Intermediate Course Details
About the course
An Intermediate chess course is designed for players who have already developed a solid understanding of the game and are looking to improve their skills further.
- 48 training sessions
- 24 Online Tournaments
- 12 Community Sessions
- Detailed Study Material
- Performance Analysis And Tracking
- Class Summary And Feedback For Every Session
- 24 tactical puzzle-solving community sessions
The learner gains good expertise of all the three stages of the game – Opening, middle and endgame. The learner gets tactically stronger and performs well in city and district level chess tournaments.
Curriculum
Month 1
- Knight Forks
- Queen Forks
- Forks with Other Pieces
- Fork with Checkmate
- Defending a Fork with Control Work
- Pin (Who can Pin?, AP & RP)
- Putting Pressure on a Pinned Piece
- Exploting a Pin
Month 2
- Checkmate using a Pin
- Defending against a Pin with Control Work
- Skewer ( Who can Skewer? & Skewers)
- Control Work on Skewer
- Double Check
- Discovered Attack
- Checkmate using a Discovered Attack or Double Check
- Control Work on Discovered Attack & Double Check
Month 3
- Back Rank Mate
- Smothered Mate
- Anastasia's Mate
- Arabian Mate
- Boden's Mate
- Epaulette Mate
- Dovetail Mate
- Opera Mate
Month 4
- Italian Game / Colle System (White)
- Italian Game (Black)
- Any Setup Against d4 (Black)
- Early Opening Traps: Fried Liver Attack, Legal Trap, Petrov Copycat Trap, Englund Gambit Trap
- Gain a Rook
- Gain a Knight
- Gain a Bishop
- Gain a Queen
Month 5
- Neutralizing Opponent’s Pieces in Your Territory
- Why did my opponent made their last move? Checks, Captures & Threats
- When to Check
- When to Trade
- Positional Advantage
- When to Counter-Attack (Defend using Counterattack)
- The Game of the Century (Byrne vs. Fischer, 1956)
- Anderssen’s Immortal Game (Anderssen vs. Kieseritzky, 1851)
Month 6
- The Rule of the Square
- Direct Opposition and Sideways (Horizontal) Opposition
- Diagonal Opposition and Distant Opposition
- Key Squares
- King and Two Pawns vs King
- Queen vs. Pawn on the 7th Rank (Game of Tempo)
- One Rook Checkmate
- Checkmate in Three Moves (Normal)
Why choose us
- We are one of the top Online Chess Class providers driven by 100+ passionate and professional International Chess Federation Rated Instructors who are in the field of Chess Coaching for over a decade.
- Expertly designed Chess syllabus tailored to suit child's understanding of Chess
- Our coaches provide detailed feedback and assignments after every session
- Students get regular exposure to competitive Chess through our FREE weekly Online Chess competitions
- We focus on providing your kids with the best online chess coaching experience through our extensive expertise
- Think Gametwisters, when you think of Online Chess Classes for Kids. Enrol today to start your little one's Chess journey with us
Learning Outcomes
- 1. Tactical improvement
- 2. Good performance in higher level competitions
Benefits of playing Chess
- 1. Chess is an extremely helpful tool to enhance memory and concentration
- 2. Chess enhances focus and increases problem solving ability
- 3. Chess improves logical and critical thinking, and gives way to creativity
- 4. Sharpens the mind of your child and sets them up for early success
Online Chess classes for kids course is designed for students who have successfully completed the Intermediate course or possess the knowledge necessary to undergo the course.
The focus of this Online Chess classes for kids course is to prepare the student to excel at the competitive level.
The syllabus is designed to significantly improve the tactical and positional skills In every class, a new topic will be covered and the child’s understanding will be assessed.
The student will be guided on the assignments and the usage of technology for improvement in his or her game.