i would like to learn... but how???
Any Beginner/Intermediate Player Looking For a Chess Tutor
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I am interested but I take it you require some sort of monetary payment and I have little money as I am only 14
Hi sritinku, I can definitely teach you how to play chess. I see that you are from India. I am from the United States. I teach you online through Zoom. I would like to talk to you on the phone about the how I am going to teach you and the payment. My cellphone # is 610-812-5433. I am looking forward to talking to you.
Hi samob917, that's great that you want to get better at chess. But unfortunely I do require some sort of monetary payment. I started chess when I was 12 years old and I became a very high Class A player now. Maybe we can work something out. Talk to your parents about this. I would like to talk to you and your parents about this as well if you are still interested in me tutoring you. We can discuss tutoring and the payment. My cellphone # is 610-812-5433.
Also samob917, I have one question for you. Where in the United States do you live? I live in Norristown, PA.
$35 / hour? Isn that about what NMs and FMs charge? at 1900 USCF I doubt you will find many people willing to pay that.
Well AlexDyer, Dan Hesiman charges $85/hour ($65/hour for 60+ year olds) and he is a NM. Most NMs and FMs would charge $100+/hour. Honestly, $35/hour is a fair price for tutoring. That's what I charge for math, science, and chess tutor. By the way, VaristyTutors charge $50/hour (or even more) for tutoring students. I have currently been tutoring a 1000-1200 USCF player (60-something year old man) for about 1.5 years now. When he started with me, he was about a 900 USCF player, within one year, I helped him raise his USCF over 200 points where he got his rating as high as 1175. He even made some upsets where he beat a couple of 1400s and a 1600 players.
First of all - Dan Heisman is one of the most well known chess instructors on the planet, having authored many books and having taught for decades. The amount he charges is not at all representative of NM's - if you look at most NM / CM coaches on this site they charge around $25-$35. You claim most NM's and FM's charge $100 + per hour - you do know how ridiculous that is, right? Working full time at $100 / hour would net you north of $200k per year, about what most doctors make. The only coaches who charge that much are 2600+ GM's.
Also - coaching a player from 900 strength to 1150 in 1.5 years is nothing to brag about. I improved from 900 to 1150 USCF in about 3 months when I was 8, without ever studying - just playing. With coaching for that long, he should be able to improve to at least 1500, if not more.
I'm sorry I'm being so harsh, but people should know that there are significantly higher rated players with much more coaching expeerience who charge a lot less than you. Based on your ratings on this site, I'm about the same strength as you, and I would never in a million years compare myself to NMs or FMs since I know I'm no where near that level.
Ok, I get it AlexDyer. I never compared my chess strength to their chess strength. I understand that they know more than me and that they are better than me. I only research a few chess NM, FM, IM, etc and I saw their prices and I did my tutoring at a lower price than them. I didn't mean to compare prices with NM, FM, IM, etc. I apologize for that. I'm just doing my own chess service what I think is reasonably fair.
i also want to learn but dont want to pay lol ,anyone (1000 to 1500 rating) who are willing to improve, can only work on tactics and play a lot so they can easily improve free of cost hehe.
Best site for practise -Chesstempo.com
Thank you
Please don't put your phone number in the general notes, not a good idea mate, you are better off with a personal message
When teaching beginners, the ability to explain things clearly is much more important than being a professional-strength chess player.
Casual_Joe wrote:
When teaching beginners, the ability to explain things clearly is much more important than being a professional-strength chess player.
It goes hand in hand. You need the correct concepts clearly explained. A 1900 rated player will teach you different concepts than a titled player. Some of them will be incorrect. Then you have to spend time and money to unlearn what you've learned, and under pressure situations, you may fall back on the old concepts. It's not worth the risk.
Always rely on titled players for lessons. This is their credentials, all teachers need them.
martellochesscoach wrote:
Well AlexDyer, Dan Hesiman charges $85/hour ($65/hour for 60+ year olds) and he is a NM. Most NMs and FMs would charge $100+/hour. Honestly, $35/hour is a fair price for tutoring. That's what I charge for math, science, and chess tutor. By the way, VaristyTutors charge $50/hour (or even more) for tutoring students. I have currently been tutoring a 1000-1200 USCF player (60-something year old man) for about 1.5 years now. When he started with me, he was about a 900 USCF player, within one year, I helped him raise his USCF over 200 points where he got his rating as high as 1175. He even made some upsets where he beat a couple of 1400s and a 1600 players.
