Looking for a coach that can help

Hi,

I am relatively new to chess and am looking for a coach. I find myself stuck at 500-600 and not improving at all. I've read that the best way to improve is to study tactics a lot, which I do. I've gotten my puzzle score over 1800, but I guess I just can't apply it in games. I will often get blown off the board in the opening because I get confused by people who seemingly always know the right moves. When that doesn't happen, I seem to be doing ok, but then I make one move that loses me the game on the spot. I have trouble putting together plans or even knowing what moves to make. I also blunder mate in 1 because my perception of what is going on just doesn't seem to be there. Overall, I am just not very good lol. I really enjoy chess and would like to improve so that I don't just keep getting crushed. I am looking for a coach that can help me analyze my games, see where my weaknesses are, and point me in the right direction as to what I can do to improve those weaknesses.  Anyway, hope I get some replies here. Thanks. 

Here is feedback from my students: https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-lessons/feedback-from-my-students-1

Message me if interested.

Dear pjvillain,

We would like to offer you a place at Thinksquare Chess Academy. Our coaches are both experts in chess and education. As your coach, I am a USCF tournament director, club manager, coach, and 2150-rated player. At an affordable rate, I can offer you a unique perspective and constructive feedback on chess. Additionally, with TSCA, you receive a wide range of training materials (puzzles, videos, etc) free of cost, as well as exclusive events such as titled player simuls and prize tournaments. We can schedule a free trial lesson, if you would like. Looking forward to a reply!

Thanks,

TSCA Team

I messaged you my coaching is cheaper then the other coaches I offer coaching at 12$ an hour

Analyzing your own games is irrelevant at that stage. I myself never analyzed my own games. I do other things instead.

I pointed my own direction. The best chess coach for you is yourself.

This is the best way to achieve an "eternal patzer" status, by a long shot.

I am currently coaching for 300-800 Elo players, this is a new account, don’t mind my elo, I play low so I know how beginners play

Dear Pjvillain,

My name is Gabor Balazs. I’m a Hungarian FIDE Master and a certified, full-time chess coach, so I hope I can help you. Everybody is different, so that's why there isn't only one given way to learn and improve.

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 analyzing your own games. There is a built-in engine on chess.com which can show you if a move is good or bad but the only problem is that it can't explain to you the plans, ideas behind the moves, so you won't know why it is so good or bad.

In my opinion, chess has 4 main areas (openings, strategies, tactics/combinations and endgames) and 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 enjoy the lessons because they cover multiple aspects of chess in an engaging and dynamic way, keeping the learning process both stimulating and efficient. Of course, there are always ups and downs but this is completely normal in everyone's career.

If you would like to learn more about chess, you can take private lessons from me (you find the details on my profile) or you can visit my Patreon channel (www.patreon.com/Bgabor91), where you can learn about every kind of topics (openings, strategies, tactics, endgames, game analysis). There are more than 30 hours of educational videos uploaded already and I'm planning to upload at least 4 new videos per week, so you can get 4-6 hours of educational contents every month. I also upload daily puzzles in 4 levels every day which are available with a FREE subscription.

I hope this is helpful for you. Good luck with your games!