Course curriculum
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Level 1: Setting up the board
- "White on Right" and Algebraic Notation
- Algebraic Notation Quiz
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Level 2: The Powerful Pawn
- Moving the Pawn
- Capturing with the Pawn
- Moving and Capturing with Pawns Quiz
- Center Pawns
- Pawn Chains
- Center Pawns and Pawn Chains Quiz
- Doubled Pawns
- Doubled Pawns Quiz
- Pawn Promotion
- Pawn Promotion Quiz
- Isolated Pawns
- Isolated Pawns Quiz
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Level 3: The Knockout Knight
- Knight Introduction
- Knights Introduction Pt 2
- Knight Strategy and Puzzles
- Knight Quiz
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Level 4: The Beautiful Bishop
- Moving and Capturing with the Bishop
- Bishop Capture Quiz
- Bishop Pins
- Bishop Pins Quiz
- Bishop Pair
- Bishop Pair Quiz
- Bishop and Knight
- Bishop and Knight Quiz
- Three more to go!
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Level 5: The Radical Rook
- Moving and Capturing with the Rook
- Capturing with the Rook Quiz
- Rook Defense
- Rook Defense Quiz
- Rooks with Other Pieces
- Rooks and Other Pieces Quiz
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Level 6: The Quarreling Queen
- Moving and Capturing with the Queen
- Capturing with the Queen Quiz
- Do Not Use the Queen in the Opening
- Queen with Other Pieces
- Queen with Other Pieces Quiz
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Level 7: The Kaput King
- Moving and Capturing with the King
- Capturing with the King Quiz
- Keeping the King Safe
- Keeping the King Safe pt. 2
- Keeping the King Safe Quiz
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Level 8: Pieces Review
- Pieces Review
- All Pieces Quiz
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Level 9: Castling
- Kingside Castle
- Kingside Castle Quiz
- Queenside Castle
- Queenside Castle Quiz
- Preventing the Opponent's Castle
- Preventing your Opponent's Castle Quiz
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Level 10: Check
- Giving Check
- Giving Check Quiz
- Responding to Check
- Responding to Check Quiz
- Using Check to Save Pieces
- Using Check to Save Pieces Quiz
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Level 11: Checkmate
- Giving Checkmate
- Giving Checkmate Quiz
- Avoiding Checkmate
- Avoiding Checkmate Quiz
- Sacrificing for Checkmate
- Sacrificing for Checkmate Quiz (WARNING: HARD)
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Level 12: Stalemate
- Stalemate
- Stalemate by Insufficient Material
- Stalemate by Threefold Repetition
- Stalemate Quiz
- You're Game!
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Level 13: Setting up your chess.com account
- Making a Chess.com Account
- Chess App on Google Play Store and iOS App Store
- Playing with Friends on Chess.com
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Level 14: Endgame Strategy
- Endgame Introduction
- Pawn Promotion Revision
- Pawn Promotion Revision Quiz
- Checkmate with 2 Rooks
- Checkmate with 2 Rooks Quiz
- Checkmate with Queen and Bishop
- Checkmate with Queen and Knight
- Checkmate with Queen and Bishop or Knight Quiz
- Checkmate with one Rook Pt.1
- Checkmate with one Rook Pt.2
- Checkmate with one Rook Quiz
- Checkmate with 1 Queen
- Checkmate with 1 Queen
- Common Checkmates
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Level 15: Opening Strategy
- Opening Introduction
- Hypermodern Opening
- Four Rules for the Opening
- Opening Principles Quiz
- Quick checkmates
- Quick checkmates quiz
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Level 16: Midgame Strategy 1
- Midgame introduction
- Capturing Hanging Pieces
- Capturing Hanging Pieces Quiz
- Don't Leave Your Pieces Hanging
- Don't Leave Your Pieces Hanging Quiz
- Counting Attackers and Defenders
- Counting Attackers and Defenders Quiz
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Level 17: Midgame Strategy 2
- Forks
- Forks Quiz
- Pins
- Pins Quiz
- Skewers
- Skewers Quiz
- Discovered Attacks
- Discovered Attacks Quiz
- Deflection
- Deflection Quiz
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Recap and Gratitude
- Recap and Gratitude