Looking for a mentor
Hey PlayChessPoorly. I can mentor you in chess through Zoom or Skype (I perfer Zoom though). I charge $35 an hour. My cellphone # is 610-812-5433. My email address is mathewmartello2@gmail.com. I prefer that you call me so that we can discuss this to see if this will work now. I will give you my full chess tutoring description in next comment.
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.