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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 the below 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 (March 2021) at Premier Chess Academy, USA!

1. Sourish Aggarwal

“Sourish is 9 yr. old and currently lives in New jersey. He developed the passion for chess around 1 year back but his ability to think in advance and plan his strategies got shape only after joining premier chess academy in September. Apart from chess, his other hobbies include piano, rubic cubes and participating in debates. His ambition is become grandmaster in chess in the future. Big thanks to Rinku Sir for always being supportive, make sure Sourish is appreciated at right moment and keeping his interest intact by teaching new techniques. Also, thanks to Renjith for always being receptive of new ideas and getting them implemented in no time”.

Coach feedback on Sourish:

“Sourish is doing good in this game. His performance in the class as well as the practice session is remarkable. Sourish takes all the feedback seriously. He never gets exhausted or bored by playing chess or solving puzzles. Sourish will become a great chess player one day. Good Luck Sourish”.

Few games of Sourish:

https://lichess.org/swiss/WydbpPCQ

https://lichess.org/swiss/HqH3c3l1

https://lichess.org/swiss/u1z8V2UP

 

 

 

2. Viren Shirol 

“Viren is a 3rd Grader and lives in Chicago. He loves to play Basketball, Soccer and other outdoor games. We came across Premier Chess Academy advertisement on Facebook and thought of taking trial class. That’s when we realized how enthusiastic Viren is in Chess game. He loves chess now and thanks to Rajat Sir for all the hard work he puts in”.

Coach feedback on Viren:

“Viren is a very disciplined, positive attitude kid. His performance in practice matches as well in class is very good. He is very interested to learn new things in chess and never missed a single class. I can see he understands all his responsibilites in a young age.I have never asked him to play practice session he himself join and play. He will touch peaks in chess if he continues practicing like that.

Good job Viren, keep playing chess and enjoy!! 😊 ”

Few games of Viren:

https://lichess.org/aUuPh7Gt/white

https://lichess.org/Y2at7EDa/black#78

https://lichess.org/Sv0Fb34l/white

 

 

 

3. Vihaan Sachin Bhansali

“Vihaan is 6 years old Kindergartener, lives in Portland Oregon. He is one positive and full of energy kid and loves to make friends. He is always ready to learn new things. He joined chess class in December 2020, he got interested in Chess seeing his sister play. He is always behind his dad to play chess in his free time.

With guidance of his chess teacher Harshita Sinha, he has gained more interest in chess and have shown great progress. Thanks to her for making class engaging and insisting on following rules which makes him better player”.

Coach feedback on Vihaan:

“Vihaan is a good learner & good listener. At such young age, he has shown potential to perform well in practice session. He is a hard-working kid who takes interest in learning new concepts in Chess. I wish him very good luck for his Chess Career”…

Few games of Vihaan:

https://lichess.org/UZm7GqT2/white

https://lichess.org/gH84LxwI/black

https://lichess.org/A0QyexuI/black

 

 

4. Varin Singhal

“Varin Singhal is an 8-year-old living in Eagan, Minnesota. He loves chess and playing sports with his brother. He started playing chess this summer. He is becoming a better chess player every day with the help of Premier Chess Academy”.

Coach feedback on Varin:

“Varin is a quick learner who learns the concepts well & tries to implement in his games. He learns from his mistakes & is always ready for any challenge coming his way. 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 Varin:

https://lichess.org/lpZzHNir/black

https://lichess.org/3Cg6D6qE/black

https://lichess.org/tBVCfx2p/black

 

 

 

5. SriSoumith Konduru

“Soumith is a first grader and loves playing chess. He introduced to PCA few months back where he learned a lot about chess. Apart from chess, he loves playing soccer. His hobbies includes Biking, playing video games and watching movies. He is a quick learner, active person always love to play with kids. Thanks to PCA and coach Aabhas sir for this opportunity and fine-tuning his skills.”

Coach feedback on SriSoumith:

“Soumith is a very enthusiastic kid. He is a very quick learner. The way he is performing at this very young age is very much appreciable. Soumith is attentive in the class and tries to grasp all the concepts as quickly as possible, not only this, he also tries his best to execute the newly learned concepts over the board. At times he does lose his games but still, he does not gets demotivated instead he tries to learn from his mistakes and makes sure not to repeat them. I am very much confident that this quality of Soumith will help him achieve great heights in the world of chess”.

Few games of SriSoumith:

https://lichess.org/YuxwS53a#41

https://lichess.org/slvghpko#63

https://lichess.org/fQ4XiETa/black#31

 

6. Gauransh Gautam

“Gauransh is a 4th Grade student who loves to play chess day and night. He loved it to the extent that he introduced chess to his sister who is 3 yrs younger to him. He talks about chess all the time with his sister and cousins. He has been playing chess with her mom to the point that he started beating her in chess. He surprised us by getting a trophy in school by winning chess tournament in 3rd grade. After joining PCA he has been able to know more about chess, learnt chess language. He started making chess videos and presentations. He loves playing chess with few of our friends. Here are few lines directly coming from our friend (Tushar Agrawal) whom Gauransh admires in chess.

“Gauransh is a chess prodigy. He takes his game very seriously and ensure the opponent doesn’t have any chance of winning. One thing I noticed about him is the tactics of luring the opponent to commit mistakes. He immediately takes advantage and keep pounding the opponent. He is a very smart kid and have a long journey. He also analyses his games and tries to learn and teach. I personally enjoy every time I play him. He is a sweet kid with equally sweet smile and sharp brain. All the best to Gauransh!!!”

Coach feedback on Gauransh:

“In the short period of time Gauransh joined PCA, he has picked up the Chess strategies and tactics pretty fast. He pay close attention in class, makes it very interactive and also don’t hesitate to clear any of his questions. Gauransh’s problem solving skills is worth noted with solving each and every puzzles coming to his way & don’t leave any puzzles untouched. He has been putting his theory concepts to practice by show casing consistent display of progress with great energy. All the Best for Gauransh”.

Few games of Gauransh:

https://lichess.org/swiss/bprx4ZrB

https://lichess.org/tournament/pqVGap8J