{"id":2487,"date":"2024-11-01T08:06:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T08:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themindchess.com\/index.php\/knowledge-base\/"},"modified":"2024-11-05T14:17:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T14:17:43","slug":"knowledge-base","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/themindchess.com\/index.php\/knowledge-base\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div id=\"epkb-modular-main-page-container\" role=\"main\" aria-labelledby=\"epkb-modular-main-page-container\" class=\"epkb-css-full-reset eckb_mp_active_theme_astra\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"epkb-ml__row-1\" data-feature=\"search\" class=\"epkb-ml__row\">                \n\t\t<div id=\"epkb-ml__module-search\" class=\"epkb-ml__module \">   \n\t\t\t<!-- Modern Search Layout -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"epkb-ml-search-modern-layout\">    \t\t\t\t<form id=\"epkb-ml-search-form\" class=\"epkb-ml-search-input-height--large\" method=\"get\" onsubmit=\"return false;\">\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"epkb_kb_id\" value=\"1\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Search Input Box -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"epkb-ml-search-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"epkb-ml-search-box__input\" type=\"text\" name=\"s\" value=\"\" aria-label=\"Search the documentation...\" placeholder=\"Search the documentation...\" aria-controls=\"epkb-ml-search-results\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"epkb-ml-search-box__btn\" type=\"submit\">\n                        <span class=\"epkbfa epkbfa-search epkbfa-ml-search-icon\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"epkbfa epkbfa-spinner epkbfa-ml-loading-icon\"><\/span>\n                    <\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Search Results -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"epkb-ml-search-results\" aria-live=\"polite\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t<\/div>  \n\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t<\/div>  \n\t\t\t<div id=\"epkb-ml__row-2\" data-feature=\"categories_articles\" class=\"epkb-ml__row\">                \n\t\t<div id=\"epkb-ml__module-categories-articles\" class=\"epkb-ml__module \">  \n\t\t<div id=\"epkb-ml-categories-layout\" role=\"main\" aria-labelledby=\"epkb-ml-categories-layout\" class=\"epkb-layout-container epkb-css-full-reset epkb-categories-template\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"epkb-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-section-container\">\t\n\t\t<div class=\"epkb-three-col eckb-categories-list\" > \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-ml__module-categories-articles__row\">  \n\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Container ( Category Box ) -->\n\t\t\t\t<section id=\"epkb_cat_1\" class=\"section_light_shadow epkb-top-category-box\"  style=\"border-radius: 4px; border-width: 0px; border-color: #e0e0e0; background-color: #ffffff; border-style: solid;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-head section_divider\"  style=\"border-bottom-width: 5px; background-color: #ffffff; border-top-left-radius: 4px; border-top-right-radius: 4px; border-bottom-color: #738ec4; padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-left: 10px;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Category Name + Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-category-level-1 epkb-category-level-1--icon-loc-left epkb-category-level-1--alignment-left\" data-kb-category-id=\"21\" data-kb-type=\"category\"  style=\"color: #040aa3;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Icon Top \/ Left -->\t                            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"epkb-cat-icon epkbfa epkbfa-fort-awesome\" data-kb-category-icon=\"epkbfa-fort-awesome\"  style=\"color: #e89212; font-size: 87px;\" ><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-cat-name\">    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-cat-name-count-container\"  style=\"color: #040aa3; font-size:21px;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"epkb-cat-name\">Introduction to Chess<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"epkb-cat-count\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Icon Right -->     \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Category Description -->\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Body -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-section-body\"  style=\"border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 4px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; min-height: 150px;\"  >\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"epkb-main-category epkb-articles\"  style=\"padding-left: 10px;\"  data-list-id=\"21\"> \t\t\t\t<li class=\"epkb-article-level-1 \" data-kb-article-id=\"2505\"\n\t\t\t\t        data-kb-type=\"article\"  style=\"padding-bottom: 6px; padding-top: 6px;\"  >   \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/themindchess.com\/index.php\/knowledge-base\/beginner-guide-to-mastering-chess\/\"  class=\"epkb-mp-article \"\n\t\t            data-kb-article-id=\"2505\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title\"  style=\"color: #000000;\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title__icon ep_font_icon_document\"  style=\"color: #dd9933;\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title__text\" >The Beginner\u2019s Guide to Mastering Chess<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t<\/a>    \t\t\t\t<\/li> \t\t\t\t<li class=\"epkb-article-level-1 \" data-kb-article-id=\"2504\"\n\t\t\t\t        