We are at the forefront of using Technology in teaching Chess
Chess is Everything: Art, Science and Sport
Anatoly Karpov
who we are
Leading Chess strives to be the leader in chess education in South Africa
what we do
We take complicated things and make it simple
our mission
Our mission is to make chess affordable and accessible
Our interactive Chess Training Program
accessible from anyWHERE
Access our online learning platform using your smartphone, tablet, laptop or PC (internet connection required)
beginner to advanced lessons
From the basics to the advanced player, we got you covered
access tutorials from Anywhere
Access our online interactive computer chess training program from everywhere
easy to follow instructions
Learning has never been easier
learn at your own pace
Just login and continue where you have left off
OUR COURSES
OUR COURSES
OUR COURSES
Demo videos on how to use our interactive chess training program
Beginner
A beginner demo for the one starting out or with limited experience
Intermediate
An intermediate demo for those past the beginner stage
Advanced
An advanced demo for the serious player
Detailed course outline
- The chessboard and pieces
- How the pieces move
- Special moves
- The Life of a Chess King
- Mate in one move
- Mate by a Queen
- Mate by a Rook
- Mate by two Bishops
- Basic mate configurations
- Introduction to chess openings
- Introduction to chess middlegames
- How a game can end
- Combination basics
- The sacrifice
- The deflection
- The decoy
- The Pin and Skewer
- Typical Combinations
- Development tales
- The safety of the King
- The centre
- Activity
- Pawn structures
- Intro to chess endgames
- Endgame basics
- Open positions
- Closed positions
- Semi open positions
- Gambits
- Weakness of the back rank
- Principles of Attacking 1
- Principles of Attacking 2
- The King left in the centre
- Castling to opposite sides
- Development advantage
- Elimination of the defense
- Space advantage
- Positioning of the pieces
- Weak squares
- Pawn weaknesses
- The Bishops in the middlegame
- The Knights in the middlegame
- A passed Pawn in the middlegame
- The Rooks in the middlegame
- The Queen in the middlegameÂ
- Exchanging pieces
- Closed centres
- Open centres
- Fixed centres
- Mobile centres
- Evaluating the position
- Planning
- Unexpected moves
- Giving perpertual check
- Overloaded pieces
- The clearance
- Opening preparation
- Passed Pawns in the endgame
- Advanced pawn endgames 1
- Advanced pawn endgames 2
- Advanced rook endgames
- Advanced queen endgames
- Mate by a Bishop and a Knight
- Endgame tactics
- Zugswang
- Blocking
- Using pins
- Using deflections
- Using decoys
- Delivering discovered attacks
- Delivering discovered check
- The x-ray attack
- Incorrect combinations
- A knight against a bishop in the middle game
- Winning with activity
- Opposite coloured bishops in the middlegame
- Intuitive sacrifices
- Advanced planning
- Hanging pawns
- Active defense, counterplay
- Variation calculation 1
- Variation calculation 2
- Taking a risk
- Fighting for the initiative
- Destructive sacrifices
- Breaking through in the centre
- The minority attack
- Exchange sacrifices
- Pawn endgames – Pawn break
- Pawn endgames – Reserve tempo
- Pawn endgames – Defense
- A knight against a bishop in the endgame
- Rook endgames – a rook against a pawn 1
- Rook endgames – a rook against a pawn 2
- Rook endgames – frontal assault and activity
- Simplifying the position
- Never give up to early
- Selected combinations
- Chess compositions, studies
- Editing Tools
- Beginner to advanced level tactics
Demo videos on how to use our interactive chess training program
Beginner
A beginner demo for the one starting out or with limited experience
Intermediate
An intermediate demo for those past the beginner stage
Advanced
An advanced demo for the serious player
Something for Everyone
Leading Chess has the ability to serve almost everyone
Something for Everyone
Individuals
For anyone that wants to learn to play chess
Schools
Can be used as a chess curriculum for schools
Chess clubs
Club players have all their learning in one place
Parents
Parents and coaches can use our program to teach chess
