Chess Strategy & Tactics: Next Moves

Sharpen your skills and take your game to the next level in this class that follows up where beginner chess left off. Learn popular opening systems that can be adapted to defend against a variety of early moves. Learn the terminology and dive into tactical ideas such as forks, pins, skewers, and discovered attacks, exploring how they can come together for strong combinations. Outmaneuver your opponents and convert your extra piece, even a single pawn, into a win. Prerequisite: Foundations of Chess or basic knowledge of how to play a game.