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Chess History: Famous Games


JonathansEdXDemo

About This Course

A demo course that showcases some great chess games!

There is so much that we can learn from master games. This short course presents and analyzes three famous games:

  • "The Opera Game"
  • "The Gold Coin Game"
  • "The Game of the Century"

Enjoy! :)

Requirements

To get the most our of this course, you should have a basic understanding of chess strategy and algebraic chess notation.

Course Staff

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Dr. Jonathan Downey

Educator, Social Scientist, Instuctional Designer

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to know how the pieces move?

Yes, this would be ideal.

You can read up on the basic rules on Wikipedia!

Is it okay if I am only a beginner?

Definitely! This course is designed to help players of all levels.

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