Learning Chess

When a kid is eager to take up the game of chess he may require help at the beginning. This is why you should know some of the basic Chess for Kids principles and the basic movements of the chess pieces, even if you are not familiar with Chess for Beginners and Learning Chess methods here are some  of the basic chess movements.

Pawn: This being the most basic piece in the game, it can move only one square at a time except in the first move where it is allowed to move two squares. When you capture a pawn, you can move diagonally one square to perform the capture.

Knight: This is the one that your child will probably refer to as the “horse”. It can move forward two squares and over one. Note that it must always make this shape when it moves and it can capture while making its move.

Bishop: There are two of these pieces and they are each on different colored squares. They move in a diagonal way and can capture any piece in their path, although just like all other pieces they have to stop when capturing a piece.

Rook: This piece moves in a vertical way. Although be careful with its movement because it is generally known that the loss of one rook can signify the end of the game.

Queen: This piece can be moved in any direction you like no matter if it is diagonally, or by moving it like the rook moves. Keep in mind that it cannot move in the same way that a knight moves.

King: This piece is allowed one move each time. It is nevertheless the most important piece in them. If the king is seized, the game is over.

Be aware that the king does not have to be seized for the game to end. Truly, the king should not ever be seized. The focus is to shove the king into a position where he would be seized wherever he moved. This is the endgame goal, however keep in mind, you do not want to force the king into a position where he cant move because he could be seized if he did, however the square he is on is safe. This is considered a stalemate, and signifies the end of the game. Some people think of this as a victory, while other individuals think it is not.

When a pawn makes its way to the opposite side of the board, the player can exchange that piece for any other piece they want. Some players think that the piece can only be exchanged for a piece that has been caught before, but that is not the case. The aim is not to recover a piece; it is to upgrade the piece that made it to the other side of the board.

In the end, when it comes to chess for beginners, you can get special chessboards that include large pieces as well as small pictures on how to move the pieces well that are printed on the pieces themselves. These are awesome for learning boards and any kid would be happy to use them. As they grow more confident, you can graduate them to a standard board.

Chess for kids is a wonderful idea for both parents and kids. If you are the mom or dad of a child that wants to play, make sure you guide them but do not push. If they want to take the game to the next level, they will in time.

Before we can begin to play our first chess game there is the initial Chess Set Up of the chess board that we need to understand. This Chess Set Up is good for every chess game we ever play so keep it in mind for the next time.

As you can see in the Chess Set Up graphic bellow the chess board consists of 64 squares divided into 8 rows and 8 columns. Each square has a unique coordinates of the crossing letter and number on the board. Before placing each of the chess pieces in its proper placement on the chess board we need to make sure that the board is positioned in a way that each player has a white square on his extreme lower right side.

When beginning the Chess Set Up scheme we will first place the kings of both armies. The black King will stand on a white square while the white King stands on a black square and are placed opposite of each other. We also notice that when the chess Set Up is completed the two armies are a mirrored image of each other in addition each of the pawns in the front line is supported by another more powerful chess piece behind.

After the Chess Set Up is completed it is time to determine which player gets the white army and which player gets the black one. The white army always begins the match. Normally one player takes a white pawn and a black pawn in his fists and the other players selects one hand to determine which of the army he gets.

Learning Chess does take time and can be challenging as there are many tricky technical aspects to absorb before the first Chess Game begins. Each piece on the chess board moves in an exclusive way making each game unique. I believed that by Learning Chess the player gains quiet a few special skills for his daily life.

While Learning Chess we find that chess playing involves constant problem solving. As we get more experienced as chess players we develop the ability to foresee the affect one move of a certain piece may have on the entire game. We observe the problem we face judging it from all angles and then react to it in a creative way. In Chess we are often left with a few bad options, analyzing the situation may lead us to give up and sacrifice a certain piece for the overall cause. Typically chess players assign different value for each of the chess pieces. This may differ with each game as each game presents different circumstances. While in the process of Learning Chess we acknowledge there are striking resemblances between the scenarios we are faced while playing chess and those we are faced with in real life. As we play more and more chess games we are actually practicing a variety of problem solving skills which we can then put into use in our everyday lives.

As we continue our Learning Chess journey we regard another very important benefit we can gain from the chess game and that is patience. Patience is an extremely important aspect of the chess game. We patiently wait for our opponent to mess up. A chess player must also take into consideration all the possibilities then come up with a strategy. The strategy takes some time to think of at least while we are still the Learning chess process. It is not uncommon to see a player making a movement too quickly without patience not thinking completely of all the possible options, in chess this can lead to your opponent winning with a Checkmate.

Part of our Learning Chess process we develop the ability to think ahead as it is among the most important parts of playing chess and can well give you the advantage in many games. While your opponent is busy thinking about his next move it is a good idea to view the Chessboard and to try to calculate ahead at least 2-3 moved. As we practice our chess game planning skills we may still make a few mistakes now and then

It seems to me that by Learning Chess we also become better aware of our surroundings through the new developing skills: Problem Solving Skills, Patience and Planning Ahead Skills