data-kb-type=\"article\"  style=\"padding-bottom: 6px; padding-top: 6px;\"  >   \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/themindchess.com\/index.php\/knowledge-base\/benefits-of-learning-chess-for-kids\/\"  class=\"epkb-mp-article \"\n\t\t            data-kb-article-id=\"2504\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title\"  style=\"color: #000000;\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title__icon ep_font_icon_document\"  style=\"color: #dd9933;\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title__text\" >The Benefits of Learning Chess for Kids<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t<\/a>    \t\t\t\t<\/li> \t\t\t\t<li class=\"epkb-article-level-1 \" data-kb-article-id=\"2503\"\n\t\t\t\t        data-kb-type=\"article\"  style=\"padding-bottom: 6px; padding-top: 6px;\"  >   \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/themindchess.com\/index.php\/knowledge-base\/boost-your-childs-problem-solving-skills-with-chess\/\"  class=\"epkb-mp-article \"\n\t\t            data-kb-article-id=\"2503\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title\"  style=\"color: #000000;\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title__icon ep_font_icon_document\"  style=\"color: #dd9933;\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title__text\" >Boost Your Child\u2019s Problem-Solving Skills with Chess<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t<\/a>    \t\t\t\t<\/li> \t\t\t\t<li class=\"epkb-article-level-1 \" data-kb-article-id=\"2502\"\n\t\t\t\t        data-kb-type=\"article\"  style=\"padding-bottom: 6px; padding-top: 6px;\"  >   \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/themindchess.com\/index.php\/knowledge-base\/the-role-of-chess-in-developing-academic-excellence\/\"  class=\"epkb-mp-article \"\n\t\t            data-kb-article-id=\"2502\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title\"  style=\"color: #000000;\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title__icon ep_font_icon_document\"  style=\"color: #dd9933;\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title__text\" >The Role of Chess in Developing Academic Excellence<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t<\/a>    \t\t\t\t<\/li> \n\t\t<\/ul> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- Section Body End -->\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/section><!-- Section End -->  \n\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Container ( Category Box ) -->\n\t\t\t\t<section id=\"epkb_cat_2\" class=\"section_light_shadow epkb-top-category-box\"  style=\"border-radius: 4px; border-width: 0px; border-color: #e0e0e0; background-color: #ffffff; border-style: solid;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-head section_divider\"  style=\"border-bottom-width: 5px; background-color: #ffffff; border-top-left-radius: 4px; border-top-right-radius: 4px; border-bottom-color: #738ec4; padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-left: 10px;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Category Name + Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-category-level-1 epkb-category-level-1--icon-loc-left epkb-category-level-1--alignment-left\" data-kb-category-id=\"22\" data-kb-type=\"category\"  style=\"color: #040aa3;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Icon Top \/ Left -->\t                            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"epkb-cat-icon epkbfa ep_font_icon_light_bulb\" data-kb-category-icon=\"ep_font_icon_light_bulb\"  style=\"color: #e89212; font-size: 87px;\" ><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-cat-name\">    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-cat-name-count-container\"  style=\"color: #040aa3; font-size:21px;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"epkb-cat-name\">Chess Strategy and Tactics<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"epkb-cat-count\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Icon Right -->     \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Category Description -->\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Body -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-section-body\"  style=\"border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 4px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; min-height: 150px;\"  >\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"epkb-main-category epkb-articles\"  style=\"padding-left: 10px;\"  data-list-id=\"22\"> \t\t\t\t<li class=\"epkb-article-level-1 \" data-kb-article-id=\"2603\"\n\t\t\t\t        data-kb-type=\"article\"  style=\"padding-bottom: 6px; padding-top: 6px;\"  >   \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/themindchess.com\/index.php\/knowledge-base\/the-ultimate-guide-to-winning-more-games-in-chess\/\"  class=\"epkb-mp-article \"\n\t\t            data-kb-article-id=\"2603\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title\"  style=\"color: #000000;\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title__icon ep_font_icon_document\"  style=\"color: #dd9933;\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title__text\" >The Ultimate Guide to Winning More Games In Chess<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t<\/a>    \t\t\t\t<\/li> \n\t\t<\/ul> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- Section Body End -->\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/section><!