Chess Online Course
This comprehensive online chess course is designed to take your chess skills to new heights, whether you are a beginner looking to learn the fundamentals or an experienced player striving to reach your full potential.
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Offer ends 30 April 2024 - Course Type Online Course
- Course Duration 34 Hours
- Course Access 12 Months
- Awarded By MTA
- Student Discount Card All students enrolled on this course are eligible to apply for a TOTUM Pro card
Join us for a captivating journey into the world of chess with the renowned chess grandmaster, Allyn Kahn. This comprehensive online chess course is designed to take your chess skills to new heights, whether you are a beginner looking to learn the fundamentals or an experienced player striving to reach your full potential.
Course Highlights:
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Fundamentals of Chess: Allyn Kahn will start by introducing the basics of chess, ensuring that even those with no prior experience can quickly grasp the rules, board setup, and piece movements.
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Opening Strategies: Dive into the intricate world of chess openings. Learn the key principles, popular openings, and their variations, enabling you to establish a strong foundation for your game.
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Tactical Mastery: Discover how to spot and execute tactical combinations, including forks, pins, skewers, and more. Allyn will share his insights on recognizing tactical opportunities in the heat of the game.
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Strategic Planning: Understand the art of long-term strategic planning, including pawn structure, piece activity, and positional evaluation. Learn to formulate and execute plans that will give you a lasting advantage.
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Endgame Techniques: Master the endgame with Allyn Kahn's expert guidance. Study endgame fundamentals, critical checkmating patterns, and practical techniques to convert your advantages into wins.
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Famous Games Analysis: Delve into the analysis of classic games played by chess legends. By dissecting these games, you will gain invaluable insights into the mindset and strategies of some of the greatest chess players in history.
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Personalized Coaching: Allyn Kahn provides personalized feedback and advice to students, addressing their specific needs and helping them progress faster.
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Tournament Preparation: Learn how to prepare for chess tournaments, manage your time, and handle the pressure of competitive play. Allyn will share his experiences and strategies for tournament success.
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Chess Etiquette and Sportsmanship: In addition to the technical aspects, the course will cover the importance of sportsmanship and good chess etiquette. Allyn Kahn will emphasize the principles of fair play and respect in the chess community.
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Simultaneous Exhibitions: As a unique opportunity, students will have a chance to challenge Allyn Kahn in a simultaneous exhibition, putting their newfound skills to the test against a grandmaster.
This chess course is suitable for chess enthusiasts of all ages and skill levels. Whether you aspire to become a competitive chess player or simply want to enjoy the intellectual and strategic challenges of the game, "Mastering Chess with Allyn Kahn" will provide you with the tools and knowledge to succeed.
Don't miss this chance to learn from a true chess legend and elevate your game to the next level. Join Allyn Kahn in this exciting journey into the world of chess, and let the game of kings inspire and challenge you in new and exciting ways.
Bulk discounts
Bulk discounts are available on purchases of 10 or more courses.
If you wish to discuss a large individual order for this course, and/or would like to be invoiced in advance, please call our sales team on 0808 175 1269 to make an enquiry.
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In order to earn your certification, you’ll sit an online exam. We provide interactive quizzes after each module to ensure you're fully prepared for the real thing.Once you've passed with at least 80%, you'll be awarded your certificate.
If you don’t pass the test first time you will get further opportunities to take the test again after extra study. There are no limits to the number of times you can take the test. All test retakes are included within the price of the course.
Got a question about exams? Contact our course advisors by email or by phone on 0808 175 1269. We're happy to help!
Our training works on all devices including Mobile phones, IPad’s, Android tablets, Macs and PC’s.
For the best viewing experience on our state-of-the-art eLearning platform we recommend an internet connection of 10Mbps or better. Please also use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as your browser with Adobe Flash Player.
The Chess course is organized into the following modules.
