Kashi Chess Academy

Course Name : Intermediate Course

Course Duration : 6 Months

Sharpen your tactical strength, strategic thinking, and tournament performance.

About Intermediate Course

This 6-month Intermediate Course is designed for students who already know the basics and want to advance their tactical sharpness, positional understanding, and strategic play. Students master complex checkmates, tactical patterns, opening traps, classical game analysis, and essential endgames that build true competitive confidence.

Key Highlights

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36 Training Sessions

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18 Online Practice Tournaments

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Advanced Study Material

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9 Tactical Puzzle Community Sessions

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Weekly Performance Reviews

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Assignments & Analysis Reports

🗓️ 6-Month Curriculum Overview

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Month 1: Forks & Pins Mastery

Knight Forks
Queen Forks
Forks with Other Pieces
Fork + Checkmate Patterns
Pin & Exploiting Pinned Pieces
Putting Pressure Using Pins
Where/When to Pin
Exploiting a Pin

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Month 2: Skewers & Tactical Attacks

Checkmate Using a Pin
Defending Against a Pin
Skewers (Who Can Skewer?)
Control Work on Skewers
Double Check
Discovered Attack & Double Check
Checkmate Using Discovered Attack
Advanced Control Work

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Month 3: Advanced Checkmates

Back Rank Mate
Smothered Mate
Anastasia’s Mate
Arabian Mate
Boden’s Mate
Epaulette Mate
Dovetail Mate
Opera Mate

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Month 4: Openings & Traps

Italian Game / Colle System
Vienna Game (Black)
Traps: Fried Liver, Legal Trap, Englund Gambit
Positional Concepts
Gaining Material
Win a Rook, Bishop, Knight
Gain a Pawn / Gain a Queen

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Month 5: Strategy, Planning & Classics

Neutralizing Opponent Pieces
Why Opponent Played That Move?
Advanced Tactical Themes
When to Trade / Positional Advantage
Counterattacks (Defend & Counter)
Game of the Century – Fischer
Anderssen’s Immortal Game

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Month 6: Endgame Excellence

The Rule of the Square
Oppositions: Direct, Sideways, Diagonal
Key Squares
King + Pawn vs King
Queen vs Pawn (7th Rank)
One Rook Checkmate
Checkmate in 3 Moves

Why Kashi Chess Academy?

🧑‍🏫 Expert FIDE-rated Coaches Specialized in Tactics & Strategy
📅 Weekly Tournaments + Tactical Tests
🎯 Deeply Structured Intermediate Curriculum
📝 Assignments, Game Reviews & Personalized Feedback
🏆 For Students Serious About Competitive Growth

Learning Outcomes

Strong command of tactical motifs & advanced checkmates
Ability to punish mistakes with correct tactics
Improved strategic planning & piece coordination
Solid foundation in key endgames for tournament play
Confidence to play stronger rated opponents

Requirements

Basic understanding of chess rules required
Beginner-level course completion recommended
A chessboard or app for regular practice

Who can join?

Students who completed Beginner Level training
Kids wanting stronger tactical and positional understanding
Players preparing for competitive tournaments

🚀 Ready to Level Up? Give your child the training needed to play smarter, sharper, and stronger chess.