-- Section End -->  \n\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Container ( Category Box ) -->\n\t\t\t\t<section id=\"epkb_cat_3\" class=\"section_light_shadow epkb-top-category-box\"  style=\"border-radius: 4px; border-width: 0px; border-color: #e0e0e0; background-color: #ffffff; border-style: solid;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-head section_divider\"  style=\"border-bottom-width: 5px; background-color: #ffffff; border-top-left-radius: 4px; border-top-right-radius: 4px; border-bottom-color: #738ec4; padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-left: 10px;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Category Name + Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-category-level-1 epkb-category-level-1--icon-loc-left epkb-category-level-1--alignment-left\" data-kb-category-id=\"23\" data-kb-type=\"category\"  style=\"color: #040aa3;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Icon Top \/ Left -->\t                            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"epkb-cat-icon epkbfa epkbfa-bar-chart\" data-kb-category-icon=\"epkbfa-bar-chart\"  style=\"color: #e89212; font-size: 87px;\" ><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-cat-name\">    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-cat-name-count-container\"  style=\"color: #040aa3; font-size:21px;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"epkb-cat-name\">Game Analysis<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"epkb-cat-count\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Icon Right -->     \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Category Description -->\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Body -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-section-body\"  style=\"border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 4px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; min-height: 150px;\"  >\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"epkb-main-category epkb-articles\"  style=\"padding-left: 10px;\"  data-list-id=\"23\"> <li class=\"epkb-articles-coming-soon\">Articles coming soon<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- Section Body End -->\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/section><!-- Section End -->  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-ml__module-categories-articles__row\">  \n\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Container ( Category Box ) -->\n\t\t\t\t<section id=\"epkb_cat_4\" class=\"section_light_shadow epkb-top-category-box\"  style=\"border-radius: 4px; border-width: 0px; border-color: #e0e0e0; background-color: #ffffff; border-style: solid;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-head section_divider\"  style=\"border-bottom-width: 5px; background-color: #ffffff; border-top-left-radius: 4px; border-top-right-radius: 4px; border-bottom-color: #738ec4; padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-left: 10px;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Category Name + Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-category-level-1 epkb-category-level-1--icon-loc-left epkb-category-level-1--alignment-left\" data-kb-category-id=\"24\" data-kb-type=\"category\"  style=\"color: #040aa3;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Icon Top \/ Left -->\t                            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"epkb-cat-icon epkbfa epkbfa-bullhorn\" data-kb-category-icon=\"epkbfa-bullhorn\"  style=\"color: #e89212; font-size: 87px;\" ><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-cat-name\">    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-cat-name-count-container\"  style=\"color: #040aa3; font-size:21px;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"epkb-cat-name\">Chess News<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"epkb-cat-count\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Icon Right -->     \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Category Description -->\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Body -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-section-body\"  style=\"border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 4px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; min-height: 150px;\"  >\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"epkb-main-category epkb-articles\"  style=\"padding-left: 10px;\"  data-list-id=\"24\"> \t\t\t\t<li class=\"epkb-article-level-1 \" data-kb-article-id=\"2650\"\n\t\t\t\t        data-kb-type=\"article\"  style=\"padding-bottom: 6px; padding-top: 6px;\"  >   \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/themindchess.com\/index.php\/knowledge-base\/from-prodigy-to-champion-gukeshs-inspiring-journey-to-the-top\/\"  class=\"epkb-mp-article \"\n\t\t            data-kb-article-id=\"2650\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title\"  style=\"color: #000000;\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title__icon ep_font_icon_document\"  style=\"color: #dd9933;\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title__text\" >From Prodigy to Champion: Gukesh\u2019s Inspiring Journey to the Top<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t<\/a>    \t\t\t\t<\/li> \t\t\t\t<li class=\"epkb-article-level-1 \" data-kb-article-id=\"2664\"\n\t\t\t\t        data-kb-type=\"article\"  style=\"padding-bottom: 6px; padding-top: 6px;\"  >   \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/themindchess.com\/index.php\/knowledge-base\/how-to-get-fide-rating\/\"  class=\"epkb-mp-article \"\n\t\t            data-kb-article-id=\"2664\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title\"  style=\"color: #000000;\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title__icon ep_font_icon_document\"  style=\"color: #dd9933;\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title__text\" >How to Get a FIDE Rating: A Comprehensive Guide (Updated for 