Module 1: Beginner Chess
- Course And Instructor Introduction
- Lesson 1 - How The Pieces Move Rook Queen Knight And King - Part 1
- Lesson 1 - How The Pieces Move Rook Queen Knight And King - Part 2
- Lesson 1 - How The Pieces Move Rook Queen Knight And King - Part 3
- Lesson 2 - Pawns Special Moves And Setting Up The Chessboard - Part 1
- Lesson 2 - Pawns Special Moves And Setting Up The Chessboard - Part 2
- Lesson 3 - Board Vision - Captures Checks And Checkmate - Part 1
- Lesson 3 - Board Vision - Captures Checks And Checkmate - Part 2
- Lesson 3 - Board Vision - Captures Checks And Checkmate - Part 3
- Lesson 4 - Fundamental Checkmate And Tactical Patterns - Part 1
- Lesson 4 - Fundamental Checkmate And Tactical Patterns - Part 2
- Lesson 4 - Fundamental Checkmate And Tactical Patterns - Part 3
- Lesson 4 - Fundamental Checkmate And Tactical Patterns - Part 4
- Lesson 4 - Fundamental Checkmate And Tactical Patterns - Part 5
- Lesson 5 - More Checkmate And Tactical Chess Patterns - Part 1
- Lesson 5 - More Checkmate And Tactical Chess Patterns - Part 2
- Lesson 5 - More Checkmate And Tactical Chess Patterns - Part 3
- Lesson 5 - More Checkmate And Tactical Chess Patterns - Part 4
- Lesson 6 - Tactics Opening Strategy And Sample Game - Part 1
- Lesson 6 - Tactics Opening Strategy And Sample Game - Part 2
- Lesson 7 - Three Parts Of A Chess Game And Opening Guidelines - Part 1
- Lesson 7 - Three Parts Of A Chess Game And Opening Guidelines - Part 2
- Lesson 7 - Three Parts Of A Chess Game And Opening Guidelines - Part 3
- Lesson 7 - Three Parts Of A Chess Game And Opening Guidelines - Part 4
- Lesson 8 - Practical Guidelines And More Tactics - Part 1
- Lesson 8 - Practical Guidelines And More Tactics - Part 2
- Lesson 8 - Practical Guidelines And More Tactics - Part 3
Module 2: Post Beginner Chess
- Lesson 1 - Games With Rook And Bishop - Part 1
- Lesson 1 - Games With Rook And Bishop - Part 2
- Lesson 1 - Games With Rook And Bishop - Part 3
- Lesson 1 - Games With Rook And Bishop - Part 4
- Lesson 1 - Games With Rook And Bishop - Part 5
- Lesson 2 - Chess Combinations - Part 1
- Lesson 2 - Chess Combinations - Part 2
- Lesson 2 - Chess Combinations - Part 3
- Lesson 2 - Chess Combinations - Part 4
- Lesson 3 - More Checkmate Patterns - Part 1
- Lesson 3 - More Checkmate Patterns - Part 2
- Lesson 4 - Basic Principles - Part 1
- Lesson 4 - Basic Principles - Part 2
- Lesson 4 - Basic Principles - Part 3
- Lesson 4 - Basic Principles - Part 4
- Lesson 5 - Opening Traps - Part 1
- Lesson 5 - Opening Traps - Part 2
- Lesson 5 - Opening Traps - Part 3
- Lesson 5 - Opening Traps - Part 4
- Lesson 6 - The Two Knights Defense - Part 1
- Lesson 6 - The Two Knights Defense - Part 2
- Lesson 7 - More Opening Tactics And Quick Mates - Part 1
- Lesson 7 - More Opening Tactics And Quick Mates - Part 2
- Lesson 7 - More Opening Tactics And Quick Mates - Part 3
- Lesson 7 - More Opening Tactics And Quick Mates - Part 4
- Lesson 8 - Basic Endgame Checkmates With Major Pieces - Part 1
- Lesson 8 - Basic Endgame Checkmates With Major Pieces - Part 2
- Lesson 9 - King And Pawn Endgames - Part 1
- Lesson 9 - King And Pawn Endgames - Part 2
- Lesson 9 - King And Pawn Endgames - Part 3
- Lesson 10 - Minor Piece Endgames - Part 1
- Lesson 10 - Minor Piece Endgames - Part 2
- Lesson 10 - Minor Piece Endgames - Part 3
- Lesson 11 - A Complex Knight Endgame - Part 1
- Lesson 11 - A Complex Knight Endgame - Part 2
- Lesson 12 - Major Piece Endgames - Part 1
- Lesson 12 - Major Piece Endgames - Part 2
- Lesson 12 - Major Piece Endgames - Part 3
- Lesson 12 - Major Piece Endgames - Part 4
Module 3: Intermediate Chess
- Lesson 1 - Two Classic Attacking Chess Games
- Lesson 2 - A Modern Instructive Attacking Game - Part 1
- Lesson 2 - A Modern Instructive Attacking Game - Part 2
- Lesson 3 - Tactics Practice - Part 1
- Lesson 3 - Tactics Practice - Part 2
- Lesson 3 - Tactics Practice - Part 3
- Lesson 3 - Tactics Practice - Part 4
- Lesson 3 - Tactics Practice - Part 5
- Lesson 4 - STAMP - A Deeper Look At Chess Strategy - Part 1
- Lesson 4 - STAMP - A Deeper Look At Chess Strategy - Part 2
- Lesson 4 - STAMP - A Deeper Look At Chess Strategy - Part 3
- Lesson 4 - STAMP - A Deeper Look At Chess Strategy - Part 4
- Lesson 4 - STAMP - A Deeper Look At Chess Strategy - Part 5
- Lesson 5 - Strategy In Action - Part 1
- Lesson 5 - Strategy In Action - Part 2
- Lesson 5 - Strategy In Action - Part 3
- Lesson 5 - Strategy In Action - Part 4
- Lesson 5 - Strategy In Action - Part 5
- Lesson 6 - Defense In Action - Part 1
