WEBVTT 00:01.830 --> 00:02.530 Hi there. 00:03.660 --> 00:09.540 In this lecture, I like to talk about why there are so many newcomers to chance, it seems at the moment, 00:10.110 --> 00:13.320 and why this was a kind of motivation for this cause. 00:13.320 --> 00:22.140 I thought I should do a fairly comprehensive course covering the three major stages of the game, as 00:22.140 --> 00:28.680 well as the introductory rules so people can play legal moves of chess. 00:29.040 --> 00:37.020 They can be aware of the special moves of chess, and they can enjoy the fundamental perspectives that 00:37.020 --> 00:39.570 chess offers in the opening game in and game. 00:41.950 --> 00:48.070 And explore some of the wonders of chess and even be inspired in this course, because we even look 00:48.070 --> 00:55.420 at some beautiful examples of the way, you know, tactical masterpieces, positional masterpieces, 00:56.050 --> 00:59.770 and it's even even a section to be inspired from the world's first champions. 01:00.340 --> 01:07.420 So I've probably gone further than most of the standard introductory courses. 01:08.680 --> 01:10.900 I've also done more advanced courses you can check out. 01:10.900 --> 01:13.710 If you do master this course, there are more advanced courses. 01:13.720 --> 01:17.860 Check out the ones I've done and I welcome you to the game. 01:17.860 --> 01:23.920 You may have come from the series The Queen's Gambit, which is actually named after an opening, the 01:23.920 --> 01:24.750 Queen's Gambit. 01:25.780 --> 01:29.880 So here is the Queen's Gambit declined and there is the Queen's accepted. 01:30.880 --> 01:37.900 So the Queen's Gambit Netflix series depicts chess as really quite a glamorous game. 01:37.900 --> 01:39.010 And often it is. 01:39.190 --> 01:42.340 There are two months around the world. 01:44.140 --> 01:47.710 There are beautiful places chess is played. 01:47.890 --> 01:52.720 There are beautiful people and minds to meet. 01:53.170 --> 01:58.060 In the world of chess, there's a lot of enjoyment on the chess board. 01:58.060 --> 02:05.860 The beauty of the chess board, if only you could say, is I've known this for a long time and quite 02:05.860 --> 02:13.420 often the things that were thought of as nerdy before become cool. 02:13.990 --> 02:20.740 And that's the same with computing used to be nerdy and now it's like course, that mainstream I chasez, 02:21.250 --> 02:28.750 similar society in general, seems to gravitate towards things that are very visual and very, very 02:28.750 --> 02:31.090 easy to understand from a spectator point of view. 02:31.600 --> 02:37.720 When a series comes along like the Queen's Gambit series on that face and it shows you how wonderful 02:37.720 --> 02:45.460 chess can be, it's an eye opener and I really hope that this course will. 02:47.210 --> 02:55.930 Awaken in you the possibilities that Chaz has as a creative pursuits, not just the technical pursuits, 02:57.050 --> 03:04.370 you can create very, very beautiful games in chess, very beautiful, called tactics and combinations. 03:06.440 --> 03:10.010 There's a great mastery to be had in all phases of a chess game. 03:10.970 --> 03:16.790 And hopefully on this course will tell you, at least to a certain level consistently, to give you 03:16.790 --> 03:18.850 a basic structure to work with. 03:19.310 --> 03:25.550 So like level one in opening level one and no game ever won in games for you to appreciate the distinct 03:25.730 --> 03:28.210 priorities of each phase of the game. 03:30.140 --> 03:37.640 And as as well as, you know, the Netflix series, also chess is very, very good online. 03:38.570 --> 03:45.640 There are so many streamers now as part of the original kind of YouTube revolution. 03:46.760 --> 03:50.870 One of the other YouTube is and that was lots and lots of chasuble YouTube. 03:51.440 --> 03:58.190 And streaming is generally also like streaming just as great if you want to be a streamer and entertainer 03:58.190 --> 04:06.110 online, it's quite often reached some of the most popular categories of all games, despite being a 04:06.110 --> 04:09.560 classical game on Twitch in recent months. 04:10.250 --> 04:15.210 So Chess's is getting a big resurgence in popularity. 04:15.230 --> 04:21.080 Generally, it's an extremely beautiful game that has been around hundreds of years and I hope this 04:21.080 --> 04:23.930 course unlocks many of its secrets. 04:25.370 --> 04:28.220 And I hope you really enjoy your chats, OK. 04:28.570 --> 04:29.180 Thank you much.