ABOUT US

Mission

ChessKidsNation is a nationwide Chess tutoring establishment staffed by trained Chess Coaches, working for the benefit of chess community to promote chess throughout the country.

Affiliation

ChessKidsNation is an affiliate of the United States Chess Federation (USCF), which is the national sanctioning body for chess tournaments, and a primary general chess resource.

Balagee Govindan (USCF Certified Coach) has had an abiding passion for chess since his days as a youth in Chennai , India . Now, he's hoping to instill that same passion through Online Chess Training.

Govindan (USCF Certified Coach) learned the game from his uncle when he was about 16 years old. Back home in Chennai, he made his own chess boards, painting checkered squares onto planks of wood.

Now a Hoover resident in Alabama taught his son, Vikhram Balagee, to play in the summer of 2005 while Vikhram's friends were away on vacation. Vikhram was only about 6 years old, but he showed "tremendous interest,”.

Together, the two began traveling to competitions around the Southeast in USA, bringing home a slew of awards, including the Alabama State Championship.

Along the way, friends began asking Govindan (USCF Certified Coach) to teach their children, and what started as a fun father-son activity quickly became a thriving community program. Starting 2006, Govindan (USCF Certified Coach) has held regular coaching sessions at his home in Deer Valley each Friday and Sunday for kids of all ages, and even some parents.

ChessKidsNation offers separate classes for beginners, intermediate and advanced students. Currently about 80 kids learn Chess every week.

Govindan (USCF Certified Coach) said chess, which originated in India in the sixth century B.C., teaches discipline and time management and improves math skills and confidence. Life, he said, is a lot like chess. "We have to make every move based on some analysis, some judgment."

In addition to Class Room Chess Classes at Hoover Recreation Center in Alabama, USA, Govindan (USCF Certified Coach) also offer online classes.