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A beginner is someone who is just learning the rules of chess, and is aware of some basic mechanics about the game, even if they are not understood. In these pages you'll find all that information. Here you can find the rules of the game, articles on basic concepts, and tips for beginners in a series of short tutorials. The goal of this area is to get people started in chess on the right foot, to understand first the rules, and then some of the basic ideas of how to play, and how to play better. More advanced players might want to go to our pages on strategy, openings and endgames. Here, parents should find a resource to help answer their kid's questions. Kids may find it helpful in learning themselves and possibly in teaching their parents. A short introduction to the game like the information here is only the beginning. We can only scratch the surface of a game with such depth as chess. But everyone has to start somewhere, and this is the very beginning. So welcome, and we hope you will enjoy getting underway. After you read the general summary on this page, just click on the links below or the buttons on the left to read the articles that get into specifics. Beginners need to know how to set up the board. Beginners need to know about the pieces and how they move. Beginners need to know the rules of the game, including the special rules about pawns and castling. Beginners have to know simple checkmate, and should know what a stalemate is. Beginners should know that three stage make up the game of chess. The first few moves are called the opening, then the middle game, and finally there is the endgame. Beginners should know there are three most important goals in the opening. They are Development, Center Control, and King Safety. A beginner doesn't have to know how to handle these goals well, they just need to know what the goals mean. As you get better at chess, you'll begin to learn about other things. tactics and pawn structure and go from a beginner to an intermediate player. (make a page for Opening (development, cc, ks etc under it)!?
These articles are currently being written. Some are done, but some are only outlines or stubs. If this topic is of particular interest to you, drop me a note and I'll get to work on it sooner. Thanks. Check back here to see what we've added. How to set up the board. How the pieces move. Rules for castling. Rules for capturing en passant.
Topics to be covered in the near future: Pawn promotion. The value of the pieces. The importance of development. The importance of the center. Castle early. Tactics to be aware of: forks, pins, discovered attacks, etc. Strategic ideas to be aware of: isolated pawns, doubled pawns, open files, kingside holes, etc. Algebraic notation.
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