Samuel - Chess tutor - Brooklyn
Samuel - Chess tutor - Brooklyn

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Samuel

  • Rate R742
  • Response 5h
  • Students

    Number of students Samuel has accompanied since joining Superprof

    21

    Number of students Samuel has accompanied since joining Superprof

Samuel - Chess tutor - Brooklyn
  • 5 (7 reviews)

R742/h

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  • Chess

• Recent college grad with 3 years of chess tutoring experience, both virtual and in-person. • I have played chess for 10 years, and maintain 2000+ Blitz and Rapid ratings on Lichess.com.

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Samuel is a respected tutor in our community. He is highly recommended for his commitment and the quality of his lessons. A trusted partner on your learning journey.

About Samuel

I have three years of experience as a volunteer and paid chess tutor, with students of all ages. I have played chess competitively for many years, placing highly in scholastic tournaments as a kid. Currently, my online ratings are above 2000, with hundreds of hours logged. I work as a freelance journalist in addition to tutoring chess players, and am a graduate of the University of Michigan with a BA in International Studies (c/o 2021). I'm excited to continue teaching the game I love, in-person or online, and know I can make you a better chess player!

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About the lesson

  • All levels
  • English

Languages in which the lesson is available :

English

Lessons are for beginning and intermediate players. I am available to meet in-person or virtually, using Google Meet and Lichess board editing software. My teaching philosophy is to build my students' confidence by bridging the gap between the opening and the endgame. The middle game is the most complex, least replicable part of gameplay, but becomes less daunting once you master the low-hanging fruit (basic opening strategy, pawn promotion, checkmating with King+Queen or King+Rook)! By learning how a chess game typically starts and ends, a beginner can gain a better understanding of when trading is beneficial, how to leverage a material advantage in the middle game, and when to go for checkmate. For intermediate players, lessons will revolve around positional play, attacking/defending pawn structures, and gambits. First, I will assess client's strengths and weaknesses by playing them in a game of chess, or looking through a recorded game of theirs. Next, I will devise lesson plans on topics tailored to the client. Clients also enjoy showing me recorded games of theirs, and having me walk through their mistakes and accuracies with them.

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  • R742

Package rates

  • 5h: R3709
  • 10h: R7419

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  • R742/h

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