Welcome to 64 Squares Chess Academy
Master the art of chess strategy and participate in Indian and International tournaments.
About Us
Academy led by FIDE instructor and Head coach S.C. Subramanian
S.C. Subramanian is one of the top coach who has trained many National, International and Grandmasters in his career. Having more than 20+ years of experience in the industry, he focuses on improving children in the field of Chess
At 64 Squares Chess Academy, we are dedicated to nurturing chess talent and fostering a love for the game across India. Our academy organizes a variety of chess tournaments throughout the year, bringing together players of all skill levels from different regions. Whether you're a beginner eager to learn or an experienced player looking to compete, we provide a platform to sharpen your skills and challenge your strategic thinking.
64 Squares Chess Academy was started in the year 1997 and has branches at T.Nagar, R.A. Puram, Mandaveli. It has produced some of the top players including Grand Masters and International Masters.
- GM Adhiban Baskaran - Former World Under-16 Champion and one of India's top Grandmasters.
- GM M. Shyam Sundar - Internationally acclaimed Grandmaster with several prestigious tournament victories.
- WGM R. Rakshitta Ravi - Women Grandmaster Norm Holder and one of the rising stars in Indian chess.
- M. MahaLakshmi - Women International Master, Former World Champion in U-18G & U-14G
Our tournaments, held in various cities across India, offer exciting opportunities for players to showcase their talent and gain competitive experience. At 64 Squares Chess Academy, we are committed to promoting chess as a mind sport that encourages discipline, critical thinking, and sportsmanship.
Our Academy
Chess Tournaments in Chennai and other Districts of Tamilnadu
We believe in broadening horizons, and We encourage our students to participate in Chennai and other districts of Tamilnadu tournaments.Playing such tournaments will benefit the students to improve their game level .
Chess Coaching
Tailored to your unique style and skill level, our coaching programs are designed to cultivate strategic thinking, sharpen your skills, and guide you to excellence
Online Classes are conducted for Indian students and Abroad students.
Students can learn online through our website.
Puzzles and Tournament games will be assigned to the students for their improvement towards success.
Our Team
Mr.S.C.Subramanian
Head of 64 Square chess Academy
Mr E. Balachandar
Chess Trainer
Mr.A.Prabhaharan
Chess Trainer
Mr.C.Santhosh Kumar
Chess TrainerTestimonials
Adhiban Baskaran
64 Squares Chess Academy
This is where I started my chess journey with my first coach Mr.SC.Subramaniam who taught me the basics and helped me to build a strong chess foundation showing me the importance of studying classics.
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Manishankar V
64 Squares Chess Academy
very good experience with the academy. Coaches are very forthcoming and spend good time analyzing the game and provide feedback.
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Radhika Murali
64 Squares Chess Academy
Peaceful and relaxful classes and coaches teaches with full patience. Till the student understands..!
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subashree ramesh
64 Squares Chess Academy
Subramanian sir has been a great mentor for my daughter. Our association is around 4 years now. He is a great human, always encourages and motivates to take up chess seriously, pushing her to achieve great heights in chess.
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shanmuganathan manikandan
64 Squares Chess Academy
I highly recommend this chess academy to anyone looking to learn or improve their chess skills.
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Mylapore
- Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
- No.21 East Mada Street
- Mylapore
- Chennai 600 004.
Phone: +91 9176661411
Email: youkeepintouch@gmail.com
T.Nagar
- No.31 Venkata Narayana Road
- T. Nagar
- Chennai 600 017.
- (Opp to TTD Temple)
Phone: +91 9176661411
Email: youkeepintouch@gmail.com
Mylapore
- Warren Road Branch
- No 31, Warren Road
- Mylapore
- Chennai 600 004.
Phone: +91 9176661411
Email: youkeepintouch@gmail.com
Course Details
Chess Course Details
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
- Advanced+
- 🔹 Background about the game
- 🔹 Piece movements - King, Rook
- 🔹 Piece movements - Bishop, Queen,Pawn
- 🔹 Piece movements - Knight, pawn capture
- 🔹 Piece value
- 🔹 Naming the squares
