Learn to Play Chess: from a Novice to a Fierce Competitor

The easiest and fastest way to learn chess - covering all the fundamentals plus how to gain an upper hand from the start

What you'll learn
Play chess with confidence, fight for an advantage, checkmate your opponents
Practice makes perfect - with Chess Mates Companion software, included
Explained: last game between Beth Harmon and Vasily Borgov from "Queen's Gambit" at Netflix
Know how to quickly and harmoniously develop your forces
Repel the quick checkmate attempts by your opponents
Deliver the checkmate in a whole variety of ways
Keep your king safe
Avoid the common opening tricks and pitfalls
Get the upper hand at the very start of the game

Requirements
No prior knowledge required, this course gives you all the right foundations
To run exercises on Chess Mates Companion you need a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer

Description
This course takes you from your first chess moves to a player brimming with confidence who knows how to develop the forces efficiently, keep the king safe, repel the opponent's attacks, obtain an advantage early on, and checkmate your opponents.What makes this course unique? Dr Alex is combining both, his experience as an International Chess Master and a coach, and his experience in programming teaching and adaptive systems, to give you the combination of training videos and the exercises through the 'Chess Mates Companion' software. This way, you get to apply your new knowledge in practice immediately, and learn chess in the fastest way possible.You start playing chess in less than one hour, and build your strength from there.If you're already a seasoned chess player, this course is not for you - but watch for the follow-up courses soon!If you're a beginner and want to learn to play chess confidently, quickly, and with the best foundations, this course is ideal for you.

Who this course is for:
If you're a beginner and want to learn to play chess confidently and with the best foundations, this course is ideal for you, If you're already a seasoned chess player, this course is not for you - but I'll be publishing the follow-up courses soon!