Chess Basics

Below are a number of videos running through the basics and provide a great starting point for beginners.

These videos are by NM Robert Ramirez and cover the basics. 

His YouTube channel has 81 videos in this series and can be found

here


#1 Chess pieces and the board

#2  How the pieces move

#3 How the pieces capture

#4 Check & Checkmate

#5 Practice

#6 Special Moves

#7 Point value of the pieces

#8 7 ways to draw a game

#9 Chess notation

#10 Board vision

#11 Checkmates in 1 move - typical patterns

#12 Two Rook checkmate