Introduction to Chess:

• Explanation of the board, pieces, and setup.

• Basic rules: how each piece moves.

• Introduction to check, checkmate, and stalemate.

Opening Principles:

• Understanding the importance of controlling the center.

• Basic opening principles: developing pieces, pawn structure, and king safety.

Tactics:

• Introduction to tactics like forks, pins, skewers, and discovered attacks.

• Basic mating patterns: back rank, two rooks, and queen vs. king.

Basic Endgames:

• King and pawn vs. king endings.

• Rook and king vs. king endings.

Middle Game Concepts:

• Pawn structure and its impact on strategy.

• Development of a plan: open files, outposts, weak squares