HOW TO MOVE THE PIECES & THE RULES OF THE GAME: Want to learn how to play chess? This mini-course will teach you the basics.

BUILDING A BASE OF CHESS UNDERSTANDING: Proper chess study habits for the pure beginner or beginning tournament player.

SILMAN’S CHESS INSTRUCTION FOR BEGINNERS: The LATEST INSTRUCTIVE ARTICLE for inexperienced players.

SILMAN’S ENDGAME BASICS: The LATEST BASIC ENDGAME ARTICLE. Capablanca said that you should study the endgame before anything else. You failed to do this? Well, here’s your chance to catch up!

ARCHIVE OF ALL BEGINNER/BASIC ARTICLES: Lots of stuff for the new guy on the chess block.

INSTRUCTIVE ARTICLES BY GUEST WRITERS: Do you crave even more instruction? Here is the LATEST GUEST ARTICLE.

ARCHIVE FOR INSTRUCTIVE GUEST ARTICLES: ALL GUEST INSTRUCTION in one spot.

SILMAN ON THE STUDY OF MASTER GAMES: Hero worship as a tool.

SILMAN’S CHESS INSTRUCTION FOR TOURNAMENT PLAYERS: The LATEST INSTRUCTIVE ARTICLE for serious players.

SILMAN’S ADVANCED ENDGAME LESSONS: Serious endgame study for those that are wise enough to want to improve in this phase of the game. Here’s the LATEST ARTICLE.

ARCHIVE OF ALL ADVANCED INSTRUCTIVE MATERIAL: Advanced instructive articles, past and present.