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Chess classes for kids and adults in English online or offline in Basel
From 72.86 € /h
UK team champion (2022) as a member of the London-based Charlton Chess Club team. UK Premiere League player since 2023.
Active FIDE rating - 2300 (2025).
World's Top-100 Lichess Rapid Player in 2018, 2021, 2022, rated 2600+.
Winner of nearly thirty OTB tournametns and over hundred open online chess competitions on Lichess and Chess.com.
Best performance - 1st place at Lichess Arena Open Tournament (1756 participants) in 2022.
I started teaching kids in 2008, and switched to teaching full-time professionally in 2016. I have my own teaching method that combines Soviet Chess School expertise with contemporary European humanistic psychology. Aknowledging a huge part sport psychology plays in kids' academic and sport performance, I pay particular attention to working on this with the students. My students are champions and prize winners of numerous tournaments for children in the USA, UK, New Zealand and Australia.
I'll be happy to help you in your chess goals, whether you want to learn for yourself or to get some results in professional sport.
Active FIDE rating - 2300 (2025).
World's Top-100 Lichess Rapid Player in 2018, 2021, 2022, rated 2600+.
Winner of nearly thirty OTB tournametns and over hundred open online chess competitions on Lichess and Chess.com.
Best performance - 1st place at Lichess Arena Open Tournament (1756 participants) in 2022.
I started teaching kids in 2008, and switched to teaching full-time professionally in 2016. I have my own teaching method that combines Soviet Chess School expertise with contemporary European humanistic psychology. Aknowledging a huge part sport psychology plays in kids' academic and sport performance, I pay particular attention to working on this with the students. My students are champions and prize winners of numerous tournaments for children in the USA, UK, New Zealand and Australia.
I'll be happy to help you in your chess goals, whether you want to learn for yourself or to get some results in professional sport.
Location
At student's location :
- Around Basel, Switzerland
Online from Switzerland
About Me
I started teaching kids in 2008, and switched to teaching full-time professionally in 2016. I have developed my own teaching method that combines Soviet Chess School expertise with contemporary European humanistic psychology. Aknowledging a huge part of sport psychology plays in kids' academic and sport performance, I pay particular attention to working on this with his students. My students are champions and prize winners of numerous tournaments for children in the USA, UK, New Zealand and Australia and many of them have been staying with me for more than 5-7 years.
Education
I practiced at the legendary Mikhail Chigorin Central Saint Petersburg Chess Club and studied chess at School of Olympic Reserve No2. Multiple champion and prize winner of open chess tournaments in blitz and rapid games in UK, Germany, Finland, Montenegro, CIS countries. Have been taking part in chess tournaments since 1999.
Experience / Qualifications
FIDE Master (2025).
UK team champion (2022) as a member of the London-based Charlton Chess Club team. UK Premiere League player since 2023.
Active FIDE rating - 2300 (2025).
World's Top-100 Lichess Rapid Player in 2018, 2021, 2022, rated 2600+.
Winner of nearly thirty OTB tournaments and over hundred open online chess competitions on Lichess and Chess.com.
Best performance - 1st place at Lichess Arena Open Tournament (1756 participants) in 2022.
UK team champion (2022) as a member of the London-based Charlton Chess Club team. UK Premiere League player since 2023.
Active FIDE rating - 2300 (2025).
World's Top-100 Lichess Rapid Player in 2018, 2021, 2022, rated 2600+.
Winner of nearly thirty OTB tournaments and over hundred open online chess competitions on Lichess and Chess.com.
Best performance - 1st place at Lichess Arena Open Tournament (1756 participants) in 2022.
Age
Preschool children (4-6 years old)
Children (7-12 years old)
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration
60 minutes
The class is taught in
German
English
Russian
Skills
Availability of a typical week
(GMT -05:00)
New York
Online via webcam
At student's home
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
00-04
04-08
08-12
12-16
16-20
20-24
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