For schools
Thirty weeks, assuming nothing.
Our curriculum starts from the assumption that no child in the room has ever touched a chess piece — because in most of our schools, that is true.
The shape of a year
Term 1 · Weeks 1–10
The rules, properly
The board, every piece, check and checkmate, stalemate, castling, en passant, promotion. By week ten every child can play a complete legal game unaided.
Term 2 · Weeks 11–20
Tactics and seeing the board
Forks, pins, skewers and discovered attacks. Basic checkmating patterns. Children start noticing threats a move before they land, which is where chess becomes genuinely enjoyable.
Term 3 · Weeks 21–30
Plans and finishing games
Opening principles, king safety, king-and-queen and king-and-rook checkmates, simple pawn endgames. The term ends with an inter-class tournament.
Online academy
The same curriculum, available every day
Every enrolled pupil gets an account with these courses. Teachers see exactly who has completed what.
First Moves
BeginnerThe board, the pieces and how they move
2 modules · 9 lessons · 90 min
Check, Checkmate & Special Moves
BeginnerHow games actually end — plus castling, en passant and promotion
2 modules · 6 lessons · 80 min
Basic Tactics
ImproverForks, pins, skewers and discovered attacks
2 modules · 4 lessons · 75 min
Openings & Simple Endgames
ImproverStart well, and know how to finish
2 modules · 5 lessons · 85 min
Pupils reach these at their dashboard once their school is enrolled and they have signed up with its join code.
Materials
Each pupil receives a printed workbook for the year, in English, Hindi or the state language. The workbook mirrors the thirty sessions, so a child who misses a week can catch up, and a parent who wants to help can see exactly what is being taught.
Schools receive one tournament chess set per two pupils, a demonstration board for the front of the class, and a coach's manual for the staff we train. All of it belongs to the school from the day it arrives.
Want to see the full curriculum document?
We will send the complete thirty-week scheme of work, including assessment points, to any school that asks.