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Expert-Led Online Chess Classes for Advanced Players

Build deeper chess skills through structured lessons, game analysis, tournament preparation, and guidance from FIDE-titled coaches.

FIDE-certified GM & IM coaches
Live, not recorded
12-month programme
A Kingdom of Chess student writing his moves on a scoresheet at a tournament board

GM-led training

ELO 2577, weekly live sessions

20+

Grandmasters trained by our IM mentor

FIDE-titled

GM & IM coaches

AICF partner

national chess federation

DPIIT-recognised

Govt. of India

TiECON 2025

Best Startup, Udaipur

The level where results become titles

What Advanced Chess Training Helps Your Child Improve

At the advanced level, playing more games is only part of the journey. Structured coaching helps your child prepare better, understand complex positions, learn from mistakes, and perform with greater confidence in competitive chess.

Better Tournament Preparation

Prepare for tournaments with focused opening work, opponent preparation, and practice in positions your child is likely to face.

Stronger Endgame Skills

Learn how to convert winning positions, defend difficult endings, and make accurate decisions when every move matters.

Deeper Positional Understanding

Understand pawn structures, piece activity, weaknesses, and long-term plans instead of relying only on tactics.

Greater Confidence Under Pressure

Develop better decision-making, time management, and emotional control for serious tournament games.

Meaningful Game Analysis

Go beyond engine evaluations to understand why a move worked, where the game changed, and what to improve next.

Clear Competitive Path

Build the skills needed to compete in stronger tournaments and work toward long-term FIDE rating and title goals.

We built KOC for parents who want more than an activity. They want transformation. That's what we deliver.

Rook level - ADVANCED CHESS CURRICULUM

What Your Child Will Learn in Our Advanced Chess Classes

Our advanced chess course builds skills in the order they matter. Each stage strengthens your child’s opening play, calculation, positional understanding, endgame technique, and tournament preparation.

Milestone 1

Advanced Opening Preparation

Build a strong repertoire, study critical variations, and prepare against specific opponents.

Milestone 2

Deep Calculation & Tactics

Calculate complex variations, find candidate moves, and solve advanced tactical positions.

Milestone 3

Advanced Positional Play

Master pawn structures, strategic imbalances, prophylaxis, and long-term planning.

Milestone 4

Master Advanced Endgames

Master rook, minor-piece, queen, and complex pawn endings with practical winning techniques.

Milestone 5

Tournament & Game Preparation

Analyse games, prepare opponents, manage time pressure, and build a tournament strategy.

What your child achieves through the Rook level

A complete competitive chess toolkit: a prepared opening repertoire, deep calculation, advanced positional understanding, strong endgame technique, and the ability to analyse and improve from tournament games.

Who the Rook level is for

For serious competitive players who have mastered intermediate concepts and are ready for advanced competitive tournament preparation. Ideal for players looking to improve their rating and compete at higher levels.

LIVE
A session built around your child's competitive reality

What Happens Inside a 45-Minute Advanced Chess Class?

This is focused chess training for players ready to compete more seriously. Coaches work through real games, tactical positions, opening ideas, and the mistakes that are holding your child's rating back.

Every session connects to your child's current level and competitive goals, with targeted training designed to strengthen calculation, strategy, game preparation, and tournament performance.

0:00 – 0:05

Opening & Repertoire Check

Quickly review the opening position or preparation assigned for the week. Focus on understanding the ideas, not memorising moves.

0:05 – 0:12

Recent Chess Game Analysis

Analyse one position from your child’s recent tournament or practice game. Identify the critical decision and what could have been played better.

0:12 – 0:27

Advanced Concept & Strategy

Deep dive into the main concept of the session, using positions connected to your child’s games, openings, or current weaknesses.

0:27 – 0:37

Upcoming Tournament Preparation

Prepare for upcoming opponents, opening choices, critical positions, time management, or specific tournament situations.

0:37 – 0:45

Assignment & Practice Plan

Set targeted tasks such as opening preparation, calculation exercises, endgame positions, or game analysis to complete before the next class.

Max 6 students — or private 1-on-1
90 minutes, every session, live
Your child's real tournament games, analysed every session
The people behind the progress

Learn from Experienced FIDE Rated Coaches

Our FIDE-rated chess coaches and titled players bring competitive experience, proven playing knowledge, and specialized teaching expertise to every beginner chess class.

GM Diptayan Ghosh

GM Diptayan Ghosh

National Champion & Commonwealth Silver Medalist

♛ 2577ELO
IM Kushager Krishnater

IM Kushager Krishnater

Trained 20+ Grandmasters, including Arjun Erigaisi

♛ 2392ELO
IM Sanket Chakravarthy

IM Sanket Chakravarthy

Opening prep & tactical sharpness specialist

♛ 2303ELO
GM Diptayan GhoshIM Kushager KrishnaterIM Sanket Chakravarthy+20

+ Many More

FIDE-rated coaches, from GMs to national champions

What Parents Have to Say

Trusted by 10,000+ Families Across 30+ Countries

Parents see the difference in their child’s confidence, skills, and interest in chess. Here’s what some of our families have to say.

