Learn Strategy, Tactics & Endgames with Marshal Sonawane

Chess Course Content (Sample Outline)

Level 1: Beginner (Foundation)

1. Introduction to Chess – Board, Pieces & Rules

2. Chessboard Coordinates and Piece Movements

3. Basic Concepts: Check, Checkmate, and Stalemate

4. Understanding Value of Pieces

5. Castling, En Passant & Pawn Promotion

6. Common Mistakes Beginners Make

7. Playing Your First Practice Games

Level 2: Intermediate (Strategy & Tactics)

1. Opening Principles – Control, Development, Safety

2. Common Openings: Italian Game, Queen’s Gambit, Sicilian Defense

3. Tactical Patterns – Fork, Pin, Skewer, Discovered Attack

4. Planning in the Middlegame

5. Basic Endgames – King & Pawn, Rook Endings

6. Introduction to Time Management

7. Analyzing Your Own Games

Level 3: Advanced (Mastery & Competition)

1. Deep Opening Repertoire Building

2. Advanced Tactical Combinations

3. Positional Understanding – Weak Squares, Outposts, Open Files

4. Strategic Planning & Calculation Techniques

5. Endgame Theory – Opposition, Zugzwang, Triangulation

6. Preparing for Tournaments & Online Matches

7. Game Analysis of Grandmaster Matches

🏆 Bonus Modules

- Famous Games & What We Learn from Them

- How to Use Chess.com and Lichess Tools for Practice

- Chess Notation & Recording Games

- Psychology of Chess – Staying Calm & Focused