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 (July 2021) at Premier Chess Academy, Asia Pacific (Australia, Singapore and New Zealand)!
1. Bryan Chew
“Bryan is 10 years old and is living in Singapore. He is an affectionate boy and started playing chess in February 2021. He has been very fascinated by chess which has helped him focus. Bryan has thoroughly enjoyed the PCA online lessons where he gets to interact with players of different countries. Bryan has been trying to teach his mother how to play too. Queen’s Gambit is one of his favorite Netflix shows. Bryan also enjoys swimming and playing the piano. Special thanks to Coach Aabhas for guiding and encouraging him all these months.”
Coach feedback on Bryan :
“Bryan is a very obedient child. His class performance is remarkable! Bryan is very quick at solving puzzles and he also understands all the new concepts with ease. Once he learns a new topic, then he tries to apply them in the practice sessions. Most of the time he is able to execute them perfectly but sometimes he is not able to. The good thing is Bryan accepts his failures as a new learning opportunity and strives for improvement. His consistent efforts are very much appreciated. Well done Bryan, all my best wishes are for you!”
Few games of Bryan :
https://lichess.org/wzAhFGD5#39
https://lichess.org/wAVWpY22/black
2. Jiareet Kaur
“Jiareet is 8 and half years old. She is a homeschooler and good in studies. Chess was introduced to her by his mother. Besides chess she enjoy cycling and most of the indoor games. She makes friends very easily but very sensitive girl. She thinks too much and more mature then her age.”
Coach feedback on Jiareet :
“Jiareet being 8 yrs is doing very good in chess, she loves chess so much and always try to participate in practice session, she is always consistence in his homework and practice session and never give up easily always shows fighting spirit in a game and loose with dignity and try to learn from her mistakes. Keep up the good work!!Many more to come in Future!! 😊”
Few games of Jiareet :
https://lichess.org/jvrAm1cU/white
https://lichess.org/NSof7u41/black
https://lichess.org/jvrAm1cU/white
3. Christoper George Oscar
“Christopher is a six year old bubbly Aussie boy who lives in Singapore. He loves all kind of sports especially soccer, he also loves swimming, playing piano and enjoy reading. His current favourite books are Percy Jackson series. He wants to be palaeontologist one day for his love of Dinosaurs. He was introduced to chess last year in 2020 during the pandemic lockdown. He was inspired by his elder cousin who bought him his first chessboard. He read a book about a true life stories of ordinary kids who achieved their unimaginable dreams, a chess champ Phiona Mutesi. Since then his interest towards chess has towered, he wants to play more and more however, none in this household is worthy of his opponent. We thought he needs to find a platform for him as well as giving him exposure internationally. We are pleased to have discovered Premier Chess Academy where chess can be done remotely which is perfect during this pandemic time, and under the guidance of coach Harshita, Christopher can improve his chess strategies whilst having fun playing chess against other kids in an online international tournament. He is very excited to go to Primary 1 next year (he is now in Kindergarten 2) and wishes to continue to play chess at school as part of Co-Curricular Activities.”
Coach feedback on Christoper :
“Christoper is a quick learner & disciplined child who looks forward to implement the concepts that are taught in class. He is always motivated to play the practice session & is improving at a good pace. I wish him very good luck for him Chess Career..”
Few games of Christoper :
https://lichess.org/C1FVqoPD/black
https://lichess.org/jAxF9Kc1/black
https://lichess.org/NaSgNLh7/black
4. Asher Tan Chun Siang
“Asher showed a keen interest in chess at home so we decided to enroll him in PCA earlier this year. He is now eager to attend chess class every week and very enthusiastic in class. Coach Sidd is good at engaging the kids and has a good rapport with them. Many thanks to Coach Sidd for his guidance over these couple of months we can see Asher making good progress in chess. We hope he will keep up his interest in chess.”
Coach feedback on Asher :
“Asher has been very fascinated to join every chess class. Very consistent in chess and hardly he miss any chess class. He gives excellent competition in Practice sessions and tournaments, very passionate and dedicated in Chess. Always want to compete and play games and challenges positions and Puzzle battle in Class.”
Few games of Asher :
https://lichess.org/LfVLxZ3z/black
https://lichess.org/r3Wbl3yR/black
https://lichess.org/C4k6nRfx/white
5. Aadvik mohta
“Aadvik is a 13 year old boy residing in Singapore. He has been playing chess introduced by his Father since late 2019 and has played for his school team in two national level tournaments. He joined PCA in June 2021. he wanted to improve his game. Before, he used to play very passively and not seek the initiative, but now, after joining PCA, he would start attacking when he gets the chance. He looks forward to the classes on Tuesday and Thursday conducted by Coach Swapnil Raj, as they allow him to play and learn chess after a long day of school. His favourite part of a game of chess is the endgame as he can grind his opponents down. He likes Mathematics,(He has many maths and science olympiad medals) speedcubing, motorsports, Lego Technic and rocket engineering and aspires to become a Mathematician like Emmanuel Lasker and G.H. Hardy. Special thanks to Coach Swapnil Raj for helping bring Aadvik’s game to the next level!”
Coach feedback on Aadvik :
“Aadvik is a hard-working and disciplined child who always grasps all the newly learned concepts in class easily and tries to use them in his games while playing in the practice sessions. His hard working attitude had surely given him good results and if he continues with the same approach then I am sure that Aadvik will have an amazing chess career ahead. Good luck for your Chess Career..!!”
Few games of Aadvik :
https://lichess.org/Edfskn91/black
https://lichess.org/bDrCxfDz/black
https://lichess.org/bgU12k5E/black
Selection Criteria – July 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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