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 (December 2021) at Premier Chess Academy, India!
1. Arnav Sharma
“Arnav is a very lively boy. He loves to be among friends, like to play football the most but knows to play piano, guitar, cricket too. The best thing with him is that along with having interest in extracurricular activities he is good in studies too. Overall he is a loving child. After joining online chess class one more feather is added to his cap. Now he loves to play chess and I am happy to see his progress. “
Coach feedback on Arnav :
“Arnav is a quick learner who learns the concepts well & tries to implement them in his games. He learns from his mistakes & is ambitious to improve his skills. He used to participate in practice sessions with great enthusiasm & always has a positive mindset while playing games. He is currently growing his sharp tactical vision and a good understanding of the game. “
Few games of Arnav :
https://lichess.org/EwRfH9tL/black
https://lichess.org/G6QtWy95/black
2. Pranavi Vuppalavanchu
“Pranavi is a 10-year-old kid studying in Class V and lives in Goa. Her favorite subjects are Math and Science. Seeing her logical skills and interest in playing chess, she was joined into PCA, which was the best decision we had made. Her uncle introduced to this platform and she is very happy to be here. Her other interests include Art work and cycling. We are thankful to her coach Bhaskar Sir, for making her thorough with all the concepts. Pranavi enjoys every element of the game, be it learning, practice sessions, and all the new strategies that the coach introduces. Thanks, Bhaskar sir for the guidance, constant motivation and encouragement. Looking forward to making this learning journey a story of success. “
Coach feedback on Pranavi :
“Pranavi is a really nice and very obedient girl. From the day of joining she never missed a class, highly punctual and regular. She always tries really hard to give her best by using all the strategies she has been told. Whenever she makes a mistake, she herself tries to find out and always possesses an approach of rectifying it and not repeating it again and again. She really has a beautiful sense of grasping. She is also very particular about submitting assignments, worksheets, and attending the practice sessions. She is a perfect pack of all good qualities that a student must possess. Being a coach I’m really thankful that I got a chance to guide her. My best wishes will always follow her path. “
Few games of Pranavi :
3. Viyan Tyagi
“He is very kind , honest and introvert boy . He enjoys chess since his childhood. He learned basic move of all chess pieces in only one go , at the age of 5. At that time I realized his love for chess . His second love is animals and he want to become animal scientist at present .His game has been further polished by his coach Baivab sir from PCA and under his direction we are sure that he will do his best. “
Coach feedback on Viyan :
“Viyan is a very talented kid with a huge amount of positivity towards accepting failure. He never gets upset for any down falling rather he keeps up his pace and continues to put effort with more dedication. His ability to bounce back consistently after each failure shows his mental strength and character. He has been consistently increasing his lichess rating by playing practice sessions regularly which really makes him a worthy star of this month. Hope he continues to perform well and achieve his dreams in the long run. Being a coach I really feel lucky to have Viyan as my student and wish him to have an extremely successful life. “
Few games of Viyan :
https://lichess.org/5NSHx73q/black
https://lichess.org/CuzJ4L7F/white
https://lichess.org/wXBt0iUw/white
4. Shourya Pokala
“Shourya is a ten year old boy and lives in Hyderabad. He enjoys eating pizzas and ice creams. He is very diligent in his studies and loves solving complex math problems. He is admired by his teachers for his neat handwriting and timely presentation of his work. He has recently developed interest in music and singing. He loves playing football and video games with his friends and cousins. Initially he had no interest in playing chess but I enrolled him in this class and slowly developed interest in playing chess and now enjoys and loves playing the game. He eagerly waits for his chess classes now and eager to learn new concepts and solve complex puzzles. “
Coach feedback on Shourya :
“Shourya is a very intelligent boy and has a lot of interest in chess and loves to play games and solve challenging puzzles. He has been always very curious which makes him ask a lot of questions which gradually helps him to have more knowledge and ideas about the game also he takes every game as a learning tool where he analyzes his games with me to understand the mistakes so he does not repeat them again so far I am very happy and proud by his progress and I wish him all the very best in his journey in life as well as in chess.”
