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Chess
Curriculum
Flipping Square designed rigorous curriculums for chess players (unrated - 1500) at different levels to master the corresponding chess skills quickly and easily.
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1
Be Prepared
If you have never learn anything about chess, BP is your best starting point. In this curriculum, we covered:
1. Basic Chess Rules & How to Move Each Piece
2. Understand Each Piece & Special Move
3. Chess Board & How to Record the Game
4. Chess Game & Universal Theories in Chess
5. Conclusion
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2
Get Started
After you mastered all the concepts in BP, then it's time to get started. In this curriculum, we covered:
1. Basic Tactics 1
2. Basic Tactics 11
3. Basic Tactics 111
4. Basic Tactics 1v
5. Basic Tactics v
6. How to Avoid Mistakes
7. Basic Openings 1
8. Basic Openings 11
9. Basic Openings 111
10. Basic Openings 1v
11. Basic Openings v
12. Basic Endgames 1
13. Basic Endgames 11
14. Conclusion 1
15. Conclusion 11
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3
Step Up - Opening
If you can master all the concepts in GS, your rating is approximately 1000 or higher. So now it's time to learn more. Because of the length of SU, we separate the curriculum into 4 parts: Opening, Strategy 1, Strategy 11, and Attack & Defense.
In SU-O, we covered:
1. King Pawn Openings 1
2. King Pawn Openings 11
3. King Pawn Openings 111
4, King Pawn Openings 1v
5. King Pawn Openings v
6. King Pawn Openings v1
7. King Pawn Openings v11
8. King Pawn Openings v111
9. King Pawn Openings 1x
10. King Pawn Openings x
11. Queen Pawn Openings 1
12. Queen Pawn Openings 11
13. Queen Pawn Openings 111
14. Queen Pawn Openings 1v
15. Queen Pawn Openings v
16. Queen Pawn Openings v1
17. Queen Pawn Openings v11
18. Queen Pawn Openings v111
19. Queen Pawn Openings 1x
20. Queen Pawn Openings x
21. Other Openings 1
22. Other Openings 11
23. Other Openings 111
24. Other Openings 1v
25. Other Openings v
26. Conclusion 1
27. Conclusion 11
28. Conclusion 111
29. Conclusion 1v
30. Conclusion v
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4
Step Up - Strategy I
In SU-SI, we are mainly focusing on the strategies based on different positions and conditions. This curriculum covered:
1. Plan 1
2. Plan 11
3. Control the Center
4. Space Advantage
5. Maneuvering
6. Pieces Placement
7. Outpost
8. Weak Spot
9. File
10. Rank
11. Exchange 1
12. Exchange 11
13. Bishop vs Knight
14. Double Bishop
15. Good/Bad Bishop
16. Queen vs 2 Rooks
17. Queen vs Rook & Minor Piece
18. Queen vs 3 Minor Pieces
19. Rook vs 2 Minor Pieces
20. Minor Pieces vs 3 Pawns
21. Unequal Materials
22. Positional Sacrifice
23. Initiative
24. Passivity
25. Disadvantage
26. Conclusion 1
27. Conclusion 11
28. Conclusion 111
29. Conclusion 1v
30. Conclusion v
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4
Step Up - Strategy II
In SU-SII, we are mainly focusing on the strategies for different pawn structures. This curriculum covered:
1. Pawn Structure
2. Isolated Pawn 1
3. Isolated Pawn 11
4. Hanging Pawns
5. Double Pawns
6. Backward Pawn
7. Pass Pawn
8. Pawn Island
9. Pawn Majority
10. Pawn Minority
11. Pawn Chain 1
12. Pawn Chain 11
13. Pawn Chain 111
14. Break Through
15. Open Center
16. Fixed Center
17. Closed Center 1
18. Closed Center 11
19. Mobile Center 1
20. Mobile Center 11
21. Dynamic Center
22. Conclusion 1
23. Conclusion 11
24. Conclusion 111
25. Conclusion 1v
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5
Step Up - Attack & Defense
In SU-A&D, we are mainly focusing on the technics of attacking and defensing. This curriculum covered:
1. Uncastled King
2. Castled King 1
3. Castled King 11
4. Castled King 111
5. Castled King 1v
6. Castled King v
7. Castled King v1
8. Bring More Pieces into the Attack
9. Attacking on Opposite Sides
10. Opposite Castling
11. Pawn Storm
12. Fianchetto Bishop
13. Open Lines
14. Remove Defenders
15. Accepting a Sacrifice
16. Return a Sacrifice
17. Exchange
18. King Maneuvering
19. Avoiding Weakness
20. Counterattack
21. Stay Alert
22. Conclusion 1
23. Conclusion 11
24. Conclusion 111
25. Conclusion 1v
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