Acquaintance with chess starts with chess basics. Children become familiar with the chess board and chess pieces; they learn general rules and allowed moves step by step; they learn the goal of the Game – Mate; begin to understand other outcomes such as Stalemate and Draw; learn notation for recording moves. Children learn the three stages of the Game: Opening, Middlegame, Endgame; fundamentals of Strategy and Tactics; beginnings and endgames. Children learn by analyzing simple positions and by practicing playing the game in every class.
