Foundation Program

Training Curriculum

Week 1

1. Laws of Chess | Recording the Game | Competition Rules

2. Practice

Week 2

3. Endgame Introduction

   1. Queen

   2. Rook

   3. Pawn (Opposition, Key Squares, Shouldering, Outflanking)

Week 3

3. 4. Bishop, & Combinations (Rook Bishop, Bishop Pawn, Bishop Knight)

   5. Other Combinations (Rook Knight, Knight Pawn)

Week 4

4. Opening Introduction

   1. Opening Principles

   2. Italian Game (White)

   3. London System (White)

   4. Caro Kann Defense (Black)

   5. French Defense (Black)

Week 5

5. Middle Game Introduction

6. Tactical Motifs

   1. Pin

• Absolute Pin

• Relative Pin

6. 2. Fork

Week 6

6. 3. Discovered Attacks

• Discovered Double Attack

• Discovered Check

• Discovered Double Check

• Windmill

Week 7

6. 4. Skewer

   5. Creating Forcing Moves

• Forcing a Draw by Repetition or State-mate

• Perpetual Checks

Week 8

• Board Co-ordinate Study

• Blind Board Training

• Classical Game Analysis

• Practice Games

• Doubt Resolution