Begin Your Chess Journey with YPAAT Chess Academy!

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At YPAAT Chess Academy, founded by FIDE Instructor Moorthattil Hari Kumar, we believe every student learns differently. The meaning of YPAAT is Your Personal Assessment and Training, and this philosophy is at the heart of our teaching method. Instead of using the same training style for everyone, we carefully assess each student individually and provide personalized chess training based on their thinking style—whether they naturally prefer attacking, defensive, positional, or material-based play.

Our Beginner Chess Course is designed to build a strong foundation step by step. We start with the basics and gradually develop the skills required to understand the game confidently.




What Beginners Learn in the First Level

Understanding the Board

  • The chessboard and its components

  • Naming of the squares

Learning the Pieces

  • Moves of all the pieces

  • Attacking and capturing

  • Creating an attack

Understanding the Pawn

  • Pawn movement and importance in the game

Defensive Skills

  • Protecting your pieces

  • Moving away from attacks

  • Capturing the attacking piece

Basic Tactics

  • Taking an unprotected piece

  • The twofold attack

  • Taking a piece attacked twice

King Safety

  • Giving check

  • Getting out of check

  • Castling

Winning the Game

  • Checkmate concepts

  • Mate in one

  • Creating checkmate patterns

Strategic Basics

  • Exchange and favorable exchange

  • Understanding piece values

  • Winning material advantage

Game Knowledge

  • Draw and stalemate

  • Chess notation (how moves are written)

Through structured lessons, puzzles, and guided practice, students gradually learn how to think during a chess game and make better decisions on the board.

At YPAAT Chess Academy, our goal is not only to teach moves but to develop thinking skills, confidence, and strategic understanding. Every student receives personal attention, assessment, and training tailored to their strengths.

Whether your child is learning chess for the first time or wants to build a strong foundation, our beginner program provides the perfect start to their chess journey.

Join YPAAT Chess Academy today and start thinking like a chess player! ♟️

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