2024)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t<\/a>    \t\t\t\t<\/li> \t\t\t\t<li class=\"epkb-article-level-1 \" data-kb-article-id=\"2698\"\n\t\t\t\t        data-kb-type=\"article\"  style=\"padding-bottom: 6px; padding-top: 6px;\"  >   \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/themindchess.com\/index.php\/knowledge-base\/koneru-humpy-the-underrated-queen-of-indian-chess\/\"  class=\"epkb-mp-article \"\n\t\t            data-kb-article-id=\"2698\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title\"  style=\"color: #000000;\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title__icon ep_font_icon_document\"  style=\"color: #dd9933;\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title__text\" >Koneru Humpy: The Underrated Queen of Indian Chess \ufffd\ufffd\u265f\ufe0f<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t<\/a>    \t\t\t\t<\/li> \n\t\t<\/ul> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- Section Body End -->\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/section><!-- Section End -->  \n\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Container ( Category Box ) -->\n\t\t\t\t<section id=\"epkb_cat_5\" class=\"section_light_shadow epkb-top-category-box\"  style=\"border-radius: 4px; border-width: 0px; border-color: #e0e0e0; background-color: #ffffff; border-style: solid;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-head section_divider\"  style=\"border-bottom-width: 5px; background-color: #ffffff; border-top-left-radius: 4px; border-top-right-radius: 4px; border-bottom-color: #738ec4; padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-left: 10px;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Category Name + Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-category-level-1 epkb-category-level-1--icon-loc-left epkb-category-level-1--alignment-left\" data-kb-category-id=\"25\" data-kb-type=\"category\"  style=\"color: #040aa3;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Icon Top \/ Left -->\t                            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"epkb-cat-icon epkbfa epkbfa-book\" data-kb-category-icon=\"epkbfa-book\"  style=\"color: #e89212; font-size: 87px;\" ><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-cat-name\">    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-cat-name-count-container\"  style=\"color: #040aa3; font-size:21px;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"epkb-cat-name\">Learning Resources<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"epkb-cat-count\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Icon Right -->     \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Category Description -->\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Body -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-section-body\"  style=\"border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 4px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; min-height: 150px;\"  >\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"epkb-main-category epkb-articles\"  style=\"padding-left: 10px;\"  data-list-id=\"25\"> \t\t\t\t<li class=\"epkb-article-level-1 \" data-kb-article-id=\"2664\"\n\t\t\t\t        data-kb-type=\"article\"  style=\"padding-bottom: 6px; padding-top: 6px;\"  >   \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/themindchess.com\/index.php\/knowledge-base\/how-to-get-fide-rating\/?seq_no=2\"  class=\"epkb-mp-article \"\n\t\t            data-kb-article-id=\"2664\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title\"  style=\"color: #000000;\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title__icon ep_font_icon_document\"  style=\"color: #dd9933;\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title__text\" >How to Get a FIDE Rating: A Comprehensive Guide (Updated for 2024)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t<\/a>    \t\t\t\t<\/li> \n\t\t<\/ul> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- Section Body End -->\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/section><!-- Section End -->  \n\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Container ( Category Box ) -->\n\t\t\t\t<section id=\"epkb_cat_6\" class=\"section_light_shadow epkb-top-category-box\"  style=\"border-radius: 4px; border-width: 0px; border-color: #e0e0e0; background-color: #ffffff; border-style: solid;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-head section_divider\"  style=\"border-bottom-width: 5px; background-color: #ffffff; border-top-left-radius: 4px; border-top-right-radius: 4px; border-bottom-color: #738ec4; padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-left: 10px;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Category Name + Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-category-level-1 epkb-category-level-1--icon-loc-left epkb-category-level-1--alignment-left\" data-kb-category-id=\"26\" data-kb-type=\"category\"  style=\"color: #040aa3;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Icon Top \/ Left -->\t                            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"epkb-cat-icon epkbfa epkbfa-puzzle-piece\" data-kb-category-icon=\"epkbfa-puzzle-piece\"  style=\"color: #e89212; font-size: 87px;\" ><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-cat-name\">    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-cat-name-count-container\"  style=\"color: #040aa3; font-size:21px;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"epkb-cat-name\">Chess Puzzles<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"epkb-cat-count\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Icon Right -->     \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Category Description -->\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Body -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-section-body\"  style=\"border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 4px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; min-height: 150px;\"  >\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"epkb-main-category epkb-articles\"  style=\"padding-left: 10px;\"  data-list-id=\"26\"> <li class=\"epkb-articles-coming-soon\">Articles coming soon<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- Section Body End -->\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/section><!