The courses are organized to be complete and not to leave a setback area. To ensure an effective investment of the student's time, the focus is on the areas where my help has the most value (Finals and Strategy). Calculation and theoretical learning are often left to the student in personal work:
- Strategy: Before each lesson, I systematically analyze the games played by the student during the week on the internet. These analyzes generally make it possible to identify strategic gray areas, and allow us to resolve together certain points of misunderstanding. I then usually offer in-depth analysis of "classic" games from masters who illustrate the most important ideas seen during the analysis.
This allows a deeper assimilation of the concepts seen previously, rather than a simple correction by pointing out errors as a computer would have done.
- Openings: I prepare on my time, outside of class, files of openings that I then send to the student and that he can work by himself and learn alone, once the class is over. On request, we can examine model parts together on an opening in order to complete the personal learning work. It is also possible to play practice games on a specific variant, in preparation for an important game or tournament.
- Tactics / Calculation: I provide each course with work materials for the recognition of tactical patterns and the development of calculation skills in general.
- Finals: This is an often neglected and extremely important aspect of the game. The final since being the last phase of the game often decides the result :)
I usually put a lot of emphasis on the study of endgames, but it is possible to insist on other aspects of the game if the student shows the need.
I also regularly tackle so-called classic games, essential for learning chess at any level. These games are known to every chess player from a certain point, and they are the foundation of modern strategy.
- I also have experience as a high-level correspondence player: I took part in a qualifying tournament for the correspondence world championships where I finished undefeated. This forced me to improve my mastery of modern work tools (computers and different databases) and I am able to assist strong players looking for a training partner.
- I have been teaching chess for more than ten years now, and have had students of all ages (the youngest was just 5 years old, and the oldest over 70) and all levels: from complete beginners who did not know the rules of the game, has confirmed players close to 2100 elo FIDE. I can therefore adapt to any request without any problem.
All my students who have invested enough have experienced a very rapid improvement in their results regardless of their age or starting level:
For example, a 26-year-old student who had been playing for a short time and at a level of approximately 1500 on Lichess has, in the space of a few weeks and less than ten lessons, improved his ranking by more than 400 elo points and arrived very close to the symbolic bar of 2000. :)
His case is not isolated, but this performance remains remarkable.
Do not hesitate to contact me for any request for information. :)
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