Chess University's Intro To Chess Crash Course

The #1 FREE Chess Course For Beginners

4.38 (525 reviews)

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What you will learn

This course will teach students all the rules and basics of chess and also introduce them to more advanced topics such as tactics and strategy. Students who complete this course will be ready to start playing chess over-the-board and ready to participate in tournaments.

Why take this course?

Chess University's Intro To Chess Crash Course offers comprehensive instruction for beginners, including first-time players, who want to learn chess. This course caters to players of all ages whose chess strength is below the rating of 900 Elo (novices and beginners) and is completely free.

The Intro To Chess Crash Course includes:

Syllabus
20 video lessons that cover all the rules, basic principles, strategy, tactics, fundamental endgames, etc.
70 exercises to solve and the associated solution sets
Tips and general information about chess

Meet The Chess University Instructors:

Kairav Joshi - Founder and CEO, #1-selling online chess coach, creator of the Prodigy Program, and entrepreneur
Dalton Perrine - Director of Instruction and Scholastic Chess, FIDE Chess Master
Arne Jochens - Director of Content and HR, FIDE Chess Master, Ph.D in Statistical Genetics
Kostya Kavutskiy - Director of Operations and PR, International Master

Reviews

Lav

June 25, 2023

Section 2 is not having any thing. Links are not working. But overall very interesting sessions for beginners.

Christopher

March 15, 2023

I think it is a good course. It is a complete, and comprehensive course. Personally, i know a little about chess, so i am skipping most of the series. I had to say that, because it is the truth.

Matthew

December 6, 2022

Very slow start, but its understandable. Coming from a few years of casual experience first few hours are very basic

ObviousKarm

September 9, 2022

Started with chess today, Finally a good course. Didn't expect it to be free so I'll give more stars

Gerald

August 26, 2022

Good start at halfway I'm still interested. But can't seem to download any reference material that the instructors mention.

Eliel

August 4, 2022

This course has introduced me to the game of chess . Thanks to Kotsya and his mates they did a great a job. I would highly recommend!

Kingsley

June 3, 2021

This introduction to chess course contains a lot of fine details, which are given as explanations that are clear and simple to understand. This makes the experience of learning about the game very engaging and worth making time for.

Scott

May 6, 2021

Really basic -- would be nice to have the capability to speed up video ... lots of repetition (and really boring speakers)

DaDopeDude

April 24, 2020

If you are looking to get into chess or are a beginner and know the piece movements and basic rules, this is the course for you! This should be your first step into the world of chess IMO. It covers a lot of ground from basic rules to advanced tactics within a short amount of time. The explanation is crystal clear and easy to understand with plenty of examples and challenges/puzzles for you to solve! Why the 4.5 star rating? It's because some of the links to the quizzes and syllabus don't work but that's OK because the in - video explanations were enough for me as I knew most of the things and was looking to revise. Even though i am familiar with chess, I learned alot!

Zeenat

April 5, 2020

Too much of the screen (~40%) is occupied by the brands logo and details; this is unnecessary. Some of the instructors voices are too labored and the overall videos are too long. I preferred Kairav's teaching style the most, particularly when he suggests pausing the video to think about moves.

Kritarth

October 2, 2018

The Course is excellent for the people whose main objective is to get versed with the rules and basics concepts used in the Chess Game. However, if you want to get more good in the world of Chess than playing the game is more important and this advise you will also get from the instructors at several point in the video also.

Ioannis

September 25, 2018

Top of the line course!!! A pleasant stroll through all the rudiments of the game. Friendly, communicative and factual. As accomplished masters of chess and experienced lecturers, and already active among the leading exponents of the game, Kairav Joshi- Dalton Perrine- Arne Jochens and Kostya Kavutskiy provide an easy to understand and follow step by step walkthrough of the mechanisms of the game coupled to ample examples. Topping it off with a bunch of well compiled self-test “puzzle packs” for review and application of the whole syllabus covered, the course concludes by providing tips and addresses for the aspiring learner and an open invitation to join the online chess academy (chessuniversity.com) as well as the opportunity to discuss any queries or prospects through the email address provided. Thanks chaps, All the best Ioannis

Annesha

July 18, 2018

I am playing chess from 3 year of my childhood. So, I want to learn advance chess. Hope to get something new from this course.

Richard

July 15, 2018

Interesting course. Chess isn't for everyone, just the persons who can think strategically and see the global picture. Perfect for learning how to think 2 to 3 steps ahead. Recommend.

Giorgi

July 7, 2018

This Chess crash course by Chess University is awesome! I am learning a lot about chess and I am gonna to extend my knowledge by studying more courses from it.

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