Chess in the Time of Lockdowns

Friends,  these are strange times of lockdowns and home incarcerations. India went into one of the strictest lockdowns in the world from 25th Mar. 

And just as I was chatting with a friend from US (we share chess as a common interest right from college days), he suggested "why don't you start an online chess coaching during this period ?"

That caught my idea. At my age, I can no longer be competitive in chess but it is a passion and I have spent a good deal of time in researching on chess, especially on the right way to learn and train on chess.

I decided to put this together and went into a quick prep mode and created a set of material for introducing chess to someone who barely knows the rules of the game but wants to learn systematically. 

I circulated the idea on my close knit groups on whatsapp and very quickly, I got some 15-odd students interested in getting coached.

So, here am I. I am going to share the thoughts and ideas on learning chess and my suggested methods. 

-- Shivaji