A Guide for Someone new to Chess

Welcome to my guide!

The game of chess is a battlefield where two very bright minds battle it out to see who has the better strategy and who is smarter overall. Every move, every checkmate, and every single sacrifice a player makes is always satisfying, which makes the game fun to both play and watch. The game has existed for over 1,500 years, and ever since two minds have collided on this board, to see who can be the smartest amongst each other.

If you are completely new to the game of chess and want to discover how the game works, then this is one of the right places to be! This website will walk you through all of the basic rules of the game, important checkmate patterns and basic ways to checkmate with a few pieces on the board, some tips and some tactics that can gain you advantages, and places where you can play the game online.

Click on any of the links on the Navigation bar to get started! On every page, there will be a navigation bar on the top and the bottom of the page.

If you do want to know more about my skills in chess, despite very little, you can check out

All of the chess diagrams were created on Apronus which are free for non-commercial use.