Top Bloggers
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GM Max Illingworth
Grandmaster, visit http://www.illingworthchess.com/index.html to learn why I'm the perfect chess coach for you.
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Umesh Konduru
Hello Thank you for viewing my . I am Umesh from Hyderabad in India. I started learning chess when I was 11 and am 13 right now. I've played 5 FIDE tournaments to acheive a rating of 1279. I hope to cross 1500 within another year. I love blogging too. I am a Top Blogger on chess.com . Please follow me to check out my blogs. Click here to view my blog. Please feel free to leave me a note or send me a message. Thank You
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GM Mauricio Flores
Author of Chess Structures - a Grandmaster Guide, Quality Chess 2015. Visit http://chess-structures.com to learn more about it. Interested in lessons? I am very interested in coaching young and promising players who are eager to learn. We can arrange face to face lessons in Minneapolis, or otherwise most of my lessons are conducted using Skype + ICC (or chess.com). This online system works very well. Just like my book, my teaching is based on very concrete information, clear-cut ideas and principles. Each lesson you will learn something very concrete and useful. I will not waste your time teaching “general ideas” you can’t use. Over the years, I have prepared very solid teaching material, and I believe my current methodology is very effective. I keep the names of my students a secret (to...
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IM Jure Zorko
Hello and thanks for taking a minute to read this. My name is Jure Zorko and I come from Slovenia, Middle Europe. I am an International Master with a current FIDE rating of 2465. I have been playing and studying chess for about 20 years, regularly participating in European and World youth championships. Currently I am a full time chess coach, while still being an active player. My you tube channel: You Tube / Jure Zorko I started thinking about becoming a chess coach after I saw how much I could improve my own chess in adulthood and discover mistakes coaches could not see in my youth. That gave me the confidence to pursue a chess coaching career, where I helped many chess players around the world. My highlights as a player and a coach: - Multiple winner of medals at Youth National...
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Daniel Guel
Hi. My name is Daniel Guel. I am a homeschooled sixteen-year-old, going to be a Junior in High School this year. I began playing chess seriously in May of 2013 and played my first rated tournament in April of 2015. I now have 100+ rated games under the United States Chess Federation with a rating of 1645 OTB. I play with the (currently small) Waco Chess Club and direct tournaments there as well. I enjoy playing on chess.com. I recently started a blog and soon after got accepted as a top blogger on the site. Hope you enjoy! Thanks for reading! PS. Yes, I did shorten my "about me" page!
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FM Ingvar Thor Johannesson
Please check my YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/zibbit You'll find instructive videos like this: Bullet Tournaments: Live Blitz Commentary videos And plenty more!! I am educated in computer science and currently working independetly. In my spare time I like watching sports a lot and my main hobby is basketball in which I am a referee in the top division now. Chess is above all sports/games the one I love. I started playing I think 8 or 9 years old and quickly became to love the game. I did ok when I was younger, was always among the top juniors in Iceland but never won the National junior Ch. mostly because future GM and future junior World Ch. Helgi Ass Gretarsson was the same age as me. I came 2nd in a jr. National Championship once but didn't really win anything. Whe...
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NM Sam Copeland
Company Contact and News Accreditation: Email: sam@chess.com Phone: 1 (800) 318-2827 Address: PO Box 60400 Palo Alto, CA 94306 Sam Copeland is the Director of Social Media for Chess.com. Sam loves a good game of chess and plays a regrettably mediocre game of chess. Sam earned the National Master title in 2012, a lifelong dream. In 2014, Sam returned to his home state of South Carolina where he started Strategery: Chess and Games to grow scholastic chess in SC. Outside of chess, Sam enjoys dancing, camping, and travel. He was thrilled to finish his first marathon in 2014, coming in at 3:57.
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NM Dan Heisman
Host Chess.com's "Q&A with Coach Heisman" TV show first Friday of each month. Authored 11 chess books, do the Novice Nook column for Chess Cafe (Best Column in North America 3 times; six times Best Instruction), and have 280+ instructional videos on the ICC. A full-time chess instructor since 1996. Always glad to field questions via phone/skype (preferred), email, Chess.com, or the ICC. Hold the FIDE title of "CM". Visit our Dan Heisman Learning Center group here at Chess.com.