-- Section End -->  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-ml__module-categories-articles__row\">  \n\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Container ( Category Box ) -->\n\t\t\t\t<section id=\"epkb_cat_7\" class=\"section_light_shadow epkb-top-category-box\"  style=\"border-radius: 4px; border-width: 0px; border-color: #e0e0e0; background-color: #ffffff; border-style: solid;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-head section_divider\"  style=\"border-bottom-width: 5px; background-color: #ffffff; border-top-left-radius: 4px; border-top-right-radius: 4px; border-bottom-color: #738ec4; padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-left: 10px;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Category Name + Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-category-level-1 epkb-category-level-1--icon-loc-left epkb-category-level-1--alignment-left\" data-kb-category-id=\"27\" data-kb-type=\"category\"  style=\"color: #040aa3;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Icon Top \/ Left -->\t                            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"epkb-cat-icon epkbfa epkbfa-bookmark\" data-kb-category-icon=\"epkbfa-bookmark\"  style=\"color: #e89212; font-size: 87px;\" ><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-cat-name\">    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-cat-name-count-container\"  style=\"color: #040aa3; font-size:21px;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"epkb-cat-name\">Chess Variants<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"epkb-cat-count\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Icon Right -->     \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Category Description -->\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Body -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-section-body\"  style=\"border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 4px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; min-height: 150px;\"  >\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"epkb-main-category epkb-articles\"  style=\"padding-left: 10px;\"  data-list-id=\"27\"> <li class=\"epkb-articles-coming-soon\">Articles coming soon<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- Section Body End -->\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/section><!-- Section End -->  \n\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Container ( Category Box ) -->\n\t\t\t\t<section id=\"epkb_cat_8\" class=\"section_light_shadow epkb-top-category-box\"  style=\"border-radius: 4px; border-width: 0px; border-color: #e0e0e0; background-color: #ffffff; border-style: solid;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-head section_divider\"  style=\"border-bottom-width: 5px; background-color: #ffffff; border-top-left-radius: 4px; border-top-right-radius: 4px; border-bottom-color: #738ec4; padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-left: 10px;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Category Name + Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-category-level-1 epkb-category-level-1--icon-loc-left epkb-category-level-1--alignment-left\" data-kb-category-id=\"28\" data-kb-type=\"category\"  style=\"color: #040aa3;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Icon Top \/ Left -->\t                            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"epkb-cat-icon epkbfa epkbfa-group\" data-kb-category-icon=\"epkbfa-group\"  style=\"color: #e89212; font-size: 87px;\" ><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-cat-name\">    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-cat-name-count-container\"  style=\"color: #040aa3; font-size:21px;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"epkb-cat-name\">Community and Events<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"epkb-cat-count\">3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Icon Right -->     \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Category Description -->\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Body -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-section-body\"  style=\"border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 4px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; min-height: 150px;\"  >\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"epkb-main-category epkb-articles\"  style=\"padding-left: 10px;\"  data-list-id=\"28\"> \t\t\t\t<li class=\"epkb-article-level-1 \" data-kb-article-id=\"2650\"\n\t\t\t\t        data-kb-type=\"article\"  style=\"padding-bottom: 6px; padding-top: 6px;\"  >   \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/themindchess.com\/index.php\/knowledge-base\/from-prodigy-to-champion-gukeshs-inspiring-journey-to-the-top\/?seq_no=2\"  class=\"epkb-mp-article \"\n\t\t            data-kb-article-id=\"2650\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title\"  style=\"color: #000000;\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title__icon ep_font_icon_document\"  style=\"color: #dd9933;\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title__text\" >From Prodigy to Champion: Gukesh\u2019s Inspiring Journey to the Top<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t<\/a>    \t\t\t\t<\/li> \t\t\t\t<li class=\"epkb-article-level-1 \" data-kb-article-id=\"2664\"\n\t\t\t\t        data-kb-type=\"article\"  style=\"padding-bottom: 6px; padding-top: 6px;\"  >   \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/themindchess.com\/index.php\/knowledge-base\/how-to-get-fide-rating\/?seq_no=3\"  class=\"epkb-mp-article \"\n\t\t            data-kb-article-id=\"2664\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title\"  style=\"color: #000000;\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title__icon ep_font_icon_document\"  style=\"color: #dd9933;\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title__text\" >How to Get a FIDE Rating: A Comprehensive Guide (Updated for 2024)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t<\/a>    \t\t\t\t<\/li> \t\t\t\t<li class=\"epkb-article-level-1 \" data-kb-article-id=\"2698\"\n\t\t\t\t        data-kb-type=\"article\"  style=\"padding-bottom: 6px; padding-top: 6px;\"  >   \n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/themindchess.com\/index.php\/knowledge-base\/koneru-humpy-the-underrated-queen-of-indian-chess\/?seq_no=2\"  class=\"epkb-mp-article \"\n\t\t            data-kb-article-id=\"2698\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title\"  style=\"color: #000000;\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title__icon ep_font_icon_document\"  style=\"color: #dd9933;\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eckb-article-title__text\" >Koneru Humpy: The Underrated Queen of Indian Chess \ufffd\ufffd\u265f\ufe0f<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t<\/a>    \t\t\t\t<\/li> \n\t\t<\/ul> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- Section Body End -->\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/section><!-- Section End -->  \n\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Container ( Category Box ) -->\n\t\t\t\t<section id=\"epkb_cat_9\" class=\"section_light_shadow epkb-top-category-box\"  style=\"border-radius: 4px; border-width: 0px; border-color: #e0e0e0; background-color: #ffffff; border-style: solid;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-head section_divider\"  style=\"border-bottom-width: 5px; background-color: #ffffff; border-top-left-radius: 4px; border-top-right-radius: 4px; border-bottom-color: #738ec4; padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-left: 10px;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Category Name + Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-category-level-1 epkb-category-level-1--icon-loc-left epkb-category-level-1--alignment-left\" data-kb-category-id=\"29\" data-kb-type=\"category\"  style=\"color: #040aa3;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Icon Top \/ Left -->\t                            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"epkb-cat-icon epkbfa epkbfa-thumb-tack\" data-kb-category-icon=\"epkbfa-thumb-tack\"  style=\"color: #e89212; font-size: 87px;\" ><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-cat-name\">    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-cat-name-count-container\"  style=\"color: #040aa3; font-size:21px;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"epkb-cat-name\">History of Chess<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"epkb-cat-count\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Icon Right -->     \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Category Description -->\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Section Body -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-section-body\"  style=\"border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 4px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; min-height: 150px;\"  >\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"epkb-main-category epkb-articles\"  style=\"padding-left: 10px;\"  data-list-id=\"29\"> <li class=\"epkb-articles-coming-soon\">Articles coming soon<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- Section Body End -->\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/section><!-- Section End -->  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \n\t\t<\/div>       \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>   \n\t\t<\/div>    \t\t\t<\/div>  \n\t\t\t<div id=\"epkb-ml__row-3\" data-feature=\"faqs\" class=\"epkb-ml__row\">                \t\t<div id=\"epkb-ml__module-faqs\" class=\"epkb-ml__module\">   \t\t\t<style>\t    \n\t\t\t.epkb-faqs__item__question { color: #ffffff!important; }\n\t\t\t.epkb-faqs__item__answer { color: #000000!important; }\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.epkb-faqs__item-container { border-color: #e8e8e8!important; }\n\t\t\t.epkb-faqs__item-container--active .epkb-faqs__item__question { border-color: #e8e8e8!important; }\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.epkb-faqs__item__question { background-color: #ef9337; }\n\t\t\t.epkb-faqs__item__answer { background-color: #FFFFFF; }\n\t\t\t.epkb-faqs__item__question__icon { color: #000000; }\t.epkb-faqs-title { text-align: center!important; }\t\t\t<\/style>\t\n\t\t<div id=\"epkb-ml-faqs-categories-layout\" class=\"epkb-faqs-container epkb-faqs-accordion-mode epkb-faqs-space-medium epkb-faqs-border-rounded epkb-faqs-border-all epkb-faqs-icon-left epkb-faqs-compact-medium epkb-faqs-col-1\"> \t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"epkb-faqs-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Frequently Asked