Private chess coaching - enquiry

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Andrew Zigmond
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Private chess coaching - enquiry

Post by Andrew Zigmond » Tue Jan 03, 2017 9:37 pm

A club colleague has asked me about the possibility of hiring a coach to help him improve his play. Does anybody have any idea where he can find a list of suitable candidates?
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Paolo Casaschi
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Re: Private chess coaching - enquiry

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Joshua Gibbs

Re: Private chess coaching - enquiry

Post by Joshua Gibbs » Tue Jan 03, 2017 10:52 pm

Andrew Zigmond wrote:A club colleague has asked me about the possibility of hiring a coach to help him improve his play. Does anybody have any idea where he can find a list of suitable candidates?
My friend Beat Loek Van Wely OTB and Nakamura many times online.

More importantly he is a phenomenal coach who has helped me greatly.

i dont think Carl would want me name dropping so if you want his name PM me :)

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Re: Private chess coaching - enquiry

Post by Mark Ashley » Fri Jan 06, 2017 6:21 pm

Joshua Gibbs wrote:
Andrew Zigmond wrote:A club colleague has asked me about the possibility of hiring a coach to help him improve his play. Does anybody have any idea where he can find a list of suitable candidates?
My friend Beat Loek Van Wely OTB and Nakamura many times online.

More importantly he is a phenomenal coach who has helped me greatly.

i dont think Carl would want me name dropping so if you want his name PM me :)
Is it the same guy you plugged in an earlier thread?

Joshua Gibbs

Re: Private chess coaching - enquiry

Post by Joshua Gibbs » Fri Jan 06, 2017 7:53 pm

Mark Ashley wrote:
Joshua Gibbs wrote:
Andrew Zigmond wrote:A club colleague has asked me about the possibility of hiring a coach to help him improve his play. Does anybody have any idea where he can find a list of suitable candidates?
My friend Beat Loek Van Wely OTB and Nakamura many times online.

More importantly he is a phenomenal coach who has helped me greatly.

i dont think Carl would want me name dropping so if you want his name PM me :)
Is it the same guy you plugged in an earlier thread?

Yes.... I don't know if plugged neccessarily has negative meaning in this context i'll check the OED.

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Re: Private chess coaching - enquiry

Post by James Plaskett » Tue Jan 10, 2017 7:50 pm

SKYPE tuition combined with that on line happily provided.

$40 an hour.

All areas of the game covered and gratis homework provided .

Service with a smile!

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