Few games of Shourya :
5. Divisha Agrawala
“Divisha is a nine-year-old Calcutta girl. Skating, swimming, and cricket are among her favorite sports. She enjoys art and is constantly eager to learn more about it. She began learning chess three to four months ago and has developed a strong interest in the game. I’m delighted she likes herself in whatever she does. “
Coach feedback on Divisha :
“Divisha is a quick learner and she is a very bright kid . Divisha’s interpretations skills are superb. She actually enjoys each and every chess class and that’s the most important thing every coach wanted. She is working hard on solving puzzles and games. She is improving day by day, if she puts a little more effort into improving chess she will surely do best in chess. All the best to Divisha! “
Few games of Divisha :
https://lichess.org/JX0RInuW#25
https://lichess.org/27MDaAEe#25
https://lichess.org/K6GFiqhH/black
6. Eshaan Prashanth Hegde
“Eshaan is a 9-year-old who is passionate about drawing, painting crafts, comics and calculations. And any kind of brain challenges. He loves making friends and is a very happy go lucky natured boy. During covid when everything was shut he was bored at home and only source of entertainment was tv. He started demanding a chess board. We got him a chess board and taught him the basics only. To our surprise he started defeating us within a few days so we thought of enrolling him in a proper chess coaching. There he met his coach at PCA where he learnt more and more tricks. His first coach was Abhishek Porwal sir. Special thanks to him who encouraged him and enhanced his interest more in games. Under the guidance of Ravi Kant sir he is improving more and more on a daily basis.. Thanks to all his coaches to encourage him and further push his limits of challenges. “
Coach feedback on Eshaan :
“Eshaan is a sharp-minded guy and catches all the concepts very fast. More importantly, he is hardworking and follows all the steps I instruct. He is really interested in the game and likes to know more and more like when I tell something he tries to explore deeply about it. It clearly shows his love and passion for the game. I believe if he maintains the same consistency and dedication towards the sport, he can be a great Chess player. “
Few games of Eshaan :
https://lichess.org/en1KiGi0/black
https://lichess.org/sg9O5IL9/black
7. Sai Sri Dhruti Gokavarapu
“Sai Sri Dhruti is 8 years old and staying in Gudivada Andhra Pradesh. At the early age of 4 years itself her mother found Sai’s interest to know about chess and its techniques and at the age of 5 years she started playing with her mom. Many Thanks to Premier chess academy and to her coach Mr. Rakesh Kumar Nayak for bringing up her up to this level and giving continuous support at all the times. “
Coach feedback on Sai :
“Sai is an enthusiastic kid who is very good at grasping concepts and implementing them in practice session games. She always looks forward to attending the Chess Class with her friends. She’s good at solving thematic puzzles. She used to get excited whenever we solve puzzles & she is always ready to solve puzzles as quickly as possible with correct variation and after she solves the puzzles she always gets ready to explain to me the whole answer with detail, such a talented kid. She enjoys playing Chess & always looks forward to learning something new. I wish her very good luck in her Chess Career…”
Few games of Sai :
https://lichess.org/N4ukyWcv/black#26
https://lichess.org/puKjWQJT#9
https://lichess.org/wzQdQr1M#31
8. Taksh Dipakkumar Agrawal
“Taksh is 8 years old boy. He lives in Kuwait right now. He started to play chess in May, 2021. He plays chess with his father, sister and friends also. He attends all the tournaments. He learn more n more from every single game. He also likes to play badminton n he is also karate champion. Our special thanks to his coach Mr. Narendiran and PCA for your great efforts they put for my Taksh. “
Coach feedback on Taksh :
“Taksh is a clever student. He loves to solve puzzles, always comes up with different combinations. He’s good at planning his game. Predicting the opponent’s move and planning accordingly – the unique skill which Taksh was doing good in a short span of time. Any topic given, he can able to learn quickly. He’s very punctual, right from submitting the assignments on time, joining the class regularly, playing the practice tournaments regularly – in all these aspects, he’s a hardworking and outstanding student. I wish him all the best for his upcoming achievements. “
Few games of Taksh :
https://lichess.org/F7ZXYEjT/white
https://lichess.org/6LfPkqrw/black
https://lichess.org/NGnpA0Bu/white
9. Kabir Sharma
“Kabir is a very active and fun-loving boy. He is 9 years old and studying in 4th grade in DPS Dwarka Delhi. His hobbies include playing online games and cricket. He started learning chess in the last 6 months and as the time passed, he started playing with great interest. He also started thinking logically and has became more confident in solving puzzles. Would love him to grow more and more and reach a great level. And above all the credit goes to his wonderful Coach Mr. Kunal who helped him understanding this game in a very simple way. “
Coach feedback on Kabir :
“Kabir is an active kid who always joins the class on time. He is very disciplined & obedient. He solves all the assignments given on time with great accuracy. He enjoys playing chess. Winning the chess game has never been his priority. He follows the slogan “Play, Learn & Enjoy”. The best part which I like about him is that he solves puzzles daily and also plays in all practice sessions. Watching him playing gives me the motivation to do better always. I wish him good luck in the future. I also want to say a big thanks to the parents who are always supporting him every time! “
Few games of Kabir :
10. Yuvaan Vigg
“Yuvaan is a 7 year old kid from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. He loves to play chess with his father. Other than chess he also loves drawing and has won lots of prizes. He also likes to play lawn tennis. One of my friends introduced me to this platform and Yuvaan enjoys a lot learning chess here. “