- 🔹 Attacking and Capturing
- 🔹 Creating an attack
- 🔹 Defending (protecting, Moving away, Capturing an attacker)
- 🔹 Capturing an unprotected piece
- 🔹 Check & Attack
- 🔹 Cross check
- 🔹 Getting out of check
- 🔹 Checkmate
- 🔹 Mate in 1; Build a checkmate
- 🔹 Defending an attack
- 🔹 Counting Defenders and Attackers
- 🔹 Interposing
- 🔹 Defence against check and checkmate
- 🔹 Create a checkmate; Helper mate
- 🔹 Targets of attack
- 🔹 Exchange
- 🔹 Favourable exchanges
- 🔹 Back rank checkmate
- 🔹 Hanging piece
- 🔹 Legalâs mate
- 🔹 Castling, Rules of castling
- 🔹 Draw, Stalemate
- 🔹 Twofold attack
- 🔹 Choose the correct capture
- 🔹 Fianchetto Bishop
- 🔹Compose a checkmate
- 🔹Supported mate
- 🔹Checkmate with 2 rooks
- 🔹Pawn promotion â rules
- 🔹Importance of Centre
- 🔹Basic opening moves - 3 golden rules of opening
- 🔹Piece development
- 🔹Major piece
- 🔹Minor piece
- 🔹Good capture; Bad capture
- 🔹Checkmate with queen
- 🔹Trap
- 🔹Perpetual check
- 🔹Fools Mate
- 🔹Exchange sacrifice
- 🔹Passed pawn
- 🔹Defend against passed pawns
- 🔹Scholarâs mate
- 🔹Defence against scholar mate
- 🔹Double check
- 🔹Double attack with King, Pawn
- 🔹Double attack with Rook and Bishop
- 🔹Double attack with Queen
- 🔹Fork
- 🔹Defend against Double attack
- 🔹Legal position
- 🔹Develop with tempo
- 🔹Pin - absolute and relative pin
- 🔹Setting up a pin
- 🔹Defend against pin
- 🔹Pinned piece is not good defender
- 🔹En prise
- 🔹Battery
- 🔹Stalemate
- 🔹Deliver a quick mate
- 🔹Smothered mate
- 🔹Block with tempo
- 🔹Discovered attack
- 🔹Discovered check
- 🔹Elimination of the defnce
- 🔹Mating patterns
- 🔹Arabian mate
- 🔹Simplification
- 🔹Pawn type
- 🔹Pawn ending
- 🔹Deflection
- 🔹Double pawn
- 🔹Checkmate with two bishop
- 🔹Closed game
- 🔹Open game
- 🔹Co-operation
- 🔹En-passant
- 🔹Bodenâs mate
- 🔹Checkmate with Knight and bishop
- 🔹Middle game
- 🔹Endgame
- 🔹Square rule
- 🔹Desperado
- 🔹Semi open game
- 🔹Connected passed pawn
- 🔹Combination
- 🔹Checkmate with two Knight
- 🔹Hanging pawn
- 🔹Isolated pawn
- 🔹Perpetual check
- 🔹Threefold repetition
- 🔹Smothered mate
- 🔹Passed pawn
- 🔹Temptation
- 🔹Mobility
- 🔹Under promotion
- 🔹The rook pawn
- 🔹Intermediate move
- 🔹Opposition
- 🔹Overloading
- 🔹Vulnerability in the opening
- 🔹Exploiting vulnerability
- 🔹Activating a piece
- 🔹Increasing activity
- 🔹Improving the pawn structure
- 🔹Weakening the opponentâs pawn structure
- 🔹Clearing a square
- 🔹Same colour bishop - connected and separate passers
- 🔹Pawn majority
- 🔹Outpost
- 🔹Prophylaxis
- 🔹K & P ending short variations
- 🔹Central pawn majority
- 🔹Sicilian Najdorf K & P ending long variations
- 🔹Knight and pawn ending - diamond manoeuvre & extra pawns.
- 🔹Material vs Activity
- 🔹Stopping opponent counterplay
- 🔹Shutting out a piece
- 🔹Queen vs 1 pawn
- 🔹Understanding where pieces go
- 🔹Queens Gambit Declined
- 🔹Strong and weak squares
- 🔹Windmill
- 🔹Zwischenzug
- 🔹Reti opening
- 🔹Poisoned pawn
- 🔹Exploiting weaknesses pawns
- 🔹Principle of two weaknesses
- 🔹Dynamic vs Static Advantage
- 🔹Counter blows
- 🔹Active moves
- 🔹Creating a weakness
- 🔹Identify the threat
- 🔹Isolated queen pawn
- 🔹Kind and pawn endgame
- 🔹Power of centre
- 🔹Opponents threat
- 🔹Pawn promotions
- 🔹Attack the uncastled king
- 🔹Attacking the castled king
- 🔹Sicilian Dragon
- 🔹Zugzwang
- 🔹Blindfold - position visualization
- 🔹Breakthrough
- 🔹Improving piece position
- 🔹Seventh rank
- 🔹Calculating forced moves
- 🔹Sacrifice
- 🔹Targeting weakness
- 🔹London System
- 🔹Non forced checkmates
- 🔹Short games
- 🔹Reserve tempo
- 🔹What is a weakness?
- 🔹Techniques for calculating variations
- 🔹Same colour bishop - connected and separate passers
- 🔹Prophylaxis
- 🔹K & P ending long variations
- 🔹Poisoned pawn
- 🔹Central pawn majority
- 🔹Sicilian Najdorf
- 🔹Dynamic vs Static Advantage
- 🔹Exploiting weaknesses
- 🔹Knight and pawn ending - diamond manoeuvre & extra pawns
- 🔹Material vs Activity
- 🔹Stopping opponent counterplay
- 🔹Shutting out a piece
- 🔹Tempo
- 🔹Queens Gambit Declined
- 🔹Strong and weak squares
- 🔹Principle of two weaknesses
- 🔹Queen vs 1 pawn
- 🔹Understanding where pieces go
- 🔹How to use pawns
- 🔹Counter blows
- 🔹Minority attack
- 🔹Reti opening
- 🔹Active moves
- 🔹Creating a weakness
Online Coaching
Contact
T.Nagar - Address
No 31, Venkata Narayana Road, T.Nagar, Chennai-600 017.
Mylapore - Address
No 21, East Mada Street, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore Chennai-600 004.
Mylapore - Address
No 31, Warren Road, Mylapore, Chennai-600 004.
Call Us
+91 9176661411
Email Us
youkeepintouch@gmail.com
Open Hours:
Mon-Thur-Fri-Sat: 5:00PM - 8:00PM IST
Sun: 10:00AM - 12:00PM IST