How to Play Chess for Beginners (Rules + Basics) | Zero to 1000 Ep0

Zero to 1000: Chess Beginner Kickstarter – Episode 0 | How to Start Chess for Beginners

Welcome to Episode 0 of the Zero to 1000 Chess Beginner Series — your step-by-step guide to learning chess from scratch! If you’re new to chess and wondering how to start, how to learn chess for beginners, or how to play chess for beginners, this video is perfect for you.

In this episode, you’ll learn everything you need to start playing confidently:

✅ How to set up the chessboard correctly
✅ Names of all the pieces and exactly how they move
✅ Understanding check, checkmate, and stalemate
✅ Special moves: castling, promotion, and en passant
✅ Basic chess notation (so you can read and follow games)

By the end, you’ll have a solid foundation to follow along with the series, where we’ll cover basic strategy, tactics, puzzles, and improvement plans to help you reach 1000+ rating.

📌 Next up: Episode 1 – Basic Strategy for Beginners: https://youtu.be/Z0jLQ2Y3_8Y
📌 Full Zero to 1000 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuplaend3ocY-_AyN4-t7D-xdT0wkv-La
👉 Notation refresher (under 1 minute): https://youtube.com/shorts/14Yr9F5NyDk?feature=share

⏱ Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:09 Board Setup
2:32 How pieces move
5:03 Checkmate vs Stalemate
6:09 Castling
8:03 Promotion
8:30 En Passant
8:46 Notation
9:12 Outro

Видео How to Play Chess for Beginners (Rules + Basics) | Zero to 1000 Ep0 канала Learn Chess With David