Master Course Chess Training: Your Path to FIDE Rating and Chess Mastery

Welcome to the Master course at Upstep Academy. This is one of our best programs, developed for students who are very much into competitive chess and want to get an official International Rating by FIDE (the global chess body). This is highly intensive training aimed at achieving chess mastery.

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Who Is This Program For?

This program is aimed at the strong, dedicated players who have done their foundation course training.

Readiness For The Master course

You should sign up if you fulfill the following conditions

Your Goal: An Official FIDE Rating

Master course: Training Exclusively Designed Just for You

The Master course has completely adapted to each student’s individual needs in contrast to the previous levels. It is therefore like working side by side with a FIDE-rated chess coach or an exceptionally skilled teacher at the Master course.

What Your Personalized Training Comprises

The coaching aims at your particular weaknesses and thus guarantees a fast rising toward a competitive rating.

Opening Repertoire: A Customized Set of Openings. We help you to build up a very detailed and absolutely personal set of openings that will fit your style perfectly. It requires a lot of deep study so that you will be ready for high-level opponents.
Advanced Calculation: You are going to get a very intensive training in working out very complex forced tactical lines. The main aim is to see very accurately many moves ahead under the time and pressure of a game.
Practical Endgames: You will get to know the difficult endgames that very often decide the outcome of the professional master chess games.
Game Analysis: Your trainer does a meticulous analysis of your own tournament games (comments on the performances of chess masters) in order to pinpoint the exact places where your decisions need to be improved.
Mental Toughness: We provide training on the mental focus and time management that are necessary for the long and serious tournaments.

Opening Repertoire: A Customized Set of Openings. We help you to build up a very detailed and absolutely personal set of openings that will fit your style perfectly. It requires a lot of deep study so that you will be ready for high-level opponents.
Advanced Calculation: You are going to get a very intensive training in working out very complex forced tactical lines. The main aim is to see very accurately many moves ahead under the time and pressure of a game.
Practical Endgames: You will get to know the difficult endgames that very often decide the outcome of the professional master chess games.
Game Analysis: Your trainer does a meticulous analysis of your own tournament games (comments on the performances of chess masters) in order to pinpoint the exact places where your decisions need to be improved.
Mental Toughness: We provide training on the mental focus and time management that are necessary for the long and serious tournaments.

Accessing Top Chess Coaching

Master course students will only be taught by the best instructors who are available.

Coaching Team: Your training is conducted by the utmost professionals who are FIDE-rated players; when required, title players are also introduced.
Custom Plan: Your coach is a guide who drafts a personal study plan in accordance with your most recent tournament outcomes and FIDE rating alterations.
Online Access: Through online chess grandmasters from India and other countries, we make it possible for elite coaching to be accessible globally when it is clubbed with Grandmaster Training Programme (GAP).

Coaching Team: Your training is conducted by the utmost professionals who are FIDE-rated players; when required, title players are also introduced.
Custom Plan: Your coach is a guide who drafts a personal study plan in accordance with your most recent tournament outcomes and FIDE rating alterations.
Online Access: Through online chess grandmasters from India and other countries, we make it possible for elite coaching to be accessible globally when it is clubbed with Grandmaster Training Programme (GAP).

Key Benefits of Master course Training

This program provides a professional chess development road map with exact steps.

Achieve FIDE Rating: The training has been planned to direct you specifically towards obtaining and maintaining a competitive International Rating from FIDE.
Focused Improvement: The individualized program is time-saving as it targets only the areas where you are weakest and molds your strengths into winning assets.
Tournament Ready: You will be guided by an expert through the process of selecting suitable FIDE-rated tournaments and opponent analysis.
Complete Skills: This level of training assures mastery in chess by giving the full, deep understanding necessary to cope with any situation in a master chess game.

Achieve FIDE Rating: The training has been planned to direct you specifically towards obtaining and maintaining a competitive International Rating from FIDE.
Focused Improvement: The individualized program is time-saving as it targets only the areas where you are weakest and molds your strengths into winning assets.
Tournament Ready: You will be guided by an expert through the process of selecting suitable FIDE-rated tournaments and opponent analysis.
Complete Skills: This level of training assures mastery in chess by giving the full, deep understanding necessary to cope with any situation in a master chess game.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does it take to finish the Master course?

The Master course duration would be from 2-4 years depending upon the frequency of the class.

In what way is the training different from the Advanced Level?

The Advanced Level covers all the theory. The Master course adds more theory in detail and applies that theory on the basis of winning in competitive FIDE-rated tournaments through a customized plan.

What does a "personalized curriculum" mean in plain language?

It signifies that the coach scrutinizes your latest tournament games to pinpoint your major errors. Then, the training entirely concentrates on solving those specific issues until they are resolved.

Who provides the training?

Professional FIDE-rated trainers are the ones to deliver the training. are the ones to deliver the training, and among them are grandmaster coaching specialists and International Master who is a top-notch instructor.

Am I able to take lessons from a Grandmaster?

Absolutely! We have special programs where a grandmaster teaches you. The student can opt for one-to-one/group learning sessions with a grandmaster.

Where are the coaching fees listed?

The price ranges according to the instructor’s rating/title and the number of sessions per week. We will give you the precise rates when you reach out to us for a personalized consultation.

Is FIDE rating guaranteed by the program?

The program is the key to opening the door of training and knowledge. Getting the FIDE rating is the students’ personal performance and commitment in rated tournaments matter.

What type of tournaments will my preparation cover?

You are going to be ready for FIDE-rated competitions that are the milestones to getting the International rating and titles later.

What will be the case of a student if he/she has a hard time grasping a concept in the Advanced Level?

The trainer modifies the weekly study schedule and gives out special practice materials. Our customized method guarantees that no tricky concept is left unmastered before the student advances.

Is a certificate awarded after the completion of Part 1?

A certificate is granted after the successful completion of Advanced Level Part 1 and 2 separately, which indicates the completion of the five basic levels of the foundation course

Are you prepared to take the
plunge to gain an International Rating?

Get in touch with Upstep Academy team and consultation related to our Master course program.