Chess as Lifelong passion and be winner in life

Chien (fhunfi) is a great coach. I work on the positions he sends me by email and I am beginning to learn how to think differently, more productively, when I look at a position. Today we had an online session and it was great to be able to ask questions and have the opportunity to put together all the ideas we have discussed by email. He pays a lot of attention to one's thought process and that helps not only to see what are the better moves, but how to think about the position in order to understand why those moves are better.

Thanks for all positive feedback.

* List of all my services to Classical Chess community:

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-lessons/for-anyone-who-would-like-to-practice-90m-30s?page=6#comment-99708007

** A new recent service since 2023 --> Daily-Course-by-email

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-lessons/interactive-q-a-daily-course-by-email

There is very affordable monthly small fee for this Daily-Course-by email program. You can give it try for a month, and only if you feel like it & find it useful, then you can think to pay for the service at the end of the month. You have nothing to lose as there is no obligation to pay the service at first month if you don't find it helpful.

*** If you search for an active community to practice classical chess  90m+30s/45m+45s/60m+30s, you have found the right place:

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/clubs-and-teams/if-1-of-your-new-years-resolution-is-to-play-more-serious-games-at-slow-time-controls

https://www.chess.com/blog/fhunfi/reasons-to-join-90m-30s-chess-com-online-chess-club

Kind Regards and happy to serve the classical chess community.
Chien

Thank you, Chien.

I am grateful to Chien for organizing these matches. I am a lower rated player, but Chien kindly stepped up to play me. Unsurprisingly, he beat me pretty easily, but afterwards was very generous with his time and offered me some helpful insights into some of the problems with my game. Much appreciated.

Thanks for all your support

Chess can be such a challenging game to learn and grow in.
My approach is to inspire players to develop a lifelong love of the game.

I try to be as encouraging as possible for my students to try their best in every game 
while being kind to themselves after the game 
to balance the fighting mentality with a forgiving mentality.

Chess imitates life - loss tolerance is essential too.

Stanley Kubrick (famous America movie director that also an avid chess enthusiast)

once said a very insightful quote

“Chess teaches you how to control the excitement that you feel when you see something that looks very good. It teaches you to think before you act, and to think with the same objectivity when you are in trouble”. 

Dear Chien,

I wish you and your family a great 2025. Thank you for all you do for chess and for improving players like me. You’re the best tournament director I've ever met and a fantastic coach.

I have played several tournaments organized by Chien to practice classical chess. Recently, I also played a game against Chien, which was very instructive. He was very generous by reviewing the game with me and providing an analysis of key positions. I highly reccomend his service to chess improvers.Thank you Chien!

It's my pleasure, my friend Rui.

Detail list of all my services to my students and my friends in classical chess community can be found here:

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-lessons/for-anyone-who-would-like-to-practice-90m-30s?page=6#comment-99708007 

Chess improvement is never an instant process. It is a long journey with consistency and endurance to experience bitter & sweet experience during competitive play, immersing ourselves in the joy and passion of the process of learning and improving instead of just chasing for titles, rating, and accolade only.

Every new game regardless the result is new learning experience, either applying what we have known/ learnt or encountering a completely new situation that will be new lesson-learnt. Winning is a bonus but not everything. Applying the joy of analyzing your own game correctly using effective methods, then repeat and repeat again.

2 companions for your chess journey:

(A) Since April 2022 I founded a classical club for serious chess player who would like to practice and feel the atmosphere of the Classical 90m+30s / 60m+30 / 45m+45s time control game.

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/clubs-and-teams/if-1-of-your-new-years-resolution-is-to-play-more-serious-games-at-slow-time-controls

(B) Enjoy chess journey together with me, day by day (you are in full control and decide whatever pace you like) with Daily Course by email program.

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-lessons/interactive-q-a-daily-course-by-email

I will be introducing, reviewing various strategic chess pattern that you haven't known or you might have known with application of it in real game situation.

My classes with Chien have been very helpful to me in improving my level of thinking and for the first time I have actually able to beat players more higher rated me and even learned a lot from the games I won because of his helpful analysis from time to time

Seriously an outstanding coach! He comes in with a plan and understands how to explain positions. So many other coaches just talk at me and I can't follow. But, that does not happen with Chien. He does not talk over your abilities and doesn't go into 20 different variations in one lesson. His lessons are focused and easy to understand.

thank you fhunfi for the lessons you have been giving me they have been difficult somtimes

but very enjoyable and have taught me to enjoy my chess problems i may have with chien

am going to continue the process with chiens help

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Good afternoon.

What I appreciate most about Chien's daily email lessons is that each day, you learn something about chess that is not only interesting but also useful in games. I have been taking email lessons for five months, and I already feel like his teaching has helped me to significantly improve my game. It is also easy on the pocketbook, so you don't need to have a lot of money to get this valuable instruction.

I have taken lessons before, but in America and other places, chess lessons are very expensive, and you only see your teacher once every week or two. With Chien, you can ask him a question and have instruction any day. He also seems to have a feel for your playing level, and he gives lessons suited to your needs.

Daily email chess lessons are one of the first things I consider when I study chess. They are like reading a good chess book that adjusts to your needs. And, I have learned about chess subjects that I have never heard of before in books or from other instructors. I highly recommend, and am thankful for, Chien's valuable teaching.

Is funny the amount of bots you put here to pay your courses. Even if free or not, you don't even have the elo required to be teaching. Even hobbies are hobbies because you can measure your progress. Elo, time, those things are important, other things are useless.

I’m not a bot. I’ve personally been coached by Chien and can speak to the quality of the instruction. Your comment is not only disrespectful, but surprisingly immature for someone of your chess ability. Dismissing others' efforts and experiences just because they don’t align with your view of progress reflects more on your attitude than on anyone else’s credibility.

I must disagree. Chien is the real deal. A formidable chess player, very knowledgeable about various motifs and GM games ... a competent instructor ... and an all around good guy who is passionate about chess and friendship. I'm sorry he had to endure such a disrespectful comment after all he does for the game and the participants of his tournaments.

Hello and Greetings to all chess family of this forum

Here I am again after 10 months that I have started email daily (almost) lessons with Chien !

The one and most important thing that I must say is that I am more than satisfied . The quality of tests/lessons and discussing is high . Even if solutions are not satisfactory Chien is never giving it to me from the first moments. He insists and tries to lead my thought and focus on the right point !! This has increased my visualization and the way that I approach on the game to the best !!! I have become more trustful and sure about my game and plans .

Chien is also following my fulfilled games and corrects my mistakes because all of us are learning from that (as it is in real life )

From here I want to send him a big thank for the help and for the friendship 

Sakis

(May Kaissa be with us )

https://www.chess.com/play/tournament/5729795