Learn to Play Chess

In September 2021, 3rd & 4th class started to learn to play chess and are now members of the St Brendan's NS Chess team. They followed the beginner lessons on the Ficheall.ie website.

Beginner Lessons is a series of 10 lessons to teach students the basics of chess from zero knowledge to understanding checkmate.

You too can learn to play chess following these simple, easy to follow videos, provided by Ficheall.ie

Lesson 1  - The Pawn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uBWPoTtYxU&list=PLk59VQzwMYtZyPDJEi0qUtNktO_HFd4YI&index=2

Mini-Game 1 - Pawn Wars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdyWuW9HaDE&list=PLk59VQzwMYtZkQsZ6X0F4YTL0q-eKac6h&index=4

Lesson 2 - The Rook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxffsSQwYcA&list=PLk59VQzwMYtZkQsZ6X0F4YTL0q-eKac6h&index=5

Mini-Game 2 - The Rook Challenge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUfXBnBfWSE&list=PLk59VQzwMYtZkQsZ6X0F4YTL0q-eKac6h&index=6

Bonus Mini-Game - Rook v 5 Pawns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlVOzsoqqHk&list=PLk59VQzwMYtZkQsZ6X0F4YTL0q-eKac6h&index=7

Lesson 3 - The Knight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqGy9SZ6cHw

Mini-Game 3 - Radioactive Horse Poo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMZEWDTelFY

Bonus  games to practice the knight moves 

Stuck in the Mud Pawns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF0sV8yTzgA

Bull Dog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ81LkU0hZI

The Dark Knight Game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOnIp9b0HgQ&list=PLk59VQzwMYtZv4S4XCaj5TA6U5O_P5DTL&index=5

Lesson 4 - The Bishop

The Bishop explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COKv0t4pvTY

Mini-games to practice using the bishop

Bishop's Rule https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4t1g6nguQc

Bishop v 3 Pawns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk9gjl_HZG8

Chess Without Royalty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wit_Eo66JQE

Lesson 5 - The Queen

The Queen explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAtbCsnlcoo&list=PLk59VQzwMYtZyPDJEi0qUtNktO_HFd4YI&index=6

Mini Game

Queen v The Team https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYvzGqX6J3c&list=PLk59VQzwMYtZv4S4XCaj5TA6U5O_P5DTL&index=8

Lesson 6 - The King

The King explained - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBhCiU-ll4o&list=PLk59VQzwMYtZyPDJEi0qUtNktO_HFd4YI&index=7

Mini-Games

Indoor Football - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=434WbP574Wc&list=PLk59VQzwMYtZv4S4XCaj5TA6U5O_P5DTL&index=11

A Knight's Kingdom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq6TBjRLKng&list=PLk59VQzwMYtZv4S4XCaj5TA6U5O_P5DTL&index=17

The Hungry King https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yrvf51AL7Y&list=PLk59VQzwMYtZv4S4XCaj5TA6U5O_P5DTL&index=9

King's Escort https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucSbd6qf9as&list=PLk59VQzwMYtZv4S4XCaj5TA6U5O_P5DTL&index=10

Lesson 7 - Putting the King in Check

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjoYRO5GoRE

Getting out of check - The CPR Method

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm_-jgJtjAg

Mini -Games

3-Check Chess https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cAWbGVZDXA

Queen & Rook v King https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzlVzZmysRM