✅ Hi! My name is Matías Ianovsky, and chess is my passion. I am a FIDE Trainer (FT) and Candidate Master (CM), and I work as a full-time chess coach.

🌎 I have students in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the United States.

👨‍🎓 Certified as FIDE Trainer (the highest trainer title awarded by the International Chess Federation), FIDE Candidate Master (CM), FIDE School Instructor (FSI) and Docente de Ajedrez by the Spain Chess Federation, I have been teaching chess for 22 years in schools, chess clubs and private lessons.

My FIDE ELO is 2218.

📈 My peak ratings online:

Chess: Blitz 2725. Bullet: 2865 (Percentile 99.9%) (My secondary account)
Lichess: Blitz 2676. Bullet: 2855 (Percentile 99.9%) (User name: "BreatEastonEllis")
Top 30 Players Chess 960 Lichess (User name: "AcademiaReyesyPeones")

🏆 I dedicated my youth to playing professional chess, achieving success by winning championships at the South American, National, and Local levels. Additionally, I had the honor of representing my country in Pan-American and World Youth Chess Championships held abroad.

🏫👨‍🏫 I’m the owner and director of the online chess academy ReyesyPeones.
I coordinate a team of five coaches, and we currently have around 70 students (reyesypeones.com/)

I hold degrees in Political Science from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) and Journalism (ISEC).

The Lessons

✅ After 22 years of teaching chess to people of all ages and skill levels, I've distilled the key to chess improvement into three fundamental pillars: Train, Analyze, and Play (TAP). These pillars form the foundation of my lessons. However, beyond this structured approach lies the most important element: personalization. My classes are always tailored to your unique needs, with the content, pace, methods, and training materials adapted to your individual skills and chess goals.

The lessons are both challenging and entertaining, and you will need to find creative solutions to different scenarios. Depending on your level and goals, we will cover a wide range of topics: calculation, tactics, theoretical endgames, positional play, dynamics, openings, pawn structures, planning, blindfold training, visualization, swindles, pattern recognition, and more.

Besides, we will also cover more specific topics, such as: intuition versus calculation, time management, building an opening repertoire, the practical use of artistic problems, making the best use of chess engines and databases, and the psychological aspects of decision-making.
After each lesson, I send homework related to the content we've studied (puzzles, games, multiple-choice tests, videos, books, databases, and more).

I believe one of the highlights of my classes is the constant contact I maintain with my students. They can always reach out to ask questions or share thoughts about chess, even outside lesson time.

As a coach, my main goal isn’t just to help my students improve their skills, but also to ensure they enjoy the process. Each lesson must be rich in content, challenging, and fun—all at once. To me, that’s a must.

Sparring Sessions

I also offer chess sparring sessions tailored to your training goals.

We can play at any time control, from bullet to classical, either full games or from specific positions you would like to practice, including winning positions, difficult defenses, and opening line testing.

I will provide maximum resistance to simulate realistic tournament conditions and help improve your practical decision-making.

Ideal for tournament preparation and practical training.

Reviews

✍ Legit reviews of my lessons posted on Lichess before they erased reviews from all coach profiles: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K9IU2UvO1i-NS1hWnUUN1ypAOZiy9jny3J7nryOwTSA/edit#gid=0

You can find more reviews about my classes on my profiles on Superprof and FindTutors.

Free test lesson❗

You can try a first 30-minute lesson free of charge.
In that lesson, through a series of selected puzzles, I will assess your skills and your thinking process in concrete positions. Then, if you like the content and the dynamic, we can build a training plan and start working regularly.

💲 PRICE AND PAYMENTS

Lessons Price per hour is 50 USD

Sparring Sessions Price per hour is 20 USD

• PayPal (no PayPal account required). If paying via PayPal, the total is 53.50 USD to cover the processing fee.

• Skrill (Skrill account required)

• ACH transfer (US clients only)

If you have any questions or want to book a lesson, please send a DM here on Chess.com or contact me by email.

Let's learn chess together and take your game to the next level!

CONTACT INFO

DM here on Chess.com
📩 Email: chessclases@gmail.com (Yes, with one 's')

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