- Lesson 6 - Defense In Action - Part 2
- Lesson 6 - Defense In Action - Part 3
- Lesson 7 - 21st Century Chess - Part 1
- Lesson 7 - 21st Century Chess - Part 2
- Lesson 7 - 21st Century Chess - Part 3
- Lesson 7 - 21st Century Chess - Part 4
- Lesson 8 - Combining Strategies And Tactics - Part 1
- Lesson 8 - Combining Strategies And Tactics - Part 2
- Lesson 9 - More Checkmate Patterns - Part 1
- Lesson 9 - More Checkmate Patterns - Part 2
- Lesson 9 - More Checkmate Patterns - Part 3
- Lesson 9 - More Checkmate Patterns - Part 4
- Lesson 9 - More Checkmate Patterns - Part 5
- Lesson 10 - Checkmate The Base Plan - Part 1
- Lesson 10 - Checkmate The Base Plan - Part 2
- Lesson 10 - Checkmate The Base Plan - Part 3
- Lesson 10 - Checkmate The Base Plan - Part 4
- Lesson 11 - Chess Exercises - Part 1
- Lesson 11 - Chess Exercises - Part 2
- Lesson 11 - Chess Exercises - Part 3
- Lesson 11 - Chess Exercises - Part 4
- Lesson 11 - Chess Exercises - Part 5
- Lesson 11 - Chess Exercises - Part 6
- Lesson 11 - Chess Exercises - Part 7
- Lesson 12 - Continuing Your Chess Education - Part 1
- Lesson 12 - Continuing Your Chess Education - Part 2
- Lesson 12 - Continuing Your Chess Education - Part 3
- Lesson 12 - Continuing Your Chess Education - Part 4
- Course Conclusion
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EXPERT INSTRUCTOR-LED TRAINING
We only uses the industry’s finest instructors to develop our courses. They have a minimum of 15 years real-world experience and are subject matter experts in their fields. Unlike a live class, you can fast-forward, repeat or rewind all your lectures. This creates a personal learning experience and gives you all the benefit of hands-on training with the flexibility of doing it around your schedule 24/7.
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QUIZZES & EXAM SIMULATORS
Our custom practice exams prepare you for your exams differently and more effectively than the traditional exam preps on the market. You will have practice quizzes after each module to ensure you are confident on the topic you have completed before proceeding. This will allow you to gauge your effectiveness before moving to the next module in your course. Our Courses also include practice exams designed to replicate and mirror the environment in the testing centre. These exams are on average 100 questions to ensure you are 100% prepared before taking your certification exam.
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VISUAL DEMONSTRATIONS & MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS
Our courseware includes instructor-led demonstrations and visual presentations that allow students to develop their skills based on real world scenarios explained by the instructor. Our Courseware always focuses on real world scenarios and skill-set development.
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NAVIGATION & CONTROLS
Our self-paced training programs are designed in a modular fashion to allow you the flexibility to work with expert level instruction anytime 24/7. All courses are arranged in defined sections with navigation controls allowing you to control the pace of your training. This allows students to learn at their own pace around their schedule.
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SOCIAL LEARNING & NETWORKING
We Have designed a world class Learning Management System (LMS). This system allows you to interact and collaborate with other students, form study groups, engage in discussions in our NOW@ Forums, rate and “like” different courses and stay up to date with all the latest industry knowledge through our forums, student contributions and announcement features. This LMS is unmatched in the industry and makes learning fun and enjoyable.
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FLASH CARDS & EDUCATIONAL GAMES
Our Courseware knows that education is not a one size fits all approach. Students learn in different ways through different tools. That is why we provide Flash Cards and Education Games throughout our courses. This will allow you to train in ways that keep you engaged and focused. Each course will have dozens of Flash Cards so you can sharpen your skill-sets throughout your training as well as educational games designed to make sure your retention level of the materials is extremely high.
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Each student will have 12 months unlimited access to allow you to have access to the training anytime 24/7.
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