I have taught an intensive IELTS speaking and writing preparation course at the Nagoya University of Foreign Studies (NUFS) multiple times, and also coached dozens of university students by giving them feedback on hundreds of IELTS task one and task two essays. Thus, whether you are completely new to IELTS, or have taken it multiple times, I am the ideal coach to help you improve not only your IELTS score, but your English ability in general. Online lessons can be recorded for students to review later, as per their request.

I am an experienced chess player and teacher, with many tournament victories in Japan, where I currently reside. My rating is around 2000 FIDE, and I am comfortable teaching students from absolute beginner level up to about 2000 FIDE, both online and face-to-face (depending on location). I can teach lessons in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, upon request. I can also teach in Japanese, at a basic level, though due to my mediocre Japanese language ability, some slight misunderstandings may occur during classes. The classes are customized according to the needs of the student. For instance, with beginners, the focus is on tactics, pattern recognition, and learning basic opening principles, endgames, and stategy. For advanced players, the coaching is much more personalized, and may focus on aspects such as identifying and improving their specific weaknesses, or helping them refine their opening repertoire for an upcoming tournament. I am happy to discuss the needs of each student at length before starting classes, and regardless of what we agree on, I expect my students to make their best efforts during the classes and hope to really challenge them to think deeply about the material.