i seem to be losing a lot.. i hope u can help

ok wait nevermind hes like a 9 year old or something :) hehe

lol kacparov is kind of a jerk on this post i noticed

Yes, I always welcome prospective students who are serious about improving their skills.  Please send me a private message and we can discuss what your interests are, and how I may be able to help you.

can i be your student/apprentice?.. i want to improve my chess at your fingertips.. 

Здравствуйте, а сколько вы просите денег за занятие?

NM = CM in terms of rating, just that NM is national and CM is international

I have two complementary answers here:

- While these are not strict ranges, NM tends to be 2200-2300, so CM would be below that.

- To be a successful coach, one does not need to be above the level of the trainee.  More often than not, trainees surpass their coaches in some aspects very quickly, which is a true joy for a coach to behold and for a trainee to experience as growth.  Ultimately, it's the choice of the person who wants to be coached to pick a teacher they can trust, who has important lessons to teach them.  This is a very personal choice.

"If your strength is equivalent to that of a candidate master (CM) or less"

CM is 2200-2300, that's higher than your 2000, not relative I think?

I am not sure I understand your question, Kacparov!  Would you clarify?

I want to coach people who want to be coached and who are interested in advancing their knowledge while working with someone who is experienced at coaching in a variety of domains, including but not limited to chess. 

From knowing my own appoximate relative strength (in FIDE rating), as pointed out in the main text, I believe that I can be beneficial to people who are near or below that rating.

I don't understand, why do you want to coach people much better than you?

Thank you for asking! 

I always recommend that we do a free trial coaching "session" -- mostly for you to see if my coaching can meet your needs.  Then, based on how valuable I am (and can be) to you, you can decide what you are prepared to spend on improving your chess.  I am flexible.

I would suggest the following specific approach to start with:

• You and I play a game or two, perhaps even a rapid game, to see what level you are presently, and where you need to learn the most in order to improve meaningfully in your play.
• If you have specific recent games that you want me to go over with you, and suggest improvements to your play (and other relevant comments), I can do that too.
• If you have areas you already know you want to work on improving in your play, let me know what those are, and I can focus there with higher priority.

I will send you a private message, to arrange how/when we can play together.

I want to learn how to play chess,

how much do i need to pay to learn from you??

I don't have a USCF rating, because I've never played in over-the-board tournaments in US.  I did play in such tournaments a long time ago in Bulgaria (my native country) where I trained with a team, and my rating then was the equivalent of what corresponds to FIDE 1900-2000.

My sense is that I've become a somewhat stronger player since, but likely not too much stronger.  That is evidenced by anecdotal results I've had recently playing with titled players in rapid OTB games.

Hey, I just wanted to say I learnt a lot from your thinking!

Oh ok Thanks! Just wondering.

Thanks for asking, wilt18!  Yes, I presently am playing on those two vote chess games as well -- on the side of Anand in one, and (obviously) on the side of chess.com in the other. 

I didn't mention those two in my list above, because they are likely not of a recurring type, but if they turn out to be so, I'll list them as well.

Hey Valentin are you also playing in the Anand game and the Pogninia vs Chess.com game?