How to Learn & Play Chess in Chess.com: Beginner Guide
Hello Everyone, today I am going to show you how to learn and play chess in Chess.com for the beginners.
Table of Contents
| SL.NO | CONTENTS | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moving Pieces / Chess Pieces: The Pawn to The King | 2 |
| 2 | Tips and Tricks of Winning Chess Games | |
| 3 | Chess Winnings of Many Players | 4 |
| 4 | Openings of Chess Games | 5 |
| 5 | Coordinates in Chess | 6 |
| 6 | Checkmating The King | 7 |
| 7 | Next Tricks of Chess Games (Pieces) | 8 |
Moving Pieces / Chess Pieces: The Pawn to The King
The Pawn:
The pawn is the only one of the chess pieces that can capture other pieces in a method that's different from how it normally moves. The pawn captures by moving one square diagonally forward to the left or right.
The Rook:
The rook is a piece in the game of chess. It may move any number of squares horizontally or vertically without jumping, and it may capture an enemy piece on its path; additionally, it may participate in castling.
The Knight:
The Knight is a unique piece – it can move two squares forward or backward and one square to the side, or two squares to the side and one square forward or backward, so that his movements resemble the shape of an L.
The Bishop:
The bishop chess piece moves in any direction diagonally. Chess rules state that there is no limit to the number of squares a bishop can travel on the chessboard, as long as there is not another piece obstructing its path. Bishops capture opposing pieces by landing on the square occupied by an enemy piece.
The Queen:
The Queen is the most powerful piece. The Queen can move 1-7 squares in any direction, up, down, left, right, or diagonal, until the Queen r
eaches an obstruction or captures a piece; however, the Queen cannot jump over pieces and can only capture one piece per turn.
The King:
The King is a piece that moves only one step in every direction – forward, backward, to the sides. King can capture any of the opponent's pieces that are standing any square surrounding King.
Tips and Tricks of Winning Chess Games
Students, after you have read the chess pieces how it moves. You can now see the tips and tricks of winning in chess games.
6 Tips and Tricks of Winning Chess:
1. Making Good Opening Moves:
The goal of your first moves in chess are to establish control of the board. The most important part of the board is the center. If you can control the center with your pieces and pawns, you will be able to dictate the direction of the game. In the position below, White's two pawns perfectly control the center of the board while Black's have no influence.
2. Don’t Give Away Pieces for Free:
Trading pieces is a normal part of chess, but you should only trade pieces of equal value. Many players lose because they simply give away their pieces and pawns for nothing. On the other hand, you should capture all of the material your opponent gives you for free (but watch out for traps).
3. Get Your Pieces in Position:
Before you can get to the king, you will need to put your pieces in position to attack. This means you will want active chess pieces that have a lot of options. Pawns control squares. Knights like to be in the center. Bishops like to be on long diagonals. Rooks like to be lined up in the center or on open files. Your queen should be ready to spring into action.
4. Coordinate an Attack on the King:
You cannot usually checkmate the king with just one piece. Usually, it takes many pieces working together to checkmate. Often you will need a piece to check the king, and at least one piece defending the checking piece so the king cannot take it. And sometimes you need even more pieces to sacrifice and break down the enemy defense.
5. Watch the Safety of Your Own King:
Sometimes players get so focused on their opponent’s king that they forget to watch their own. Remember, the other player is playing too and will also be attacking your king. Make sure to look at the threats created by every move your opponent makes. One of the best ways to make your king safe is to place your king behind some defensive pawns. In the position below, White's king is snug and safe while Black's is easily attacked.
6. Always Be a Good Sport:
Regardless of if you win or lose, always congratulate or thank your opponent for the game. Both winning and losing are a part of the game. Even the best players in the world lose often. So be gracious and kind when it’s over, and then take time to think about what you could do better next time.
Chess Winnings of Many Players
Students, as you know the win rate of chess players who are consistently in the top are very high. For example, let's take a game between the great Magnus Carlsen known for his extraordinary endgame skills and Hikaru Nakamura also well known for his astonishing speed.
If the players mentioned above, did play against each other it would most likely end with Magnus winning.
You can also win these chess games like them too! Now I will show you all some openings which I will share in the next slide.
Openings of Chess Games
Hungarian Opening Polish Opening:
Bird Opening Van Geet Opening:
Saragossa Opening English Opening (IMPORTANT):
Coordinates in Chess
Students, now we will be learning about coordinates. And what are coordinates? We are about to learn it!
Coordinates like b4, c5, d2, a6. Those are called as coordinates, but we will be learning all of the coordinates.
For Example:
You are using the move “b4”, the piece will specifically go into that move.
