Video Series Guide

Hi everyone! We hope you are enjoying the video lectures here on ChessKid.com. This article will remain as a "running list" of all the video series (sets of related videos) on ChessKid.com, with short descriptions about each series in order to help guide you through the learning process . If you click on any of the links for a series listed below, it will take you to a short article with descriptions of each video in that series. Then you will find links to each of those videos!

Ok, if someone doesn't know how to move the pieces, the video that covers the rules is here.

Now, it would be good to learn:

Basic Checkmates: this series will reinforce the concept of checkmate, and teach the student some very good basics of using the pieces one by one with checkmates that are possible at the end of the game.

Language of Chess: Each video covers one chess term, explaining what it is and giving an example (in some cases a few).

Now depending on what interests your student, the further series are broken up by category-- opening, tactics, strategy, endgame, how to think, and fun! Within each category they are listed from most beginner to most advanced; and some are listed more than once because they belong to more than one category.

How to Think

How Masters Think: The Opening: Beginner to intermediate. The opening part of the game is played by a video author while they explain the thinking behind their moves.

Opening Play

Rules to the Opening: Beginner. The basic rules to the opening phase of the game!

How Masters Think: The Opening: Beginner to intermediate. The opening part of the game is played by a video author while they explain the thinking behind their moves.

Oooooops! Opening Disasters!: Mostly intermediate and advanced.

The Weakest Square: Beginner to advanced.

The Fried Liver: Intermediate to advanced, covering one of the most common openings chesskids will see. Guide coming soon!

Tactics

Tricky Tactics: The Pawn Escapes the Box: For beginners. Pawn Promotion Tactics.

The Fearsome Fork: Beginner to advanced-- should be watched before Pins or Skewers.

The Piercing Pin: Beginner to advanced -- should be watched before Skewers.

The Scintillating Skewer: Intermediate -- should be watched before Discovered Attacks.

The Devious Discovery: Intermediate -- should be watched before Double Checks.

The Deadly Double Check: Intermediate --Guide coming...

Combinations: Beginner to intermediate -- The first two vids could be watched by beginners, but the second two vids should be watched after watching Forks, Pins, Skewers, Discoveries, etc.

The Weakest Square: Beginner to advanced.

Crushing the Castle: The first two vids could be watched by beginners, but this is a long series more for intermediate players with a lot of advanced material.

Strategy

What to Do: Very simple and fundamental take on strategy for beginners and intermediates.

The Weakest Square: Beginner to advanced.

Crushing the Castle: The first two vids could be watched by beginners, but this is a long series more for intermediate players with a lot of advanced material.

Endgame Play

How Strong is the Pawn? Beginner to intermediate.

How to Place your Pieces in the Endgame Beginner to Intermediate.

Fun!

Amazing Games: Varied levels.

Tournament Stories: For any level!

the end! (for now (of course we are working on more )). This article will be continuously updated as we add more videos to our library. Enjoy!