Hi there,

I have room for another student, and would certainly welcome and enjoy teaching someone who is receptive to all phases of the game (as you seem to have indicated). Drop me a line if you are interested. And please visit my site here if you want to see where Im at in the chess world.

Mavros

Thanks for the response.

What does that mean to be a coach with students? I looked at that part of chess.com (where all the coaches are listed) and I didn't understand --which is why I didn't pursue it. Do you coach online? Is it free?

I'm just looking for someone to play a non-competitive game and share their thoughts as they go.

It's hard to click "Let's Play" and then start hounding my opponent "So what's en passant? What's the difference between tactical and positional? What's a pawn ending?" Poor thing. But if someone was willing to chat chess for a game or two, that would be great!

Hi Again

Alright well my advice to you is to seek out longer games online, anywhere between 10 minutes to half an hour long per side. After the game is done, my suggestion is that you invite your opponent to review the game in a post-mortem. In chess this is the action of two players analyzing the game after its completion and checking out varations, as well as sharing ideas. This is when talking can take place without it interfering with the game. If you've been to any live tournaments you'll see that many players spend anywhere from 1 minute to half hour analyzing games together during a post-mortem. This is where a lot of chess learning takes place, and is a great chance to pick up on ideas from stronger players. See if you can engage any opponents after some of your games...

Mavros

I'm willing to play a couple of takeback games where I'll try and answer any questions you have.

I don't have any experience with teaching but I'll do my best.

If you are interested send me a challenge.

I can do that with you if you like. I'll send you a challenge.

Could I be one of your student's It doesn't matter that my rating is higher because I know there's something you can still share that you know.

Can I do the same but I' m in the middle of quite a few game's right now so can the time control be 10 day's or so.

I'll also play some training games with you as well if you want.

 Hey Mavros,

Do you coach online? Like on chess.com? Is it free?

I'm pretty interested in having a coach that can help me prepare for tournament.

Let me know if you still have a spot left.

Thanks,
Simito Ongdaska