Chess Foundation: Learn from Scratch
Weekly Curriculum
Week 1: Getting Started with Chess
Class 1: History of Chess, Chessboard setup (Ranks, Files & Square Names)
Class 2: Introduction to Pieces (Names, Points, Setup) & Rook Movement with Pawn Hunt
Week 2: Learning Piece Movements
Class 3: Bishop, Pawn & King Movement with Pawn Hunt
Class 4: Pawn Race & Queen Movement with Pawn Hunt
Week 3: Introducing the Knight
Class 5: Knight Movement with Pawn Hunt (Gameplay using all pieces)
Class 6: Worksheet on Piece Movements
Week 4: Understanding Checkmate Concepts
Class 7: Check, Checkmate & Stalemate
Class 8: Worksheet on Check, Checkmate & Stalemate
Week 5: Defending Against Checks
Class 9: MBC Technique (Move, Block, Capture)
Class 10: Examples of MBC & Checkmate in 1 Move
Week 6: Learning Notations
Class 11: Algebraic Chess Notations
Class 12: Revision (Worksheets for Week 4–6)
Week 7: Special Moves
Class 13: Castling
Class 14: En Passant
Week 8: Checkmating Patterns
Class 15: Board Visualization
Class 16: Checkmate with Two Rooks
Week 9: More Checkmate Patterns
Class 17: Checkmate with One Queen
Class 18: Revision (Worksheets for Week 7–9)
Week 10: Quick Checkmates & Tournament
Class 19: Scholar’s Mate & Fool’s Mate
Class 20: Complete Revision (All Topics Till Week 10)
Week 11: Final Review & Assessment
Class 22: Supervised gameplay session with detailed analysis by the coach.
Class 23: Foundation Level Assessment & Doubt Clearing session.
Note: Each class will be 1 hour in duration. The overall number of sessions may vary based on the child’s age, learning ability, and grasp of concepts. I ensure that every child masters the foundation concepts before progressing to the next level.

