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Course Progress Tracker

10-Week Chess Learning Tracker

Track the full course at your own pace: 22 main-path lessons across 10 weeks, plus 6 optional Start Here lessons for brand-new players.

  • 28 total printable lessons currently published.
  • 4 student packs that stay aligned with the canonical lesson data.
  • Use one check box per lesson and one log row per practice day.

Weekly Main-Path Checklist

Week 1

  • Center Squares First
  • Opening Rules Checklist

Week 2

  • Italian Setup Basics (White)
  • Black Plan vs 1.e4

Week 3

  • Black Plan vs 1.d4
  • Checkpoint: Openings and Center

Week 4

  • Hanging Pieces and Piece Values
  • Checks, Captures, and Threats

Week 5

  • Forks
  • Pins

Week 6

  • Skewers
  • Discovered Attacks

Week 7

  • King Safety
  • Active Pieces

Week 8

  • Ladder Mate
  • Queen and King Checkmate
  • Rook and King Checkmate

Week 9

  • Pawn Promotion
  • Passed Pawns
  • Rule of the Square

Week 10

  • Basic Opposition
  • Trade When Ahead

Full Lesson Checklist

Start Here

  • The Board and Setup
  • Rooks, Bishops, and Queens
  • Kings, Knights, and Pawns
  • Capturing and Check
  • Getting Out of Check and Checkmate
  • Castling, Stalemate, and Draw Basics

Opening Foundations

  • Center Squares First
  • Opening Rules Checklist
  • Italian Setup Basics (White)
  • Black Plan vs 1.e4
  • Black Plan vs 1.d4
  • Checkpoint: Openings and Center

Tactics & Middlegame

  • Hanging Pieces and Piece Values
  • Checks, Captures, and Threats
  • Forks
  • Pins
  • Skewers
  • Discovered Attacks
  • King Safety
  • Active Pieces

Endgames & Checkmates

  • Ladder Mate
  • Queen and King Checkmate
  • Rook and King Checkmate
  • Pawn Promotion
  • Passed Pawns
  • Rule of the Square
  • Basic Opposition
  • Trade When Ahead

Practice Log

Write the date, what you practiced, and one thing you learned or want to review next.

DateLesson / PackWhat I practicedOne note for next time