My Chess Courses Implemented With Lichess Studies

A chess book implemented using Lichess studies

At the start of 2018 I started implementing a chess book using Lichess studies. The idea was to teach chess from the novice level to just under master strength. I broke the material into classes I have called Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. I think of the material as being presented in courses.

In this blog series, I'll talk about what are in the courses, and the pros/cons of using Lichess as a platform for such a task.

Current Status

Currently (10/17/2021) I have three chess courses implemented in studies on Lichess. The first two are finished and the third is almost finished. The Beginner Course starts at the very beginning; no prior knowledge of chess is assumed. The Intermediate Course has the Beginner Course as a prerequisite, and the Advanced Course has the Intermediate Course as a prerequisite.

If you are not a chess novice and are wondering where to begin in these courses, you have several options.

• Look at the table of contents and see if you already know the topics, or see if there are topics that interest you.
• Take the tests for the course to see what you know and do not know.

Why Lichess for this project?

Because it is free. No cost to any reader, ever. No ads. It is also free for the writer. Also, using Lichess studies, the readers have access to Lichess tools such as: local analysis, opening book and tablebase, the practice with computer feature, moving easily to different positions and entering variations, game display features, and so much more.

The ability to have clickable links in text made it possible to interconnect chapters, other material on Lichess, and other sites. I implemented a table of contents, an index, and references for the courses.

The Courses

The courses are written assuming that a goal is to become a strong chess player. It is highly recommended that you find a chess mentor, which is a different role than a teacher or coach, who can help guide you to reach your goals. Regardless of your chess goals, you can use the table of contents of the courses to find material that you want to learn.

If you knew all the material in these courses well, and could successfully apply the knowledge in your chess games, you would be a very strong player - perhaps even master strength! It is difficult to say what your rating would be in this case. There are many other factors that determine rating than just knowledge. As an obvious example consider the time control. Your rating at, say, 40 moves in 2.5 hours might be very different than your rating at game in 5 mins (aka 5+0).

Beginner Course
Beginner Course Table of Contents
https://lichess.org/study/Ztgx3vJq/

Intermediate Course
Intermediate Course Table of Contents
https://lichess.org/study/QjfpcMCD/

Advanced Course
Advanced Course Table of Contents (TBD)
https://lichess.org/study/VHcKZ37M/

Next Blog in This Series

In the next blog in this series I'll give an overview of the Beginner Course.

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Table of Contents for all my studies

I have written many other Lichess studies besides the ones that belong to the above courses. All my studies are cross linked. Here is a table of contents study for all my studies.
Jomega Studies Table of Contents (lichess.org)

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