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Bonjourbonjour

Hi,

I wonder whether it is acceptable if a coach spends the first 15-20 lessons giving you only theory to absorb?

This is done nicely, with ideas, plans, example games, but however, it is 100% theory, and theory not much adapted to my style. In a word, one feels that it is the well prepared coach lines which he seem to give to all his students, so obviously easy money for him..

I keep following the coach, hoping that afterwards we will deal with real things like positional, strategic chess, solving various positions... but I don't know, maybe i should quit because the beginning is already kind of wrong?!

Maybe his approach is justified because for high level players, theory is more important than for me?!

I really don't know what to do, thanks for your advice/feedback on how your coach makes studying you.

notmtwain

It's obvious that you've never taught. You have no idea how much work goes into preparing what you see as "easy money".

Still, it's not working for you. You appear to have mentally "checked out" already.

Tell your coach. You're paying, I presume. You should have some say in what gets presented.