Quick Start Guide

Overview

If you've never played chess, this guide is meant to help you start pushing pawns in less than an hour. First, you will need to understand the rules of chess. Choose from the links below for your preferred format of instruction. After studying the rules, move on to Next Steps.

Chess Rules

Recommended YouTube Videos

• How To Play Chess: Learn All The Rules Of The Royal Game
  presented by IM Danny Rensch/Chess.com
• How to Play Chess: Chess Rules for Beginners, Kids, Coaches & Parents
  presented by ChessKid.com
• How to play chess (explained by a Master)
  Presented by ChessNetwork
• How to Play Chess
  presented by WikiHow
• How To Play Chess: The Ultimate Beginner Guide
  presented by GothamChess

Recommended Web Pages

• How To Play Chess For Kids & Chess Rules (ChessKid.com)
• How to Play Chess: 7 Rules To Get You Started (Chess.com)
• Chess Rules (Wikipedia)

Recommended Books

• Chess Rules for Students (Workbook) by John Bain
  available from ChessHouse.com
• Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess by Bobby Fischer
  available from US Chess Federation Sales
• Chess Fundamentals by José Capablanca
  available from Amazon.com