Questions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs-cat-content-container\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs-cat-container\" id=\"epkb-faqs-cat-20\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__cat-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"epkb-faqs__cat-header__title\">Common Questions from Parents:<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__items-list-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__items-list epkb-list-column-1\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item-container\" id=\"epkb-faqs-article-2513\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question\" data-faq-type=\"module\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\">     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-closed epkbfa epkbfa-angle-down\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-open epkbfa epkbfa-angle-up\"><\/div>    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__text\">What is the minimum and maximum age to start learning chess?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer__text\">    <p><em><i>Our academy welcomes students of all ages. We can start one-on-one classes for children as young as 4, while group classes typically begin at age 5. We also cater to adults looking to improve their skills.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item-container\" id=\"epkb-faqs-article-2516\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question\" data-faq-type=\"module\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\">     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-closed epkbfa epkbfa-angle-down\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-open epkbfa epkbfa-angle-up\"><\/div>    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__text\">Are there any prerequisites for enrolling?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer__text\">    <p><em><i>No prerequisites are required; we offer classes for all skill levels, from complete beginners to advanced players.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item-container\" id=\"epkb-faqs-article-2515\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question\" data-faq-type=\"module\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\">     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-closed epkbfa epkbfa-angle-down\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-open epkbfa epkbfa-angle-up\"><\/div>    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__text\">What is the student-to-teacher ratio?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer__text\">    <p><em><i>We maintain a ratio of 4 to 6 students per instructor in group classes, allowing for personalized attention and support for each student.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item-container\" id=\"epkb-faqs-article-2519\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question\" data-faq-type=\"module\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\">     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-closed epkbfa epkbfa-angle-down\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-open epkbfa epkbfa-angle-up\"><\/div>    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__text\">How often are classes held?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer__text\">    <p><em><i>Students attend two regular classes each week, along with a free master class and a live practice tournament every Sunday.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item-container\" id=\"epkb-faqs-article-2517\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question\" data-faq-type=\"module\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\">     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-closed epkbfa epkbfa-angle-down\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-open epkbfa epkbfa-angle-up\"><\/div>    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__text\">Do you offer group and one-on-one classes?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer__text\">    <p><em><i>Yes, we offer both group classes and one-on-one coaching to cater to different learning preferences and needs.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item-container\" id=\"epkb-faqs-article-2518\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question\" data-faq-type=\"module\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\">     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-closed epkbfa epkbfa-angle-down\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-open epkbfa epkbfa-angle-up\"><\/div>    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__text\">What is your fee structure?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer__text\">    <p><em><i>We offer a very competitive pricing model, making it accessible for anyone to enroll in our courses. The complete fee structure is published under our <a href=\"https:\/\/themindchess.com\/#our-programs\">Training Programs<\/a> Section in our website.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item-container\" id=\"epkb-faqs-article-2520\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question\" data-faq-type=\"module\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\">     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-closed epkbfa epkbfa-angle-down\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-open epkbfa epkbfa-angle-up\"><\/div>    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__text\">What if my child misses a class?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer__text\">    <p><em>If your child misses a class, no worries \u2014 all sessions are recorded, and they can catch up anytime at their convenience by watching the recording. They can also ask any doubts or questions to the coach in the next class.