FAQ's
The Answers You Need
HOW DO I ENROLL MY KID INTO CHESS KNIGHT ACADEMY; WHERE DO I START?
Follow these quick steps:
Complete the enrollment for trial Class
Our team will contact you to schedule a trial class. What you can expect in a trial class.
Once you complete the trial class, based on the Coach’s evaluation–We will contact you to understand your interest in enrolling your child in a chess class.
Your child’s instructor will be the Coach that handled your child’s trial class.
Once you are ready with the timing and other considerations, we will send you the enrollment confirmation email and invoice. We will ask you to make the payment to a bank account in India.
WHAT ARE THE DETAILS ABOUT THE COURSES YOU OFFER?
Visit the curriculum section of our website on details about the course – Click Here
Additional details:
Classes are conducted through zoom.
Weekly classes are lasting 45 min to 1 hour (2 classes).
Along with Tournaments / Assignments/ Practice Sessions.
Your child will receive a Chess Certificate on graduationfrom Chess Knight Academy.
WILL MY CHILD TRANSITIONS TO PROFESSIONAL CHESS PLAYER?
We designed courses to help your child to gradually improve their skill and performance as a Chess player. We designed the Course in such a way that the child receives the best result to become a pro player. We have highly experienced trainers who are also outstanding players themselves who ensure that your child gives the best possible performance.
WHAT IF MY CHILD HAS NO PRIOR EXPOSURE TO CHESS?
We designed the trial class to help the Coach determine your child’s skill level, learning style, and level of interest. If the Coach determines your child is a beginner, then he/she will be placed in an appropriate class. We have dedicated batches for kids with no prior experience in chess.
IS THERE A CERTIFICATE UPON COMPLETION OF A LEVEL?
Yes! The Coach will administer an assessment test to gauge understanding concepts before promoting your child to the next level. Upon qualification, your child will earn a Chess Knight Academy certification that will be sent to your email.
WHEN AND HOW DO YOU CONDUCT PRACTICE SESSIONS/TOURNAMENT?
We use the 3rd party secure and safe platform – https://lichess.org/ to conduct practice sessions/tournaments. Your coach will help you to set-up for the smooth running of the tournament. We will provide participation and Merit certificates to all the players based on their performance in the tournament. We will mostly hold these tournaments on weekends.
HOW MANY KIDS ARE IN EACH CLASS?
From research and our personal experience, we understand children learn new concepts better in groups rather than in individual sessions. Groups allow kids to learn from each other and provide opportunities to socialize and explore better.
The size of the class will vary between 7 to 10 participants in each batch.
HOW DO YOU COMMUNICATE CLASS DETAILS AND UPCOMING PRACTICE/TOURNAMENTS?
Once you are enrolled in a class, we will assign you to a WhatsApp group which is strictly used for communicating class matters, practice sessions, assignments, etc.