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Alaskalobster

Hi everyone! My name's Alaska and I'm new to chess.com and the world of tournament chess. I am looking for a consistent partner to play and improve my chess with, at least once a week. I am flexible on time control but prefer not to do blitz games right now. I'm a young professional that moves around a lot these days which is why I prefer an online partner right now. I haven't played enough rated tournaments to get an official rating but my guesstimate is around 1100, I have done some reading on tactics and strategy but the main issue I've been having with progressing is maintaining a consistent practice schedule/partners and I figured online might be a better way to manage that. When I do play consistently I find my rate of improvement to be quite fast so I am seeking a partner with similar current level/improvement rates if that makes sense? 

Or if you know of any websites/organizations where I can easily find such a partner, that'd be great too :)

Thanks so much for reading!

Alaskalobster

That's a good point. I think I'm more interested in a regular partner right now because as a beginner, I'm having trouble with consistent practice and a partner would keep me more accountable so in the long run I'll be better able to make use of all these resources :) 

Alaskalobster

It would also be cool to have someone to discuss openings/combos/analyze the games afterward with, and I think a partner would be more willing to do so than a one-off opponent [at least at my current level, anyways] LMK if this sounds good to you :)

ephemeron-17

I'd be happy to help out. I don't have a lot of time for live chess, but if you're willing to play correspondence with me, hopefully I can help you out a bit.

Nazimoya
QueenSt wrote:

I’ll play live chess with you. Have similar goal of improving with online partner. Also have busy working life.

You do realize this thread is over 5 years old right? 

typicalpaul

I can help any newbie get better at chess for free, the only requirement is the willpower to get better