Chess in School
Chess in School Level 1: Beginner
Beginner-level book covering chessboard and piece fundamentals, checkmate concepts, castling, and opening principles.
Curriculum
Level 1A
- Chessboard and piece properties – Pawn
- Piece properties – Rook
- Piece properties – Bishop
- Piece properties – Queen
- Piece properties – King
- Piece properties – Knight
- Pawn promotion
- Illegal move
- Giving check
- Escaping check (Capture)
- Escaping check (King move)
- Escaping check (Block)
- Checkmate
- Undefended pieces
- Winning exchanges
- Castling
- Attack from a safe square
Level 1B
- Evaluation questions 1
- Evaluation questions 2
- Escaping attack (Capture)
- Escaping attack (Retreat)
- Escaping attack (Defend)
- Escaping attack (Interpose)
- Insufficient defense
- Checkmate with Rook and helper piece
- Checkmate with Bishop and helper piece
- Checkmate with Queen and helper piece
- Checkmate with Knight and helper piece
- Checkmate with Pawn and helper piece
- Draw and Stalemate
- Back rank checkmate
- Ladder checkmate
- Center importance and opening principles
- En passant rule
In this series
Book 1
Chess in School Level 1: Beginner
Book 2
Chess in School Level 2: Foundation
Book 3
Chess in School Level 3: Development
Book 4
Chess in School Level 4: Consolidation
Book 5
Chess in School Level 5: Intermediate
Book 6
Chess in School Level 6: Advanced Skills
Book 7
Chess in School Level 7: Mastery