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 (June 2021) at Premier Chess Academy, Europe!
1.Sourjayan Datta
“Sourjayan is a confident, independent, curious boy of age 10 with a passion for achievement in whatever he does. Sourjayan loves doing sports like football and cricket, cycling, music (keyboard in specific), all medium arts, making apps and playing video games. He is very enthusiastic and determined when it comes to playing chess. In his free time, he plays extra chess games and watches videos for his advancement in chess. On his enthusiasm and love for the game, we thought of to enroll him in a chess academy. He has entered Premium Chess Academy (PCA) in April’2021 and since then he has been continuously improving his chess skills. He is always eager to attend the chess lessons and practice sessions. He joins this practice session regularly and loves playing chess with different people. He tries to put his best effort in lessons, contributes to the conversation and participates in the problems given to him. He listens to the teacher intently and always wants to ask questions related to chess. He loves to spot mistakes in his games with the help of his skilful teachers of PCA like Sunya Satpathy. He tells us that his teacher helps him to learn different critical chess concepts like double attack, discovery, deflection etc. in an engaging and enthusiastic manner. He also tells us that Sunya explains the chess concepts in a clear and lucid manner. She often gives him useful advice and clears his doubts. We have seen tremendous progress in his chess skill and express our heartfelt thanks to all members of the PCA for their relentless effort and his coach Sunya madam.”
Coach feedback on Sourjayan:
“Sourjayan is a very enthusiastic boy, he is the most interested one to attend chess classes and learn new things, his love for chess is really visible from day 1 since I took his trials and I appreciate it. He is eager to analyze his own games and find out the mistakes and rectify it as quickly as possible. He could spend way more time for chess than he is spending now as he truly adores chess so much. He attends mostly all the practice session and is improving immensely. I am very happy for Sourjayan, also he is becoming a better chess player slowly but surely and I wish him all the good luck and success in Chess.”
Few games of Sourjayan:
https://lichess.org/fVby2T9f/black#84
https://lichess.org/4IQuFs98/black
https://lichess.org/8AXMwKjP/white
2.Megan
“Megan is an amiable 12 year-old from London, UK. Megan began showing a keenness to play chess at home and eventually built up an interest to learn more in detail. She enrolled with PCA as a beginner in June 2020 and was supported by her coach Mr. Siddarth Bhat. She has now advanced to Level 3 Intermediate in chess. She plays exceedingly well and makes use of various strategies. I am very pleased to say that Mr. Siddarth has a pleasant way of interacting with Megan and the group. He is enthusiastic, patient when conducting the classes and has a good rapport with students. He always offers catch up classes if Megan misses them without delay which all promotes good work ethics. Outside of chess, she enjoys playing the piano, netball, hockey and learning languages. Megan looks forward to her classes each week with increasing interest. Thank you for your guidance and continuing to boost Megan’s confidence.”
Coach feedback on Megan:
“Megan has been an excellent and keen learner from the beginning. She displays poise, logic and creativity in her game at same time. Always curious about Why of the move and try to experiment in her games. She trains herself a lot by herself on chess by doing Puzzles and calculation training on websites. Also her temperament is excellent for chess, which helps a lot for her game during critical times.”
Few games of Megan:
https://lichess.org/hEZsFHxl/white#67
https://lichess.org/np72Bbph/white
https://lichess.org/F2Wz3NxC/black
3.Naga
“After playing chess Naga improved thinking skills and he learned different moves in chess and he learned how to play different strategies. Chess is linked to Maths after learning chess he improved problem solving and reasoning skills in Maths. Naga enjoyed playing with his friends he made a good rapport in his team. Thank You Premier Chess and Kesav Sir for teaching Naga.”
Coach feedback on Naga:
“I am very happy with Naga’s chess performance in class and tournament. His strategies in chess game is very impressive. He enjoys chess from hearts. His attendance in chess class 99% which shows his dedication and love about the game. I wish Naga a very all the best for all his future success .. Keep it up dear naga.”
Few games of Naga:
https://lichess.org/N4sjSn4D/black#38
https://lichess.org/KgvoS3RZ/black#30
4.Maja Zielinska & Kuba Zielinski
“Our children Maja and Jacob have been playing chess for a while now. They have learned how to play when they were little but never really wanted to play for too long. As there was a lockdown and kids did not have anything to do my husband suggested signing them up to chess class. This is where our journey started with Premier Chess Academy. Now they play chess everyday and they really do not want to miss any opportunity to play. Hardik Khurana who is their coach managed to pass his Chess passion to our kids. This recognition means a lot to them as all their hard work they put into their practice is paying off now. Our kids now play better than me and my husband which they found so rewarding! Thank you Hardik Khurana for making this happen.
Sylwia and Maciej Zielinski”
Coach feedback on Maja & Jacob:
“I’m very happy to see Kids performance and the quality play, One thing about Jacob – he’s a tough fighter and always ready to learn and Maja is having something very special which kids of this generation are lacking is Patience. Like as a chess coach I always try to develop such skills in kids but Jacob and Maja already have and the best part is it’s natural. All the very best Champs!”
Few games of Maja & Jacob :
https://lichess.org/uyO3DFGn/black#52
https://lichess.org/SGJFfbUI#65
https://lichess.org/A5is1Crx/black#26
5.Sai Kishor Selva
“Sai Kishor is 11, lives in London, UK. He started playing with his uncle during the lockdown last year, he couldn’t improve his skill here because we didn’t find any classes or clubs to play, but Premier Chess Academy is fulfilling this opportunity to him. When he started the lesson with Aabhas Jindhal, (his coach) he enjoys playing chess. I would like to recommend parents to choose this academy. Kishor is a very good swimmer. ( he is a level7 swimmer in London) He loves Maths and Science very much also he is learning Indian classical music and also he is always helping with kitchen chores with us.”
Coach feedback on Sai:
“Sai is a very obedient child. He is always very polite and respectful to others. He always grasps all the newly learned concepts in class easily and tries to use them in his games while playing in the practice sessions. There are times when he makes mistakes while playing but instead of getting demotivated, Sai tries to learn from his mistakes and makes sure not to repeat them.
Great going Sai, keep it up!”
Few games of Sai:
https://lichess.org/GzIEO6GV#29
https://lichess.org/gTZHCQv7#49
https://lichess.org/LPxMmvCY#14
Selection Criteria – May 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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