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FM Dalton Perrine
Want to improve your game? Raise your rating? Become a MASTER? Some of the most affordable prices online for personalized online chess coaching to take your game to the NEXT LEVEL!------------------------------------------------------------------I am FIDE Master Dalton Perrine and I want to help guide you on the road to chess mastery! I personalize all my lessons with my students in order to evaluate your abilities and make a unique program for things to pinpoint (both weaknesses and strengths) in your game and help you to raise your overall chess level and understanding.-------------------------------------------------------------------What will we cover in a typical lesson?--Building the student an opening repertoire based on their personal playing style--Preparing and learning opening l...
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FM Nikhilesh Kumar Kunche
my email : nikhil.eternal@gmail.com FIDE MASTER If you are interested in online chess lessons, please call 806-392-7411
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philidor_position
Why do we play chess? Because we have to. My official declaration: I'm aiming for the master title, in the next 5~10 years. 2020, wait for me. :)
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ChessKid
ChessKid.com is the scholastic extension of Chess.com, and is #1 chess website for kids! Safe, fun and educational - ChessKid has a curriculum (both written and interactive on the site) to help take kids from beginner to "serious tournament player" level. This account is used to publish updates and articles about ChessKid.com and the special events held on this site.
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Jonathan Cannon
Greetings Chess.com! I'm JD! You'll see my fingerprints all over the site! I head up the MOD Team, answer support tickets, some video metadata editing and helping TIger create and update video guides as well as occasionally co-hosting Chess Therapy and Melik & Me! Like many of you, I'm aspiring to get that coveted NM title! Hopefully in the next couple years! I wish you all the best of luck and I hope to see you around on Chess.com!
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GM Jon Ludvig Hammer
I am Jon Ludvig Hammer, hailing from the great chess nation to-be, NORWAY! Update 2016: We finished 5th in the Chess Olympiad. So we're officially a great chess nation!
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NM aww-rats
Full time Professional Chess Coach Top selling coach on chess.com for 4+ years. They stopped recording this in March 2013 when I outsold all coaches on this site first 10 months of activity to move up to number 4 overall. I now teach chess 70 hours per week to recurring students. I seriously doubt anyone has close to the number of students I have. New! Follow me on Twitter for updates! https://twitter.com/#!/awwrats Please join my group here, it's growing fast! http://www.chess.com/groups/home/nm-aww-rats-free-video-lessons Join my Standard play group, get real tournament time controls on demand 24 hours a day, 7 days per week! Everyone is raving about it. http://www.chess.com/groups/home/world-standard-time-control-chess-club-365-days-a-year National chess master since 1981.He...
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FM Carl Boor
Chess Master since 1998. 3x Ohio Champion. Coaching Chess full time since 1996. To see the results of my students and learn more about how I can help you achieve your chess potential please visit www.OhioChessAcademy.com
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FM Luis Fernández Siles
Maestro FIDE y entrenador de ajedrez. Editor y director de Capakhine, la revista de ajedrez para los niños y sus padres. Siempre pensando en crear contenidos que puedan ser útiles para el progreso ajedrecístico. Creativo, bloguero, youtuber y un poco friki Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/entrenadordeajedrez Twitter: https://twitter.com/capakhine Web personal: http://entrenadordeajedrez.com Blog: http://entrenadorajedrez.blogspot.com.es Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/luisfsiles Revista de ajedrez para niños y monitores: http://capakhine.es
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GM Valeriy Aveskulov
Hello, I'm Valeriy Aveskulov, GM from Kharkiv, Ukraine. You can read more about me on www.chesstao.com. Also you can be interested to purchase my Attack with Black (book about Black repertoire against 1.d4 based on the Benko gambit) or Improving the Endgame Technique (book 1; about same-colored bishop endgames). Also I offer coaching services. Enjoy your staying on chess.com - the greatest chess website ever!
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IM Jose Rafael Gascón D.
Hi Chess Lovers, my name is Jose Gascón I am an IM with one GM norm, I have 7 years in coaching experience and have been a writer and assistant of GM Igor Smirnov in his courses. I am a specialist in opening preparation with new ideas in a lot of variations. My biggest achievements as a trainer are: Helped Damion Davy to obtain the FM title and Corals Patiño to obtain the WFM title, I have also worked with FM Ismael Vidal and I am currently working with IM Jorge Bobadilla. I have trained 3 players that participated in Olympiads (Mark Bueno- Aruba, Shreyas Smith- Jamaica and FM Damion Davy - Jamaica) also several outstanding players in youth categories like WFM Corals Patiño ( 8 times Venezuelan champion in youth categories, 2nd place in Panamerican youth, 1st place in SouthAmerican youth,...
