Hello, I am József Mátyás Herpai, a chess coach and player with a FIDE rating of 2205.

I was part of the winning team at the National High School Chess Team Olympiad, and I hold the world record for the highest FIDE rating gain between July 2021 and March 2023.

Some of my best victories include wins against GM S. L. Narayanan, GM Romain Édouard, GM Xue Haowen, and GM Vugar Rasulov. I have also played strong games against top-class players such as GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Hikaru Nakamura, and GM Arjun Erigaisi, to name a few.

I have worked with students of all levels and helped them prepare for major tournaments such as the European Championship and the Pan-American Championship. In my lessons, I teach each student what I believe will benefit them most, and I cover many different aspects of the game. For example, one of my students improved from around 1550 to 2000+ FIDE in just 1.5 years and is now leading his national blitz leaderboard in his age group.

I welcome motivated students of any level (beginner to 2000 FIDE). Lessons are held in English and tailored to your goals.

I would love to work with you, message me if interested. 🙂

GothamChess made a video about me here.

Check out my chess-like Steam game here.

Check out my website WasThatMe.com.

GMShoti