Chess Intermediate
About the course
the intermediate level marks a significant milestone in one's journey towards mastery. At this stage, players have gained a solid understanding of the game's fundamentals and are ready to delve deeper into strategic concepts and tactical intricacies. Intermediate players often focus on developing their positional understanding, honing their ability to evaluate pawn structures, piece activity, and control of key squares.
Age group: 5+
24 Extra class
6 Prize tournament
Weekly practice
tournament
500+ Puzzle assigned
Life time access
of portal
Age group: 5+
12 Extra class
3 Prize tournament
Weekly practice
tournament
500+ Puzzle
assigned
Life time access
of portal
Curriculum
Tactics
Common tactics include forks, pins, skewers, discovered attacks, and double attacks, among others. Mastery of tactical patterns and the ability to recognize tactical opportunities are crucial skills for players
Tactical Motif
We have now arrived at the toughest (and most interesting) module of the Intermediate level. Kids are introduced to Decoy, Deflection, clearance ,interference.
Defence
We have learnt how to use the tactics, but how do we avoid or protect yourself against an undesirable outcome? This module is an introduction to "defense" defend against mate, Double attack, Pin etc.
Basic pawn ending
In this module we cover basic pawn ending, opposition, outflanking , pawn promotion, rule of the square and cut of enemy king
Zugzuwang, decoy, domination
"It is your turn to move, and all of your moves are bad!" Don't we all want our kid to be the smartest in the room? Learn about Zugzuwang, decoy, domination and how to create a mating threat in this module
Counter attack
The best defense in the game of chess is? You guessed it right- a counter attack. Learn about counter attack, pawn breakthrough, stalemate and overloaded pieces.
Opening Principal
There are also 2 simulations in this module where we discuss opening principles , various type of opening and also do a game analysis with the student.
Simplification, stalemate tactics, perpetual check
Time to brush up your skills on simplification and go further on the topic. Additionally, learn about X-ray attack, stalemate tactics, perpetual check and drawing combination