Special course designed for players rated from 1000 to 1800. You can make 2000! Chess Lessons. A special program designed for the up and coming player (The median of USCF is a rating of 1000, slightly lower is also OK. I welcome students of all ratings but the process of going from 200-1000 is different.) to make chess expert (rating of 2000). This system will focus more on mastering simple tactics and a specialized opening system. To make 2200 or to stay in the top 50 lists as an adult, you need to understand how pro chess works and do the work needed to keep at least some of your openings at the pro level. Making expert is much more lenient. When I made master in 1982, the top 10% was expert and the top 1% master. Ratings have deflated and there are probably less than 1% masters now. Russian course are all designed to make masters, yet most of the people I talk to have goals in the 2000 range. Very few adult prospective students have mentioned a desire to make 2200. Many have expressed the opinion that 2000 would show a level of expertise they would be satisfied with. Therefore this series of chess lessons has been designed. More Smith Morra's and Benko Gambits for some and Chameleon Sicilians and Reversed Stonewalls for others. Bringing your opening system into the 10-15 move range by easing the difficult moves along the way will allow the average played a chance to attain the tactical skills needed to play the game with the Big Boys. In short the goalis to remove the burden to memorize that I require of my students trying to make 22-2600 and concentrate on finding positions that each individual can play with ease. The pawn structure, ending and tactical part of this course will be the same as the top 50 kids get.
I have experience in almost every format of chess lessons. The Internet Chess Club with a phone or Skype/Googletalk seems the most convenient. Blitzin or Dasher on the ICC are easy and popular. We can also use the Free Internet Chess Server (FICS) so give my system a try. The rates are very competitive at 25 an hour and 45 for 2.
Brian McCarthy
Internet Chess Club vendor "Dropzone"
BMcC333@yahoo.com
Hi,
Thank you for your interest, If someone has 100 bucks an hour to hear a top Grandmaster pontificate, they aren't coming my way, but it doesn't mean they are going to get better results. My methods are as intense as you make them, and yet results seem to be related to lesson time. There is enough homework for the ambitious student and yet lessons provide the main framework and people have improved with lessons alone. I have been a Chess Master for 19 years and made Senior Master (2400) almost 10 years ago.
I have a simple system that is self perpetuating, I will guide you with as much time as you can afford or want to spend. Weekly 2 hour lessons ($55.00) are best by far, but at least 1 hour every other week ($30.00) seems to work well. Are you a member of the ICC? If not you can still sign on as guest.
My experience has been that most 1800 players are capable of beating masters on a good day (I beat my 1st at 1824) but still don't have their openings worked out 10 full moves and don't know too many classic endings. A few systems yes, but 90% of my games with GMs go right to the end of an ECO, Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, footnote.
I use mainly Chess Assistant but have used the Bookup database (www.bookup.com) to teach openings but you can use index cards if you want. The Internet has thousands of hours of free chess games every week. My program includes playing over pro games at an average of at least 1 game a day for working adults and 3 for kids.
This is the heart of my program 1. Extend your opening knowledge by increasing ECO code and book move knowledge. 2. Daily games by pros, Kasparov claimed 2300 games a year. (7 a day) a few years ago. Larry Bird shot 300 shots a day for 20 years. 3. Increase technical endings in arsenal. You don't want a won endgame you want an endgame you can win.
I can help in all 3 areas and have had one former student, Ronald Burnett, make International Master and one win the US Amateur and be class valedictorian. I have had a 7 year old student reached the top of his age group on the USCF's top 50 under age 8 list. References from students or parents are available.
My basic outline for Chess Lessons, based on 2 hours.
Lesson 1 Basic endings, defending e4, and using computers and the web to get in as many free chess lessons as possible with your free time between our lessons.
Lesson 2. Defending d4, White openings, pawn structure basics, the art of the combination, improving tactics.
Lesson 3. Hypermodern openings, endgame planning
After this universal background course, each student will have their openings customized with modern theory verified with the most up to date databases and programs such as Rybka, Stockfish, Fire and Firebord.