Coach feedback on Yuvaan :
“Yuvaan is a smart-working boy who enjoys every moment of learning new concepts. He is a confident player who doesn’t mind taking risks while playing a game. He is very punctual in class and joins every class on time. He used to participate in practice sessions with great efforts & always has a learning attitude while playing games, a good thing he has so much curiosity about chess. I wish him very good luck in his Chess Career and keep it up…Keep it up Yuvaan! “
Few games of Yuvaan :
https://lichess.org/J5rMOwWN/white
https://lichess.org/IXfuGio6/black
11. S. Devasena
“S. Devasena is a 7 years old kid lives in Chennai, studying in grade 2 in Vels Vidyashram, Pallavaram, Tamil Nadu. She is an active and bright child in academics. To affirmate about her, she is interested to play chess. To streamline her performance, her father joined her to a professional trainer in premier chess academy (PCA) at her age of 6. Playing chess really improved her thinking skills one step ahead than before. By playing chess she is able to express her views very clearly, she even more improved a lot in her academic curriculum as well. She started to play chess just like a game during lockdown. Her father is her partner in chess. Chess started as a game transfigured in to her as an everyday activity after enrolling in Premier chess academy. She enjoys her every practice session and tournament. Her one of the long-time desires is to become star kid in chess. She wants to have chess always as her extra-curricular activity. Its all because of the aspiration from her guru Mr. Tushar Sharma sir. Thank you, sir, for your constant support in enlightening her with knowledge and involvement in bringing her to the next level. “
Coach feedback on Devasena :
“Devasena is an appreciable and confident kid. She has improved so much since she joined and is keen to attend the practice session and theory classes regularly. She comprehends the chess concepts easily. While teaching in the class invariably her hands are up in the air for the explanation. Speaking of her calculation ability and tactical solving skills at this age is remarkable. Her favorite checkmate is two Queen checkmate. She adores solving puzzles and doing assignments. I am glad to choose her as a star kid of the month. Wishing her the very best of luck in her future headway. “
Few games of Devasena :
https://lichess.org/DnltEocU/black
12. Mahitha Anand.V.S
“Mahitha is 9 year old and lives in Bangalore. She didn’t know anything about chess when she joined Premier Chess Academy the last year. She picked up very well with help of his coach Shahid. Thanks to him for motivating her. None of our family members is able to win Mahitha. 🙂 “
Coach feedback on Mahitha :
“Mahitha is a very smart, calm, and sincere kid. She always tries to solve every position with enthusiasm. She likes to learn new tactics and strategies. Her puzzle-solving skill is quite impressive. She played amazing games against high-rated players. She joins her class on time and tries to improve her game more and more. She put all of her efforts to improve the games. I wish her the best of luck for her bright future. Keep improving Mahitha. “
Few games of Mahitha :
https://lichess.org/YspBGnwI/black
https://lichess.org/XbOgdKTr#153
13. Anik Ghosh
“Anik is an Eight-year-old boy who lives in Pune and is a grade 3 student of Vibgyor, Hinjewadi. He is a very sincere boy and always finishes his work on time. He started learning chess for the last 4 months and he finds it very interesting. After joining the chess class his attention skills have improved and he enjoys the matches that he plays in free time. Anik is very focused on anything that he does, be it academics or other activities like sports which he is learning are Karate and Swimming or playing music on guitar. “
Coach feedback on Anik :
“Anik is a very focused and enthusiastic boy who is very keen to solve every obstacle. A few months back Anik was struggling with the games he was playing in the practice sessions but he didn’t let this thing affect his spirit to learn and grow and now he is doing well in his games, showing a good understanding of the game, and has come up with more confidence. With this attitude and continuous effort, he will for sure become a fine chess player. Good luck to him…!! “
Few games of Anik :
https://lichess.org/GUaY96Ap/black
https://lichess.org/TA5FP1Mj/black
14. Ritisha Sanghavi
“Ritisha Sanghavi is 9 years old and currently lives in India. She had an interest in playing chess from the age of 7 years but unfortunately was not able to join the class at that time. Her interest in chess grew and finally she joined PCA as she was very keen to learn chess. We were very fortunate to know about PCA and very lucky enough to get Mr. Ruturaj sir as our coach. He is a thorough gentleman and has a great ability to teach chess. He is very kind and humble to solve all the queries and to develop chess skills very efficiently. Once again, we thank Mr. Ruturaj sir from bottom of our heart and wish that he makes Ritisha competent enough to participate and win in the upcoming competitions. We again thank PCA and Ruturaj sir for making Ritisha star of the month. “
Coach feedback on Ritisha :
“Ritisha is a quick learner who learns the concepts well and tries to implement them in her games. She learns from her mistakes & is ambitious to improve her skills. She used to participate in practice sessions with great enthusiasm & always has a positive mindset while playing games. She is currently growing her opening skills and improving her understanding of the game which will make her stand better. I wish her very good luck for her Chess Career & Big Thanks to her parents who are always supporting her every time. “
Few games of Ritisha :
https://lichess.org/TuBeQRJ8/black#0
https://lichess.org/OEYMV1tH/white
https://lichess.org/c3umXpIy/black#0
15. Naksh Modi
“Naksh is a 9 year old boy from Delhi. He started taking interest in chess during lockdown. Seeing his interest and playing skills I made him join the PCA. I heartily thank Rinku Sir for his endless efforts and patience. PCA is a wonderful chess academy that provides excellent chess education for students of all ages..”
