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AGE CUSTOMIZED BATCH FOR 06+ YEARS INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION FREE CANCELLATION / RESCHEDULING BY AWARD WINNING ANKITA PANDEY BEST TEACHERS. INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING. HIGH ENGAGEMENT. MEASURED RESULTS.

PODIUM IS A GLOBAL CO-CURRICULAR LEARNING PLATFORM BASED ON HOWARD GARDENER'S THEORY OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES FOCUSSED ON CREATING THE ABSOLUTE BEST LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR BEGINNERS. ALL COURSES ARE DESIGNED USING GLOBAL BEST LEARNING TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES - FOLLOWING INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKS BY TOP-NOTCH FACULTY.

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Beginners need individual attention - and we at Podium believe in it hence all our courses are designed to be customized to the development and learning needs at an individual level. Our classes have specific learning outcomes and give individual feedback as per the learning pace of the student. The classes are conducted by the best faculty chosen by Podium's education board. Chess helps build individual friendships and teaches children about sportsmanship. Children learn how to win graciously, and more importantly, how not to give up when encountering defeat. Chess encourages and rewards hard work. Children learn that those who practice and study the strategies win more games. In his celebrated work, “Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences”, noted psychologist Dr. Howard Gardner uses chess as an example of visual-spatial intelligence. Indeed, visual memory plays a crucial role in chess and often manifests itself in the form of pattern recognition. While no two situations may be identical, significant elements could be similar and help trigger a familiar pattern. Module 1 Module 2 Fundamentals Strategy

Introduction to Chess Movement of Pieces Chess Board setup and Value of Pieces Name of Pieces Rules Initial Position of pieces

Module 3 Module 4 Unique Style Championship Level

Development and Capture and Special Rules – , Files, Ranks, Diagonals, Center and and Defence from Check Chess Notations and Symbols

T H E C H E S S S U P E R C L A S S E S

Module 5 Module 6 Sharpen the Knife The 's Way

Elementary King + Vs King King + Queen + Vs King + 2 Rooks Vs King King

Module 7 Module 8 Checkmate Raise the bar

Checkmate Combinations Checkmate in 1 move Checkmate in 2 moves C H E S S S U P E R C L A S S BEGINNER COURSE STRUCTURE

HIGH ENGAGEMENT STRUCTURE. OPTIMAL FOR BEST RESULTS. ALIGNED WITH TOP GLOBAL CURRICULUM

1,2 3,4

Fundamentals Developing a & Strategy unique stayle

BEGINNER 1 - 24 SESSIONS

5,6 6 7,8

Playing to win. The Sharper Global Raising the bar player Strategies

BEGINNER 2 - 36 SESSIONS C H E S S S U P E R C L A S S INTERMEDIATE COURSE STRUCTURE

Pin

Absolute Pin S N Relative Pin O 1 I

Fork S

Checkmate in 3 moves S E

Checkmate in 4 moves S

Double Attack 4 Discovered Check 2

Discovered Attack S N

Decoy O I

X – ray S

2 S

Attraction E S

Interference

Over worked piece 4 2

Double Check Open files and Diagonals Trapped Man S

Zugzwang N

3 O Clearance Double Pawns I Opening S S

Preparing an Opening E S repertoire according 4

to need of 6 Intermediate level C H E S S S U P E R C L A S S ENDGAME MODULES

Pawn Endgames Rook’s Pawn , Distant Rook and Two Pawns Vs Opposition Rook Rule of Square Connected Pawns Double Pawns Outside passed pawn Isolated Pawns Shoulder charging Rook Endgames with Breakthrough Multiple pawns Rook Vs Pawn(s) Endgames – Moving Downstairs Knight features Cut off King Knight Vs Pawn(s) Rook Vs Pawn on 2nd Rank Knight and Pawn Vs Knight Stalemate Knight Endgames with Intermediate Check for gain Multiple pawns of Endgames Shouldering Bishop Vs Pawn(s) Rook Vs Connected pawns Opposite Colored Bishop Rook Vs Separated pawns Endgames Rook Endgames – Same Colored Bishop Rook and Pawn Vs Rook Endgames Queen Endgames Lucena Position Pawn on 7th Rank S N

Pawn on 6th Rank O I

Pawn on 5th Rank S S E S

4 6 C H E S S S U P E R C L A S S ADVANCED LEVEL

Opening Repertoire for Advanced Level player In depth analysis of Opening lines Space Advantage Pawn chain Pawn wedge Types of Centre Open Centre Closed Centre Static Centre Dynamic Centre Pawn Centre Weak Squares Pawn majority Including Pieces into Attack Greek gift Focal Point g7 on f7 Sacrifice on h6 Rook Lifting

Bishop Vs Knight

Initiative

Exploiting an Advantage R A

Manoeuvring E Y

Positional Sacrifices 1

Participation in tournaments as recommended Regular attendance Completing Chess homework on time Y O U R S U P E R F A C U L T Y - P O D I U M C H E S S S U P E R C L A S S A N K I T A P A N D E Y

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