Requirement

3. Show the basics, then teach someone who cannot play

Required Often forgotten

Show your counselor the pieces, the setup, the moves and the draws, then teach a beginner using the Scouting EDGE method.

Note. Two halves: first show your counselor you know the pieces, the setup, the moves and the draws; then teach all of it to someone who does not know how to play, using Scouting EDGE (Explain, Demonstrate, Guide, Enable).

Tip. Find your learner for requirement 3 early: someone who genuinely does not know how to play. A younger Scout or a family member is the usual choice. The Hub links a short guide to the Scouting EDGE method you teach them with.

What this is made of

3(a). The name of each piece
3(b). Setting up the board
3(c). How each piece moves and captures
3(d). The five ways a game can be drawn

Where this step comes from

Chess Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 3 · Names the Scouting EDGE method for teaching someone who does not know how to play.

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