31 year old from London, UK
Former child prodigy but stopped playing chess to pursue studies and professional career.

Now leaving the corporate world behind to do what I enjoy - play and teach chess!

Playing experience

Peak Rating 2486, 2 GM Norms
2024: Manchester Open Champion
2013: British Championship 4th=
2012: Hong Kong Open Champion
2011: World U18 Chess Championship 6th
2002-2013: British Junior Champion U8, U12, U18, U21

Teaching experience

Current full time coach at Fearless Chess Academy, Hangzhou China
Former coach for England Youth Team
Student results include:
2025 International Master
2014 World School Championship u9 2nd
2013 & 2015 British Woman's Champion

Other experiences

General Manager at THG (Former FTSE 100 company)
Vice President - Commercial at Sourceful

Teaching methodology

🧠 Why do many students get stuck in chess?
👉 It’s not lack of effort — it’s lack of structured training

Many students:
❌ Rely only on tactics
❌ Struggle with positional play
❌ Are weak in endgames
❌ Learn a lot… but can’t apply it

📌 Real improvement comes from systematic training + deep understanding

♟️ IM Group Classes (16-Session Structured Program)

🎯 Focus on the two most neglected areas:
✔️ Positional Play
✔️ Endgames

💡 What makes this different:
• Complete 16-session structured syllabus
• Learn key principles (fundamental → advanced)
• Work through many high-quality examples
• Practice exercises to reinforce understanding
• Every session includes training games + reviews

👉 Not just learning moves — learning how to think

🧩 Training Method (What actually works)

1️⃣ Learn core principles
2️⃣ Deepen understanding through examples
3️⃣ Solve exercises independently
4️⃣ Play training games
5️⃣ Receive personalised feedback

📌 Small group sizes (typically 2–8 students)
➡️ Ensures individual attention

💻 Online Classes

🗓️ Thu 7:00–9:30 (China time) – English
👉 Recommended level: 1600+

🗓️ Sat 18:00–20:30 (China time) – Chinese
👉 Recommended level: Level 2+

📚 Format:
• 1 hour theory lesson
• Short break
• ~40 mins training games
• ~40 mins game review

🏫 Offline Classes (Hangzhou)

📍 Fearless Chess Academy

🗓️ Sat 13:00–16:15 (Bilingual, mainly Chinese)
👉 Recommended level: Level 4+

🗓️ Sun 17:15–20:30 (Bilingual, mainly Chinese)
👉 Recommended level: Level 1+

📚 Format:
• 15 mins English practice + chess vocabulary
• 80 mins structured lesson
• Short break
• 45 mins training games
• 45 mins game analysis
💡 Students with little or no English can still follow

🌍 Why train with me?

♟️ International Master (IM)
🎓 Cambridge graduate
🌏 Bilingual coaching (English + Chinese)
📈 Proven track record of improving efficiently — balancing academics and chess (achieved IM level while qualifying for Cambridge)

📚 Focus on long-term improvement, not shortcuts

🎯 Who is this for?

✔️ Students stuck at a plateau
✔️ Students who want structured improvement
✔️ Students who want to truly understand chess
✔️ Students who want to develop English + Chinese ability in a bilingual environment

📩 Interested? Send me a message! (Either here or on wechat: yfchess)

YFchess