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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 (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 (March 2022) at Premier Chess Academy, Asia Pacific (Australia, Singapore and New Zealand)!

1. Barapati Vidvaatbhoja

” We joined Vidvaat in PCA because he wanted to join chess. The chess experience has been a really good one as he has learnt a lot from the academy and Mr.Malik. We want to thank Mr.Malik for helping Vidvaat understand and explore new strategies in chess. We have seen that Vidvaat has improved tremendously in chess and is learning a lot. We are so happy that Vidvaat became the star kid of the month.”

Coach feedback on Vidvaat :

Vidvaat is very active student in class always focused and eager to learn more and more, he is very much passionate about chess, he is very punctual joined class before time. He has increased 300+ rating points with in 3 month. He is a logical thinker, very good at tactical puzzles and possesses all good attributes what a chess player should have. Keep up the good work!!Many more to come in Future!! “

Few games of Vidvaat :

https://lichess.org/032tjCbl/white

https://lichess.org/3r25r3f4/white

https://lichess.org/nnbEU3zd/white

2. Abhi Mahankali

Abhi is a 3rd Form student, studying in Auckland, New Zealand. He is a well behaved and smart boy with a great passion for chess. Apart from chess Abhi plays field hockey, swimming, learns key board & computer coding as his other hobbies. His primary teacher has identified Abhi’s affinity towards chess. At age of 10, Abhi played as a team member representing his primary school at the national chess championship. Abhi along with his school team were successful in securing second place. It was a very proud moment for us. It has come to the stage where Abhi needs a coach. Three months ago, we came across PCA. We are very fortunate to have Ramendra Ranjan at PCA as his coach, who provides constant support and brain teasers which helps Abhi to think out of the square and improve on his strategies.”

Coach feedback on Abhi :

Abhi is an intelligent boy. At such a young age his attitude towards learning new things is just commendable. Abhi is doing very well and is a quick learner . In very less time he improved a lot and did very well in practice sessions and had an impressive rating of more than 1000+ . This is just the beginning and at this point such type of quality, responding to puzzles and on various aspects shows that he will do much better in future. I feel privileged to have Abhi as my student. My best wishes are with Abhi.”

Few games of Abhi :

https://lichess.org/5yE9eaWj

https://lichess.org/ZcjSh1ZS

https://lichess.org/5OXopycg/black

3. Ari Singh Banwait

Ari is a bright and curious 9-year-old boy who is discovering a passion for chess under the tutelage of Coach Utkarsh. Always curious about the what, why and how of things around him, the world of chess has opened Ari’s mind to think beyond what is seen and obvious. We are very happy that chess is one of his favourite classes that he truly looks forward to. Big thanks to Coach Utkarsh for his patience in building Ari’s chess skills and building his character.”

Coach feedback on Ari :

Ari 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 her 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 Ari.”  

Few games of Ari :

https://lichess.org/CobtbAZH

https://lichess.org/ScIpgPlw

https://lichess.org/MUOo7rVq

Selection Criteria – March 2022: 

  • 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.