NMs typically charge around 30$ i think
Dear Chessfriend,
My name is Gabor Balazs. I am a Hungarian FM, fighting for the IM title. My top ELO is 2435. I have been playing chess for 21 years. I won the Hungarian Rapid Championship twice (U16 and U18).
I love teaching chess and it is very important for me that both of us enjoy the lessons beside the hard work. I have pupils almost all the levels from beginners to advanced players (1100-2200 ELO).
You can see a lot of feedbacks from my coaching services here: https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-lessons/feedbacks-from-my-services
Why should you choose me?
- I have a widespread opening repertoire (a lot of openings are analysed by strong Grand Masters).
- I have a lot of chess books in PDF and Chessbase format, so I can teach you the main middlegame plans, the art of calculations, famous chess games and the endgame theory.
- I have elaborated, personalized training plans, which help you to improve your skills effectively.
- I help you analyse your games deeply, so you can realise your mistakes and learn from them.
- I am really flexible and hard-working person, the quality of my work is really important for me.
- My lessons are on Skype or Zoom with webcam and screensharing. (Skype ID: balazs.gabor91 ; Zoom ID: balazsgabor1991@gmail.com)
- I give homeworks, so you can also practice alone and I check your solutions in my free time.
- I answer your messages within 1 day, I am not the type of coach who disappears for a week after the lesson.
My hourly rate is 35 USD/hour.
Please, contact me (balazsgabor1991@gmail.com), if you are interested in working with me, I am looking forward to your message. 
Matt Martello’s Chess Tutoring
Profile: I am a 1968 USCF rating chess player. I am very close to becoming an expert level player (2000 or higher USCF chess rating). I started playing chess when I was 12 years old (I am 25 years old now). I love playing the game of chess. I will keep playing and learning the game for the rest of my life. My current goal is to become an expert level chess player in USCF, and then my next I will see if I can become a National Master in USCF (2200 or higher USCF chess rating) or even a higher rating than 2200 USCF rating.
Education:
College: Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA
B.S. Biology/Molecular/Micro/Cell Class of 2013
Dual Minor: Biochemistry and Mathematics
GPA: 3.29
High School: Norristown Area High School Norristown, PA
GPA: 3.57 Class of 2009
Chess Achievements:
-2012 Delaware State Championship U1600 Section: 2nd Place
-2013 Liberty Bell Open U1500 Section: 1st Place
-2013 Philadelphia Open U1600 Section: 4th Place
-2013 National Chess Congress U1800 Section: 1st Place
-2015 National Chess Congress U2000 Section: 4th Place
-Class A Chess Player (1800-1999 USCF Rating)
Objective: My objective is to teach a beginning to intermediate player (100-1500 USCF chess rated player) chess so they can improve on their chess skills. It doesn’t matter what age you are. I am willing to teach any age from 5-80+ years old. I would like to see my chess students improve on their chess game, to improve their USCF chess rating, and to improve their love of the game.
Testimonials:
-I currently am tutoring a student in chess for about one and a half years. When he started chess, he was a 900 USCF rated player. But within one year, he went up over 200 USCF rating points near 1200 USCF rating. He had some victories against a couple of 1400 players, and a victory against a 1600 player.
Goals: -To improve a chess player in their chess openings.
-To improve a chess player with their middle-game tactics.
-To improve a chess player with their end-game tactics.
-To improve a chess player with their tactical thinking.
-To improve a chess player with certain mating patterns.
-To improve a chess player with patience during the game.
-To improve a chess player in playing with time trouble.
-To show a chess player the basic rules of the game.
Rate of Charge: What I will charge my chess students for me to tutor them will be $35/hour. I can tutor through Zoom or Skype. But I prefer Zoom. How payment will work is that I can accept payment through either Venmo or PayPal.
Available: I am available throughout the week except on Tuesday nights around 7:30pm-11pm and Friday nights around 8:30pm-11pm. These are when my Business Meetings are. My cellphone # is 610-812-5433. My email address is mathewmartello2@gmail.com. You can even message me through chess.com.