For players brand-new to chess. Meet the colorful characters who represent the chess pieces and learn why each one moves a certain way. Beginners learn to play full games and become eligible to play in Chess at Three tournaments.
- Piece Movement Rules
- Capturing
- Check
- Game Planning
- Basic Opening Strategy
For players who know the piece movement rules or graduates of our Beginner level. Students go beyond the basics to learn valuable tactics and strategies through fun stories.
- Point Values
- Pawn Structure
- Attacking vs Defending
- Piece Mobility
- Middlegame Tactics
For players who already play full games. Students explore check and checkmate in-depth, record games with algebraic notation, and learn to analyze games.
- Algebraic Notation
- Checkmate Patterns
- En Passant
- Board Analysis
For graduates of previous levels (or equivalent experience). This course uses a mix of stories and higher-level analytics to explore the intricacies of competitive chess.
- Memorizing Openings
- Memorizing Defenses
- Checkmate Puzzles
- Grandmaster Game Analysis
- Competitive Play
“I’m a two-time US women’s chess champion, but I’m also the mom of a four-year-old boy who loves chess and he likes the [Chess at Three] classes a lot too, which really surprised me.
I highly recommend it...”
Jennifer Shahade
US Chess Champion and Woman Grandmaster
“I’m a two-time US women’s chess champion, but I’m also the mom of a four-year-old boy who loves chess and he likes the [Chess at Three] classes a lot too, which really surprised me.
I highly recommend it...”
Jennifer Shahade
US Chess Champion and Woman Grandmaster
For players brand-new to chess. Meet the colorful characters who represent the chess pieces and learn why each one moves a certain way. Beginners learn to play full games and become eligible to play in Chess at Three tournaments.
- Piece Movement Rules
- Capturing
- Check
- Game Planning
- Basic Opening Strategy
For players who know the piece movement rules or graduates of our Beginner level. Students go beyond the basics to learn valuable tactics and strategies through fun stories.
- Point Values
- Pawn Structure
- Attacking vs Defending
- Piece Mobility
- Middlegame Tactics
For players who already play full games. Students explore check and checkmate in-depth, record games with algebraic notation, and learn to analyze games.
- Algebraic Notation
- Checkmate Patterns
- En Passant
- Board Analysis
For graduates of previous levels (or equivalent experience). This course uses a mix of stories and higher-level analytics to explore the intricacies of competitive chess.
- Memorizing Openings
- Memorizing Defenses
- Checkmate Puzzles
- Grandmaster Game Analysis
- Competitive Play
“I’m a two-time US women’s chess champion, but I’m also the mom of a four-year-old boy who loves chess and he likes the [Chess at Three] classes a lot too, which really surprised me.
I highly recommend it...”
Jennifer Shahade
US Chess Champion and Woman Grandmaster
