My youngest son wanted to learn chess. I looked around for some type of class as this is not a part of my skill set. I was thrilled to find one and then it was cancelled. I was so frustrated! BUT, I was thrilled to find a beginner chess lessons on OutSchool.com
Chess: 64 Mini Lessons for Rapid Improvement: Bite-sized lessons in chess strategy, tactics, opening ideas, and basic checkmates. Each video is paired with a detailed interactive lesson. This class is meant for beginners. You have access to the course for one year, and you can write the instructor a question during the first EIGHT weeks and he will answer you.
The best part of this class is if you are new to OUTSCHOOL, you can use my code and the $20 class is FREE! My Outschool Code: dB3aAvKb you are able to use to get $20 off which makes the course FREE!
Chess is such a great game and teaches so many wonderful thinking skills. It is fun for our students to have an interesting activity to learn as we head into the season of dreary weather. My son is 12 and has found it very easy to follow and has improved his chess.com ranking since using the course. A win for us!