At Premier Chess Academy (PCA), our vision is to transform kids into the world of chess & support them along the transition. Each and every kid at PCA deserves a special appreciation but we have shortlisted (selection criteria below) the students. Friendly advise, “for student’s those who didn’t make it through – you will make it one day and for those who are the stars of the month – continue the practice as your bar goes up”.
Here we go to recognize the stars of the month (April 2021) at Premier Chess Academy, Asia Pacific (Australia, Singapore and New Zealand)!
1. Arav Sharma
“Arav is 10 year old and studying in 5th std. He is very fun-loving kid and always remain happy. His hobby is reading story books. And he is very keen to know about geographical locations on the earth specially about countries. I myself father of Arav, observed his interest in chess and enrolled him with PCA this year itself. And I am amazed to see his performance and progress in few months only. Now I saw he has added one more hobby that is CHESS. Thanks”.
Coach feedback on Arav:
“Arav is a very attentive kid. He is very much disciplined in the class. He learns the concepts with great focus and tries to use them in his games whenever he plays. There are times when Arav has to face defeats but his fighting spirit helps him to handle all of them with a positive attitude. I am very happy with his performance and quiet optimistic that Arav will have a great chess career ahead”.
Few games of Arav:
https://lichess.org/w5nIR3QY/black
https://lichess.org/2XDY50KT#19
2. Cohen Tan
“As a toddler, Cohen could sit for hours playing with jigsaw puzzles on his own. His love for solving puzzles grew even more, when he discovered the Rubix cube. After getting his personal best in under a minute, he moved on to the biggest “puzzle” of all Chess! His love and interest in the game are growing every day. Thankfully Premier Chess Academy can continually guide and challenge him to be a better chess player”.
Coach feedback on Cohen:
“Cohen is very disciplined kid being 6yrs old he showed so much interest in chess. He never misses a class always complete his assignment on time, participate in practice session and performing good and showing good sportsmanship by accepting losing with dignity. He enjoy chess a lot!!.
Keep up the good work!!Many more to come in Future!! 😊”.
Few games of Cohen:
https://lichess.org/M3mCt7Ya/black
https://lichess.org/148N3bku/black
3. Maxime Fariger
“Maxime is 9 years old, french-singaporean, living in Singapore and goes to the International French School, speaks fluently english, french and chinese. He s full of energy, loves Taikwando and chess ! He beats his father since a while already ! but his little brother is pushing hard !”.
Coach feedback on Maxime:
“Maxime is a kid with great focus and have amzing strength of calculation. Shows great passion towards chess and always is ready for new learnings of chess. Once he is in momentum, its almost impossible to catch him in chess. With such intellect, great chess days ahead for sure!”.
Few games of Maxime:
https://lichess.org/tournament/bxU0DFDI
4. Naarla Neeharika Reddy
“Neeharika is 11 years old and a loving caring person. She is staying in Singapore from 2018. She is so interested in playing basket ball and Chess. Neeharika got Top 3 position in Radio Jockey of school Radio Jockey competition .Neeharika is learning kuchipudi dance from past 3years and she performed at temples for festivals.She also likes drawing and painting art .We joined her into chess to improve concentration levels and we see improvement in her , now whenever she find time she will play chess and she will feel refreshment. We enrolled her with PCA since 2020 and her concentration levels got improved and she is showing so much interest in playing chess and accepting challenges. The interaction during PCA sessions really helping her to improve her communication skills ,concentration levels and confidence level as well. We really appreciate your efforts and help. Thanks”.
Coach feedback on Neeharika:
“Neeharika is enthusiastic to learn new tricks and traps , I remember when she wasn’t able to do basic puzzles and was facing great difficulty in solving problems but now even the hardest problems she doesn’t back down and keep on trying. Congratulations to her for becoming star of the month”.
Few games of Neeharika:
https://lichess.org/AGU1SaJi/black
https://lichess.org/N4f1JyNp/white
https://lichess.org/ImJMOLSs/black
5. Adhayan Jauhari
“Adhayan is a 11 year old boy who always challenges himself and tries to get better at whatever he does. He started playing chess in December 2020 and soon realized he was passionate about it. He started as an absolute beginner and in few months got promoted to advanced level. Coach Swapnil is a great teacher and has immensely helped Adhayan to hone his chess skills. Besides chess, Adhayan loves math, anime, reading books and science”.
Coach feedback on Adhayan:
“Adhayan is a hard-working kid who learns the concepts well & tries to implement in his games. He always comes up with an interesting idea which helps him to take better decision while playing. He used to participate in practice session with great enthusiasm & always has a positive mindset while playing games. I wish him very good luck for his Chess Career.”..
Few games of Adhayan:
https://lichess.org/xqbIWwft/white
https://lichess.org/Q1WTUvxq/black
https://lichess.org/VP941DwP/white
6. Arunan Amrita Varshni
“Amrita is a 14 years old girl living in Singapore. She developed interest in chest 4 years back when she got her first chess board. But she didn’t have time for extra activities. She started to develop more interest in chess after joining Premier Chess Academy. She loves to draw, listen to music, play badminton and solve Rubik’s cube. I would like to thank her sir for creating a great interest in chess. I would like to thank her sir for the great support. I want her to master in the game and wish her all the best”.
Coach feedback on Amrita:
“In class, Amrita is the one who speaks least and listen with calm and compose manner. She is always here with learning attitude and plays to improve her game. With this caliber, she is bound to go way in her chess career. Good luck Amrita and go forward!”.
Few games of Amrita:
https://lichess.org/VSvvCsGv/white
https://lichess.org/XbeK24Mg/black
https://lichess.org/iaTjctgP/black
7. Wills Tan Guan Hao
“Wills is a seven-year-old who picked up chess 7 months ago in q3 2020. I didn’t really expect him to pick up interest but to my surprise he kept pestering me to play against him. I sent him to a chess academy in Singapore where he picked up basic moves and checkmate strategies; he came in third runner up in a chess competition in just a couple of months’ time but it is through coach Siddharth where he developed more focus and fully realized his spatial intelligence. He started making more aggressive openings and able to think a couple of steps ahead. He can even tell which move i am going to make and eventually he came in first runner up in the most recent competition in mar 2021!”.
Coach feedback on Wills:
“Wills is an extraordinary talent! He was born to learn chess, his will power is immense, even if his opponents are stronger than him and more experienced and older, he fights his way through them and beat them! Impressed with Wills calculation, extremely good in young age. This kid has lot of potential and one to watch for in future”.
Few games of Wills:
https://lichess.org/OrEGL7Wr/white#0
https://lichess.org/HFXNhtOL/white
Selection Criteria – April 2021:
- Regular in class and practice sessions.
- Displaying improvement in practices to reach top 3 positions.
- Puzzle solving and tactics findings in regular class.
- Generate quest in chess and regular in assignments.
- Over all – Passion is evident in class, practices, puzzle solving etc.
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