Coach feedback on Naksh :
“Naksh is a star kid who loves to play and practice chess every day. When he started his initial classes, he was a beginner and now he has progressed to the intermediate-level. He can give a tough fight to any good player. He likes to practice chess with his brother and play PCA practice sessions every time. I have seen a lot of improvement in his game because of his dedication and hard work. All his dedication and hard work will take him to new heights in the world of chess. “
Few games of Naksh :
https://lichess.org/CSh1bH1h/black#0
16. Pratyush Kumar
” 6 years old Pratyush is a strong willed, diligent boy. He studies in class 1 and Dr.Kalam is his role model. He is very passionate about chess as he is for coding, abacus and math. If one good thing this pandemic has done, is that it opened our doors to online platforms. Pratyush enrolled in Premier chess academy in July 2021 and since then there has been no looking back. We would sincerely like to thank his coach Mr.Vaibhav Sharma, who has been an excellent trainer and a wonderful mentor. Mr. Sharma takes it to personal level with his students, guiding them through thick and thin. As I watch Pratyush grow and blossom in the field of chess, I wish PCA and Vaibhav sir all the very best and to keep the good work up. Happy new year to all in advance. “
Coach feedback on Pratyush :
” Pratyush is one of the passionate kids who love to play and practice chess every day. He is very confident and very punctual in class and joins every class on time. He learned very fast and applies the strategies on board. When he joined, he could not bear defeat, but now he has learned to digest it and one important thing, after losing the game he also praises his opponent, this thing is found less in children. Being a coach I am really happy to have Pratyush and I wish him very good luck in his career and keep it up. “
Few games of Pratyush :
https://lichess.org/p7Dv6dKT/white
https://lichess.org/Aer0m4GK/white#25
17. Divyaansh Raman
“Divyaansh is an intellectual and observant child. He is 8 years old, studying in class 3 in MRIS, Gurgaon. He started playing chess from the age of 5 and grown learning chess tactics since then. He practices in Lichess, Chess.com in his spare time to improve and recently enrolled in Premier chess academy 2 months before. The coaches are good, provides sufficient guidance and helps in analysing the games. Other than Chess, he enjoys playing Badminton, Taekando and keyboard in his leisure time. “
Coach feedback on Divyaansh :
” Divyansh shows great interest in chess. He has decent command in every aspect of the game. He is a quick learner, developed a sense of in-depth concepts. His hunger for playing and learning never fades. His enthusiasm gives energy to even go for in-depth concepts. Going for advanced concepts now. Awesome chess player in making! “
Few games of Divyaansh :
https://lichess.org/O7EPXDyL/black
https://lichess.org/FXmGsNqk/black
18. Ritwik Nookala
“Ritwik Nookala is 12 years old. Studying in class 6 ,at Sanskar international school Bargarh. He is a very active and multi talented kid. He likes to play badminton, table tennis, cricket etc..He is also good at studies, he likes history and science very much. His favorite food is Naan and paneer butter masala. During weekends he always thinks about eating his favorite food. Ritwik was interested in chess and he used to play chess at home with his father. After joining PCA Academy he involved himself fully in chess every time. He thinks about chess and is ready to play chess whenever he wants and improves everyday. I heartily thank Utkarsh sir for being his coach to guide and teach him and do his best…..Thank u! “
Coach feedback on Ritwik :
“Ritwik is a bright Student. His passion for chess is very authentic. He is always very attentive in class and ready to give his answers. He is always very passionate to win the game and strives to be better at every step of his Chess journey. All his efforts are very much appreciable! His love for chess and hard work will surely take him to great heights. All the Best Ritwik. “
Few games of Ritwik :
https://lichess.org/1TnmFpot/black
Selection Criteria – December 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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