I beat my dad in 19 moves with a fork he never saw. Coach Rohan says always ask what they are threatening.
First rated tournament: 3/5
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Meera V.Age 9 · Chess
Mind Sports · Chess
Grandmaster Orbit
Think three moves ahead — on and off the board. A structured chess program from first moves to first tournaments — tactics, openings, endgames and rated-play prep, coached live by titled players in tiny groups.
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Coached by FIDE-rated players
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Weekly in-class tournaments with prizes
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500+ curated puzzles by theme
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Path to your first official rating
What your child will be able to do.
Not vague promises — these are the checkpoints mentors sign off on before the program ends.
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Play a full legal game with a plan — not random moves
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Spot pins, forks and skewers in seconds
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Open confidently with 3 white and 3 black systems
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Convert winning endgames instead of stalemating
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Use clocks, notation and tournament etiquette properly
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Compete in a rated online tournament by course end
- How each piece really moves
- Check, checkmate & stalemate
- Value of the pieces & fair trades
- Your first checkmates: ladder & back rank
- Pins, forks & skewers
- Discovered attacks & double checks
- Removing the defender
- Daily puzzle-rush training
- Opening principles before memorising lines
- The Italian Game & London System
- Meeting 1.e4 and 1.d4 as Black
- Common traps — setting and dodging them
- Weak squares & strong outposts
- Good bishop, bad bishop
- Attacking the king safely
- When to trade, when to keep tension
- King & pawn: the opposition
- Rook endings every player must know
- Queen vs pawn races
- Converting +2 without drama
- Clocks, notation & etiquette
- Handling losses like a pro
- Weekly arena tournaments
- Your first rated event, coached
Meet your mentor.
Every batch is led by a specialist — not a generalist reading slides.
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FM Rohan Kulkarni
Head Chess CoachFIDE Master · peak rating 2318
Rohan has coached three students to national age-group podiums. He teaches with a demo board, terrible chess puns and one unbreakable rule: always ask “what is my opponent threatening?”
From learners in Grandmaster Orbit.
Frequently asked questions.
Absolutely — Module 1 assumes zero knowledge and beginners are grouped together. Kids who already play take a quick placement game and join at the tactics or openings stage instead.
All head coaches are FIDE-rated, most with FM or CM titles, and every coach clears our child-safety screening and teaching audition. Ratings are listed on each batch card.
The final module prepares students for rated online events, and we organise entry into an official rated tournament each quarter. Many students earn their first rating within a month of finishing.
Our weekly in-class arenas have music, commentary and tiny prizes. Losses are debriefed as “free lessons”, and nobody is ever knocked out — every child plays every round, every week.