Chess

Chess Fundamentals

Chess Fundamentals is a guided introduction to the game for elementary learners who are ready to move past piece names and start making purposeful decisions on the board. Students learn how each piece creates threats, why king safety matters, and how strong players use development and control of the center to build stable positions. Every class combines direct instruction, teacher-led examples, short tactical puzzles, and supervised play so children can immediately apply what they learned. The course is designed to strengthen concentration, patience, pattern recognition, and the habit of thinking before moving. By the end of the program, students should feel comfortable playing complete games, explaining simple plans, and spotting beginner-level tactical opportunities with confidence.

David Moore

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4.9(500 learners)

Live Group Course

$100 per class

or $400 for 4 classes

1x per week, 8 weeks
60 min sessions · live video
Up to 16 learners per class
Ages 6–10

Overview

Practical Chess Habits

Students build strong beginner habits through guided demonstrations, short puzzles, and repeated practice with legal moves, king safety, central control, and thoughtful move selection.

Live Small-Group Instruction

Each cohort is taught live by a teacher who models thinking aloud, checks understanding in real time, and gives students regular chances to explain what they notice on the board.

Confidence Through Play

Learners apply each concept in supervised games and post-game review so they can connect rules, plans, and tactical patterns with real decisions instead of memorizing isolated tips.

Pattern Recognition

Lessons help students notice recurring tactical and positional ideas such as forks, pins, defended pieces, open files, and simple mating nets.

Clear Beginner Progression

The course moves from board vision and legal moves into opening habits, basic tactics, and simple endgame technique with enough repetition for younger learners to retain the ideas.

Learning Overview

Class Experience

US Grade 1 - 5beginner

Chess Fundamentals is designed as a structured live online class for elementary learners who are ready for more than just piece names and setup rules. Sessions combine direct instruction, visual board demonstrations, short tactical warm-ups, guided analysis, teacher questioning, and supervised play. Students are regularly asked to explain why a move works, compare candidate ideas, and practice slowing down before moving so they build both confidence and sound chess habits. The pacing is beginner friendly, but the class still expects active participation, careful listening, and steady improvement across the term.

Learning Goals

Recognize legal moves, captures, and checks for every chess piece.
Use opening habits such as development, king safety, and central control.

Syllabus

4 Lessons over 8 Weeks

Lesson 1: Chess Strategy Lab: Foundations

Mock session covering Welcome to the Board.

60 mins online live lesson

Lesson 2: Chess Strategy Lab: Beginner Group

Mock session covering How Each Piece Moves.

60 mins online live lesson

Lesson 3: Coding Foundations: Project Starters

Other Details

Pre-Requisites
No formal chess experience is required. This course works well for true beginners and for students who know the names of the pieces but still need structure, repetition, and guided play. Students should be ready to follow live instruction, participate in short discussions, and practice basic board concepts between sessions when needed.
Weekly Rhythm
Families can expect a steady routine of review, teacher modeling, guided puzzle work, supervised play, and reflection that reinforces the focus of each week without overwhelming beginners.
Teacher Feedback
Teachers use questions, examples, and short coaching moments to help students build chess vocabulary, notice tactical mistakes, and explain simple plans with more confidence.
Transferable Skills
The course supports concentration, patience, problem solving, visual memory, and pattern recognition in addition to beginner chess strategy.
Tactics Practice
Students work through short age appropriate puzzles that reinforce checks, captures, threats, forks, pins, and common mate ideas in a manageable format.
Between-Class Practice
Optional light practice between sessions helps students retain board vocabulary, review piece movement, and arrive ready to use the next concept in class.

Available times (3 available)

UTC

Sundays

2:50 PM – 3:50 PM

Starts: Jun 14

Ends: Aug 9, 2026

Taught by: David Moore

$100

or $400 for 4 classes

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Sundays

9:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Starts: Jun 15

Ends: Jul 25, 2026

Taught by: David Moore

$120

or $120 for 1 classes

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Sundays

10:30 PM – 11:15 PM

Starts: Jun 16

Ends: Jul 22, 2026

Taught by: David Moore

$90

or $90 for 1 classes

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Meet Your Instructor

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David Moore

Chess Instructor

David Moore brings engaging, student-centered instruction to every session.

4.9 rating500 students