThe Petroffs TrapThe Petroffs Trap The Icelandic Gambit The Icelandic Gambit The Icelandic Gambit The Icelandic Gambit Back to contents

6. SCANDINAVIAN The Scandinavian is an opening for black which gives great control of the centre this is good in the opening because it gives you a better outpost to attack from later. Back to contents

7. THE DANISH GAMBIT The Danish gambit is an interesting opening that goes against some of the principals of chess. First you give up the centre very early on and keep sacrificing pawns eventually you will be able to move your bishops if you develop them onto the left side of the board you will have created a very powerful attack on their kingside. Back to contents

8. THE SCOTCH The scotch looses a tempo in the opening but do not be put off as it gives great control of the centre. If you do not want to play the scotch Mabey try the basic opening called the petroffs trap.petroffs trap. Back to contents

9. THE PETROFS TRAP If you don’t want to play the scotch then maybe you want to play the petroffs trap, if your opponent falls for the petroffs trap then you will have a great chance of capturing their queen early on in the game. Back to contentscontents

10. THE ICELANDIC GAMBIT The Icelandic gambit can be used to follow up the Scandinavian if they do not play the correct response after you have moved you knight. This advanced follow through can win your opponents queen if they do not respond correctly. Back to contents

11. END GAMES Introduction IntroductionIntroduction King And Pawn King And Pawn King And Pawn King And Pawn King And Rook King And RookKing And RookKing And Rook King And Queen King And Queen King And Queen King And Queen Back to contents

12. INTRODUCTION Endgames are when most of the pieces have been taken and there are only a few pieces left on the board. In the following examples you will learn how to queen pawns and much more. Endgames are when most of the pieces have been taken and there are only a few pieces left on the board. In the following examples you will learn how to queen pawns and much more.

13. KING AND PAWN The objective of this endgame is to keep the king as far in front of the pawn as possible. This creates a barrier so that you r opponents king cannot capture your last pawn. Back to contents Whites pawn is now a queen

14. KING AND ROOK With a king and a rook the rook acts as an electric fence so that the opponents king cannot advance up the board. Then you try to position your king opposite your opponents. When this position has been reached check the opponents king with your rook. This forces the king backwards. Repeat the process until you have achieved check mate. Back to contents

15. KING AND QUEEN With a king and a queen you can use the box method to limit the number of squares that your opponents king can go to. Eventually you will come to a position where the king is in the corner and it has only two squares that it can move back and forth on now is the time to bring your king in. To finish the game you have to get your queen next to your opponents king so that it can’t move with your king protecting the queen. Back to contents

16. TACTICS Pins Pins Pins Forks Forks Forks Skewers SkewersSkewers Back to contents

17. PINS In this position blacks queen cant move because it would be check the only move that it can play is taking the rook. When a piece cant move because it would be placing the king in check and this is illegal in a game of chess. Back to contents

18. FORKS A fork is when you attack two of your opponents pieces at the same time and if one of the pieces moves the other is captured, the most powerful forks involve a check. Back to contents

19. SKEWERS A skewer is a forcing tactic to win opponents pieces in the endgame. It happens when a king is in front of a more valuable piece. If in this position you checked blacks king then it would have to move out of the way loosing a queen. Back to contents

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