Chess coach needed
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I'm kind bad at chess(stuck in 500s) and I'm needing some help. I anyone would like to help me for free, that'd be great! Thanks!
Well, I have been playing chess for 2 years. I found this app 6 days ago because a friend recommended. And just playing doesn't really help me. I just need to know what to work on. Thanks!
Dear Your_Average_Friend,
I am a certified, full-time chess coach, so I can't help you for free but I hope this message will be helpful. 
Everybody is different, so that's why there isn't only one general way to learn. First of all, you have to discover your biggest weaknesses in the game and start working on them. The most effective way for that is analysing your own games. Of course, if you are a beginner, you can't do it efficiently because you don't know too much about the game yet. There is a built-in engine on chess.com which can show you if a move is good or bad but the only problem that it can't explain you the plans, ideas behind the moves, so you won't know why is it so good or bad.
You can learn from books or Youtube channels as well, and maybe you can find a lot of useful information there but these sources are mostly general things and not personalized at all. That's why you need a good coach sooner or later if you really want to be better at chess. A good coach can help you with identifying your biggest weaknesses and explain everything, so you can leave your mistakes behind you. Of course, you won't apply everything immediately, this is a learning process (like learning languages), but if you are persistent and enthusiastic, you will achieve your goals.
In my opinion, chess has 4 main territories (openings, strategies, tactics/combinations and endgames). If you want to improve efficiently, you should improve all of these skills almost at the same time. That's what my training program is based on. My students really like it because the lessons are not boring (because we talk about more than one areas within one lesson) and they feel the improvement on the longer run. Of course, there are always ups and downs but this is completely normal in everyone's career.
I hope this is helpful for you. Good luck for your chess games!
Mar 13, 2021
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For free, i highly doubt you'll find a full time coach willing to help you.. if you want I can give you some tips or some books that you can buy to improve at your level, if you have any question about that, feel free to ask
Mar 13, 2021
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Hi! My name is Lauren Goodkind and I’m a chess coach based in California. I am available for coaching.
I'll be happy to give you one, one hour complimentary lesson if you are interested.
In the mean time, I have tips to help you improve your chess skills so you can win more games.
I recommend playing with a slow time control, such as game in 30 minutes. You need time to think. Beginners tend to make a lot of silly moves with very little time. This makes sense since there’s a lot of pieces on the board.
I also offer a free beginner’s free eBook on my website, www.ChessByLauren.com in case you are interested. The book is about asking questions before each move.
Before each move, I highly encourage you ask questions before every move such as, “If I move here, is it safe?”, “Can I safely capture a piece?”, and more.
Also consider all checks and captures on your side and also your opponent’s side.
Learn basic tactics such as the fork, discovered attack, pin, and more. I offer interactive puzzles on my website: https://www.chessbylauren.com/two-choice-puzzles.php
I hope that this helps.
Mar 19, 2021
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Hey, i have a discord server where people play instructional games together and coach lower rated players,share resources etc. You can PM me if you're interested. Also if coaches are willing to join you can PM as well,you will find plenty of people interested in getting coaching.
P.S. we have a strict no fee policy, coaching has to be absolutely free.
Hello! Drop me a personal message if you still need help and we can take it from there.