Definition and Meaning of Coordinates:
Each square of the board is identified by a unique coordinate pair—a letter and a number—from White's point of view. The vertical columns of squares, called files, are labeled through from White's left (the queen side) to right (the king side).
Here are some best coordinates which you need to move:
· C3
· B4
· F6
· C1
· A2
· B3
· B6
Note: Coordinates are some letters and numbers for chess to remember for your brains.
Ok students, now we will learn about how to checkmate the king.
There are some tricks to checkmate the king.
You will learn it in the next slide.
Checkmating The King
Checkmating the King is an easy/hard task for you, it’s very important to know to the steps on it.
Steps:
1) Checkmating With Two Major Pieces (Rook and Queen):
Our first example uses a queen and rook together to deliver a checkmate. However, this same pattern can be accomplished with any two major pieces. Alone king against the edge of the board is easily checkmated by any two major pieces. While one piece prevents the king from moving away from the edge, the other can move to the same rank or file as the king to deliver a checkmate.
2) Back-Ranking Checkmate:
The back-rank checkmate may not look much like our first example, but the pattern is very similar. While we will still be using a major piece to deliver checkmate on the edge of the board, this time, the king's own pawns prevent him from escaping from our attack. The diagram above is a typical example of a back-rank mate. White's king is trapped behind his own pawns and is therefore stuck on the first rank. Black can deliver checkmate by playing Rc1++.
3) Queen and Knight Checkmate:
The queen is a powerful attacking piece, but it usually needs some help to deliver checkmate. Many basic checkmates use the queen to deliver the checkmate, supported by a minor piece. The diagram above shows a queen and a knight working together to checkmate a king. White can finish the job by playing Qe7++.
4) Queen and Bishop Checkmate:
The bishop can play a supporting role for a queen similar to that of the knight in the previous example. While the queen delivers the checkmate, the bishop can support the queen from afar. In the diagram above, White has a rook guarding the first rank, making a back rank mate impossible at the moment.
5) Two Bishops Checkmate:
Minor pieces can deliver checkmates on their own, too. A pair of bishops can work together effectively; as each one can be dominant on squares of a single color, together they can dominate the entire board. In the diagram above, White's king is in a precarious position. His pawn prevents him from moving up to h2, while Black's dark-squared bishop stops him from walking out to g1.
Next Tricks of Chess (Pieces)
Students, now we will be learning about the other new TRICKS of chess!
TRICKS:
1) En Passant:
Meaning: En passant” means “in passing”. The rule of En passant says that when a pawn moves two squares on one turn, the very next move an adjacent pawn may capture that pawn as if it had only moved one square. The move was invented to prevent players from locking up the chessboard with pawns.
How to Use It: With en passant, though, things are a little different. This type of capture is the only one in chess where the capturing piece doesn't land on the same square as its victim. To perform this capture, you must take your opponent's pawn as if it had moved just one square. You move your pawn diagonally to an adjacent square, one rank farther from where it had been, on the same file where the enemy's pawn is, and remove the opponent's pawn from the board.
2) Castling (King and Rook):
Meaning: Castling is the only time in chess that two pieces can move at once, and the only time a piece other than the knight can move over another piece. The king moves two spaces to the left or to the right, and the rook moves over and in front of the king, all in one move!
How to Use It: You cannot castle if the king has already moved, or if the rook in question has moved. Nor can you castle while in check. However, you can castle with a rook that is under attack at the time, and the rook can pass through an attacked square when castling while the king.
TRAPS:
1) Capturing a King Meaning:
Since the object of the game is to capture the king, the king is not allowed to be moved to a square where he would be liable to be captured by an opposing piece. CHECKMATE. To win the game of chess, a player must capture the opponent's king. This is known as "Checkmating" the king.
2) Trapping a King Meaning:
The King is the most important piece on the chessboard. It can never be captured and if it is danger then it must be made safe.
Analysis and Testing Your Skills (More Lessons Coming Soon)
People, this is not in your table of contents. But, I forgot to add it. Please consider this.
Ok students now let’s check your analysis and test your skills!
Questions and Answers:
1. How many squares does a chessboard have?
- A) 65
- B) 32
- C) 64
- D) 99
2) Who were the opponents in the famous Evergreen Game?
- A) Adolf Anderssen vs. Jean Dufresne
- B) Paul Morphy vs. Howard Staunton
- C) Wilhelm Steinitz vs. Emanuel Lasker
- D) Jose Raul Capablanca vs. Alexander Alekhine
3) How many moves was the longest [known] chess game in history?
- A) 101
- B) 231
- C) 269
- D) 382
4) What is it called when a player can’t defeat an attack against their king?
- A) Check
- B) Chess
- C) Checkchess
- D) Checkmate
5) The quickest possible checkmate is in:
· A) 2 moves B) 1 move
· C) 3 moves D) 4 moves
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