Taking on new students!
Rates from $250/hour (package rates available).
I offer lessons online via Zoom or in person in the St. Louis area.
For inquiries: gmbenjaminbok@outlook.com

Professional Chess Grandmaster from the Netherlands.
Top 16 - 2026 Esports World Cup

3-time FIDE World Cup participant, 5-time Dutch Online Champion, and 2023 European Games Champion.

I’ve helped many of my students gain hundreds of rating points, some even over 1000 elo in a single year.

FIDE Classical peak: 2645 (World Top 100 level)
FIDE Blitz peak: 2676 (World Top 50 level)

I’ve defeated some of the best players in the world, including Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura.

Check out my Chessable courses: https://www.chessable.com/author/benjaminbok/

Also streaming on Kick: https://kick.com/gmbenjaminbok
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/gmbenjaminbok

FIDE: https://ratings.fide.com/profile/1017063
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjamin_bok