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| Introduction | |
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| Introduction to the Wonderful World of Chess | |
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| The World of Chess | |
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| Exploring Chess History | |
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| The World of Chess Today | |
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| How to Set Up the Board and Pieces | |
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| Getting to Know the Chessboard | |
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| Learning Notation | |
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| Putting the Pieces in Place | |
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| Introducing the Chess Pieces | |
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| Learning the Queenside and Kingside | |
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| Basic Rules of Chess | |
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| Knowing How to Castle | |
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| A Note on Reading Notation | |
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| Knowing How to Check | |
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| Knowing How to Checkmate | |
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| Confronting a Stalemate | |
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| Benefiting from Pawn Promotion | |
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| Capturing Pawns by En Passant | |
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| Piece Values, Winning, Losing, and Drawing | |
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| Calculating the Values of Your Chess Pieces | |
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| How a Game Is Won | |
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| How a Game Is Drawn | |
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| How a Game Is Lost | |
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| Now That I Know the Basics, What Is the Next Step? | |
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| Playing Your First Game | |
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| How Do You Start a Game? | |
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| Learning the Three Phases of the Game | |
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| A Guide to Basic Chess Games | |
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| Learning How to Follow a Chess Game | |
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| Reviewing the Game | |
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| Okay, I Know How a Game Is Played, So How Do I Get Started? | |
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| The Right Way to Start a Game | |
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| Basic Chess Openings | |
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| Reviewing the Ideas Behind the Chess Openings | |
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| Learning the Basics of Middlegames | |
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| What Is the Chess Middlegame? | |
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| Playing the Middlegame | |
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| Getting a Grip on the Chess Middlegame | |
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| Creating a Winning Strategy for the Middlegame | |
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| Reviewing the Ideas Behind Chess Middlegame | |
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| Learning the Basics of Endgames | |
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| Understanding Other Chess Symbols | |
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| Basic Chess Endgames | |
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| Reviewing the Ideas Behind Chess Endgames | |
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| I Am Confident Now. How Do I Get Better? | |
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| Chess Openings I | |
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| King Pawn Openings (e2-e4) | |
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| Chess Openings II | |
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| Queen Pawn Openings (d2-d4) | |
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| Other Important Openings | |
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| Using the Openings | |
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| Developing a Sharp Eye for Middlegames | |
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| Helpful and Fun Puzzles for Chess Middlegames | |
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| Learning Different Types of Mate Tricks | |
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| Developing an Understanding for Chess Endgames | |
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| Learning the Basics of Checkmating | |
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| Solving Cool Endgame Puzzles | |
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| Learning Essential Chess Tactics | |
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| What Is a Pin? | |
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| What Is a Fork? | |
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| What Is a Skewer? | |
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| What Is a Discovery Attack? | |
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| What Is a Zugzwang | |
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| Essential Chess Tactics Workshop | |
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| Practicing Pin Exercises | |
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| Practicing Fork Exercises | |
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| Practicing Skewer Exercises | |
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| Practicing Discovery Attack Exercises | |
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| Practicing Zugzwang Exercises | |
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| How to Apply the Pin, Fork, Skewer, Discovery Attack, and Zugzwang in a Game | |
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| Five Essential Rules for Winning and Enjoying Chess | |
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| Demonstrating Proper Discipline in Chess Opening Development | |
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| Adjust Your Plans According to Your Opponent's Moves | |
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| Never Underestimate Your Opponents and Their Moves | |
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| Never Overestimate Your Opponents and Their Moves | |
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| Be Accurate and Double-Check All Your Moves or Tactics | |
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| Learn From Your Own Mistakes | |
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| Have Fun! Enjoy! Win with Grace and Class! Lose with Dignity! | |
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| Mastering Basic Chess Etiquette | |
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| When Do I Resign? | |
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| When Do I Offer a Draw? | |
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| How Do I Offer a Draw? | |
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| What is the "Touch-Move" Rule? | |
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| What Is a Hand Hover? | |
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| J'adoube | |
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| General Rules of Chess Etiquette | |
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| General Etiquette When Playing in a Simul | |
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| I Feel Good. I Want to Play in Tournaments or Competitively | |
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| Playing Different Types of Tournaments | |
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| Local, National, and International Tournaments | |
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| Entering Your First Tournament | |
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| Introduction to USCF-Rated Tournaments | |
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| Official USCF Time Control Regulations | |
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| Internet Ratings | |
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| USCF Class Titles | |
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| International Chess Competition | |
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| Playing Chess Against Others on the Internet | |
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| Weighing the Pros and Cons of Internet Chess | |
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| Can Internet Chess Help Me? | |
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| Some Popular Chess Servers on the Internet | |
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| What Else Do I Need to Know? | |
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| World Chess Champions: Past and present | |
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| Unofficial World Champions | |
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| Official FIDE World Champions | |
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| Professional Chess Association (PCA) World Champions | |
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| Brain Games World Champions | |
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| FIDE Women's World Champions | |
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| Learning from World Champions' Games | |
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| A Step-by-Step Analysis of an Essential Chess Game | |
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| Following and Analyzing a Model Game | |
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| Drawing Lessons from the Game | |
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| Miniatures: Lessons from Four Classic Games | |
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| Game 1 | |
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| Game 2 | |
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| Game 3 | |
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| Game 4 | |
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| Improving Your Basic Endgame Knowledge | |
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| Rook Exercises | |
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| Knight with Rook Exercises | |
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| Rook and Bishop Exercises | |
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| Bishop and Knight Exercises | |
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| Bishop Exercises | |
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| Queen Exercises | |
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| Pawn Exercises | |
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| Various Pawn Exercises | |
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| Reviewing What I Have Learned | |
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| Test 1 | |
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| Test 2 | |
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| Test 3 | |
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| Test 4 | |
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| Test 5 | |
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| How to Maximize Everything I Know | |
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| How to Have Fun Playing Chess | |
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| Now Go Get Them | |
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| Appendixes | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Learning from Software and Playing Against a Chess Computer | |
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| Increasing Your Skills: Chess Books and Magazines | |
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| Chess Information and Resources | |
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| Exercise Answers for Hours 15, 23, and 24 | |
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| Quiz Answers | |
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| Index | |