Topic page video OPENING How to start like a Grandmaster https://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/openings-advice https://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/opening-dos-and-donts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UAHjZsrVw0 Opening traps http://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/opening-traps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx7TmtMkg_U Next steps for U11s https://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/how-play-opening-2 TACTICS Tactics advice https://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/middlegame-tactics-advice Know all the basic tactics https://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/middlegame-tactics-advice#6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83oae4kRfnM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvr94Dinfr4 https://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/middlegame-tactics-advice (U11) A course in chess tactics http://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/course-chess-tactics Practice spotting tactics https://lichess.org/training Check after your opponent moves Check again just before you move STRATEGY Be kind to all your pieces Play with purpose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXapAjvgM9Q ATTACK How to attack https://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/how-attack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2z-GaioKOg How to defend https://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/how-defend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80GHxzjOkYY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNT4n8KZvis ENDGAMES Know how to finish off -- the basic mates https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZvVUoqdZZQJmxtcU9fG_6YA8yAS3K2xh Winning with an extra pawn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNK2eJpNKOI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dako93myPV8 THINKING (U11) https://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/how-good-your-thinking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqwPPxFrriI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAL1cDZPWwg