The Board The Board Menu Files, Ranks and Diagonals The 'sides' of the board Laying out the pieces The Pieces The Pieces Menu Comparative Strength of Pieces King Queen Bishop Knight Rook Pawn Attack and Defence Moves General Rules for Moving Pieces Attacking with pieces other than Pawns Attacking with Pawns Defence Strategy Defence Starategy 1 - Retreating Defence Starategy 2 - Fortifying the piece's position Defence Starategy 3 -Capturing the Attacker Defence Starategy 4 - Blocking the Opponent's Attack Check and Mate Check Mate Special Moves Castling Rules that prevent you castling En Passant En Passant Rule Summary

Notation Notation Menu Recording Games Types of Notation in Chess Agebraic Notation - board position co-ordinates Agebraic Notation - representing pieces and their moves Agebraic Notation - a sample game opening Agebraic Notation - The Evergreen Agebraic Notation - Mate à la Pin Descriptive Notation - the board co-ordinates Descriptive Notation - a sample game opening Descriptive Notation - The Evergreen Descriptive Notation - Mate à la Pin Further Strategies Double Attack The Pin Discovered Check Mating Patterns - Forced Mating Sequences Checkmate - 'Queen and King' v 'King' Checkmate - 'Queen and Bishop' v 'King' Checkmate - 'Queen and Knight' v 'King' Checkmate - 'Two Rooks' v 'King' Checkmate - 'King and Rook ' v 'King' Checkmate - Typical Mating Patterns Outcome of Game Winning or Drawing Two ways to win Five ways to draw Examples of perpetual check Stalemate

Worksheets Worksheet Menu Naming the chess pieces (Staunton design) Naming the chess symbols Initial board set-up - recognising the symbols Moving the pieces 'Can Do' Certificates List of Available Certificates 1: Recognising the pieces 2: Setting up the board 3: Moving the pieces 4: Castling 5: En Passant 6: Algebraic Notation 7: Descriptive Notation 8: My first win! Flash Assets Flash Interactive Asset Menu Drag and drop Chessboard Activity Sheets Activity Sheets Menu Cut-out Chessboard and pieces PowerPoints PowerPoint Menu The Chessboard The Chess Pieces The Symbols for the Chessmen ASSEMBLY: 'I am special'