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item-container\" id=\"epkb-faqs-article-2521\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question\" data-faq-type=\"module\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\">     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-closed epkbfa epkbfa-angle-down\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-open epkbfa epkbfa-angle-up\"><\/div>    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__text\">How can my child get a FIDE rating?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer__text\">    <p><em><i>To obtain a FIDE rating, take training with us, practice regularly, and maintain consistent interaction with our coaches. Competing in rated tournaments is also essential.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item-container\" id=\"epkb-faqs-article-2514\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question\" data-faq-type=\"module\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\">     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-closed epkbfa epkbfa-angle-down\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-open epkbfa epkbfa-angle-up\"><\/div>    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__text\">How is the curriculum structured?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer__text\">    <p><em><i>The curriculum is designed to cater to various skill levels, with modules that include tactics, strategy, openings, and endgames, along with game analysis.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs-cat-container\" id=\"epkb-faqs-cat-30\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__cat-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"epkb-faqs__cat-header__title\">Common Questions from Students:<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__items-list-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__items-list epkb-list-column-1\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item-container\" id=\"epkb-faqs-article-2525\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question\" data-faq-type=\"module\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\">     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-closed epkbfa epkbfa-angle-down\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-open epkbfa epkbfa-angle-up\"><\/div>    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__text\">Do I need to know how to play chess before joining?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer__text\">    <p><em><i>Not at all! We have classes specifically for beginners, so you\u2019ll learn everything you need to know.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item-container\" id=\"epkb-faqs-article-2527\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question\" data-faq-type=\"module\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\">     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-closed epkbfa epkbfa-angle-down\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-open epkbfa epkbfa-angle-up\"><\/div>    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__text\">Are there opportunities to compete in tournaments?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer__text\">    <p><em><i>Yes! We regularly organize online tournaments and events where students can compete and gain valuable experience.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item-container\" id=\"epkb-faqs-article-2530\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question\" data-faq-type=\"module\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\">     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-closed epkbfa epkbfa-angle-down\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-open epkbfa epkbfa-angle-up\"><\/div>    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__text\">Are there any additional resources provided?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer__text\">    <p><em><i>Yes, we offer a range of resources, including practice exercises, videos, and reading materials to supplement your learning. We also provide regular homework to reinforce what you\u2019ve learned.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item-container\" id=\"epkb-faqs-article-2531\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question\" data-faq-type=\"module\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\">     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-closed epkbfa epkbfa-angle-down\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-open epkbfa epkbfa-angle-up\"><\/div>    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__text\">How do I track my progress?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer__text\">    <p><em><i>We have a dedicated live learning platform that tracks every student\u2019s progress, leader board scores, regular class details, and more.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item-container\" id=\"epkb-faqs-article-2529\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question\" data-faq-type=\"module\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\">     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-closed epkbfa epkbfa-angle-down\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__icon epkb-faqs__item__question__icon-open epkbfa epkbfa-angle-up\"><\/div>    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__question__text\">Can I learn at my own pace?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"epkb-faqs__item__answer__text\">    <p><em><i>Yes, we encourage students to progress at their own pace. 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