06.00 – Understanding Chess: Introduction and Overview

This is Part 6 of my free chess training program. This part focuses on understanding chess positions: from tournament practice and essential rules to typical opening structures and the evaluation of pieces, positions and advantages. Practical game examples also show which mistakes can arise when fundamental rules and principles are ignored. Contents of Part 6 – Understanding Chess: 6.1 Tournament Practice and Chess Etiquette 6.2 Three Basic Structures for Almost Every Opening – Which setup should you aim for? 6.3 Value and Characteristics of the Pieces – How should the different pieces be used? – In which positions are they particularly strong or weak? 6.4 Basic Chess Concepts, Definitions and Essential Rules – Golden opening rules – When does the endgame begin, and why is it important? – How should you generally play with an advantage or disadvantage? – What is a static or dynamic advantage? 6.5 Game Examples – Avoidable mistakes caused by disregarding fundamental rules and principles ▶️ Full playlist:    • Part 06 – Understanding Chess   ♟️ Positions on Lichess: https://lichess.org/study/QfMJbvSm 📥 PGN files for download: https://github.com/ChessTutor-SchachT...