One-on-One Chess Coaching
A personal coach, a personal plan: private sessions tailored to your games, your openings and your goals.
Private coaching is the fastest way to improve. Every minute is spent on your positions and your mistakes, the pace matches your learning, and the plan changes as you grow.
One-on-one sessions are available offline at our Chromepet centre and live online. They suit ambitious juniors, tournament players and adults who prefer individual attention.
Our chess syllabus, level by level
Beginner
- The board, piece movement and values
- Castling, en passant and promotion
- Check, checkmate and stalemate
- Basic mates: queen and rook vs king
- Opening principles and chess notation
Intermediate
- Tactics: forks, pins, skewers, discovered attacks
- Checkmate patterns and combinations
- Pawn structures and planning
- King-and-pawn and rook endgames
- A first opening repertoire
Advanced & tournament
- Calculation and candidate moves
- Positional play and prophylaxis
- Theoretical endgames
- Repertoire building and preparation
- Clock management and tournament psychology
Why parents choose Srinivasan Chess Academy
A coaching legacy
Founded in 2023 by Coach C K R Gangadharam, son of International Arbiter Shri C K R Srinivasan, a respected coach at Town Club Tirupati and former Chairman of the Chittoor District Chess Association.
Personal attention
Small batches so the coach can watch every student's games, correct mistakes early and track progress over time.
Offline + online
Offline classes at our Chromepet, Chennai centre and live interactive online classes for students across Tamil Nadu, India and abroad.
Tournament-ready
Affiliated to the Chengalpattu District Chess Association, with guidance for district, state and FIDE-rated tournaments.
Where you can join
Other programmes
Frequently asked questions
Is one-on-one chess coaching better than group classes?
Private coaching is fully personalised and usually gives faster results; group classes are more social and affordable. Many students combine both.
Can private chess coaching be online?
Yes. Online one-on-one sessions use a shared board, so the coach can demonstrate and analyse just like in person.
Book a free demo class
Talk to Coach C K R Gangadharam about your child's level, batch timings and fees. Offline classes run at our Chromepet centre; live online classes are open to students anywhere.