Jatin Sachdeva, a Kingdom of Chess parent in the UAE, from their video testimonialJatin SachdevaParent · UAE

My child who was shy and wouldn't speak has started interacting in school and forming full sentences independently. Thanks to Sonam Ma'am for her patience.

J

Jatin Sachdeva

Parent · UAE

Krishna, a Kingdom of Chess parent in the USA, from their video testimonialKrishnaParent · USA

She instils this amazing confidence. I don't think we have ever found a teacher as enthusiastic and motivating. My daughter talks about class all week.

K

Krishna

Parent · USA

Vinod Kumar, a Kingdom of Chess parent in the UAE, from their video testimonialVinod KumarParent · UAE

Before Kingdom of Chess, Ishan sat quietly in every class. Ms Aparna makes kids believe they belong in every conversation. His teacher called to say the improvement was remarkable.

V

Vinod Kumar

Parent · UAE

Prakhar Bhatnagar, a Kingdom of Chess parent in India, from their video testimonialPrakhar BhatnagarParent · India

The professional trainers at Kingdom Of Chess have greatly boosted Viaansh’s skills and confidence. Their encouragement has made a world of difference. They have truly exceeded my expectations.

Prakhar Bhatnagar, Kingdom of Chess parent

Prakhar Bhatnagar

Parent · India

Google

4.9

Trustpilot

4.6

Times of India

Featured & Recognised

From curious to enrolled in 5 steps

Your Child’s Chess Journey in 5 Simple Steps

From booking a free trial to joining the right live class, here’s how your child gets started.

Step 1

Book a Free Demo

Pick a convenient time for your child. No payment or commitment required.

Step 2

Free live class

Your child attends a 45-minute live trial with a certified coach.

Step 3

Level recommendation

We assess your child’s current level and recommend the right starting point.

Step 4

Batch placement

We match your child with peers and select a suitable batch, coach, and schedule.

Step 5

Classes begin

Live sessions start - two to three times per week with the same certified coach

Before you choose

How Kingdom of Chess actually compares.

Six points where Kingdom of Chess stands apart from every other online chess academy. Data verified June 2026.

♟ Kingdom of Chess

Other Academy

A GM teaches live classes

GM (ELO 2577) teaches live sessions weekly

The Grandmaster is actually in the room — not a brand ambassador.

Brand ambassador certifies the curriculum only

He does not teach.

Coach who trained World #4

IM who trained world top players

Has trained 20+ GMs. Verifiable on FIDE right now.

No coaching pedigree of this type

Not stated.

Verifiable FIDE-titled alumni

IM Yash Bharadia (2415) & FM Arun Kataria (2384)

Searchable on ratings.fide.com. Both started at KOC as students.

10,000+ students, not one titled alumnus named

Not a single one.

Maximum students per group

Hard limit of 6 students

Stated publicly on every course page. Parents can hold KOC to it.

Group size varies by programme

No public cap.

Monthly report written by the coach

Personal report from your child's coach

Not AI-generated. Written by the coach who watched every session that month.

Reports are AI-generated from session data

Fast, but not written by the coach.

Government & federation backing

DPIIT + AICF + TiECON Best Startup 2025

Three institutional validations. No other academy has all three.

No government recognition or federation endorsement

None stated.

Questions we hear every day

Answers for Parents Doing Their Research.

Every question here is one a real parent asked before enrolling their competitive player in the Rook programme.

Advanced classes are designed for experienced players who have mastered intermediate concepts and are ready for deeper calculation, advanced strategy, opening preparation, and tournament-focused training.

Not necessarily. A rating helps us understand playing strength, but we also consider tournament experience, game quality, and overall chess understanding through the assessment.

Your child will work on advanced openings, calculation, positional strategy, complex endgames, game analysis, and tournament preparation.

Yes. Your child’s own games are an important part of the training. Coaches analyse critical positions to identify weaknesses and improve decision-making.

Yes. Training can include opponent preparation, opening choices, time management, game strategy, and analysis of previous tournament games.

Advanced classes focus less on learning basic concepts and more on applying them in complex positions, calculating deeper variations, preparing openings, and improving competitive performance.

Yes. The curriculum is designed for players who regularly participate in rated tournaments and want to improve their competitive performance and rating.

Each live class is 45 minutes, with a focused structure covering analysis, advanced concepts, practical positions, and assignments.

Yes. Your child can learn in a small group of up to 6 students or through private 1-on-1 coaching.

We assess your child’s current chess understanding, playing experience, and games during the trial before recommending the most suitable level.

The first move is yours

Rating is earned between the games.

One free session, and a coach who will tell you exactly what is holding the rating back.

Takes two minutes · 45 minutes with a real coach

Free trial class with a FIDE-certified coach