Mafaaz K.
FIDE CM | Chess Coach, Writer & Content Creator
I bring a strong work ethic on the table. There is a difference between just making money or really earning it and I choose the latter. Thanks to a wonderful mother who got me interested in books at an early age, I've been an avid reader since I was 6 years old. Over the years this helped me in gaining excellent command over English both spoken and written. Favorite writer: Stephen King. ♚ My specialty is the "𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙨" niche. I have experience in it spanning over 30 years which includes playing, streaming on twitch, creating educational content on YouTube, personalized coaching/teaching and writing. I'm a FIDE Candidate Master (CM) and 2024 Chess Champion of Pakistan. I played board 1 for the country in the 2024 Chess 𝙊𝙡𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙖𝙙𝙨 (Budapest) and board 3 in the 2026 Chess 𝙊𝙡𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙖𝙙𝙨 (Samarkand). ♛ Master the concept of 𝙏𝙀𝙈𝙋𝙊 to sidetrack your opponent | Discover the immense power of the 𝘽𝙄𝙎𝙃𝙊𝙋 𝙋𝘼𝙄𝙍 | a 𝙍𝙊𝙊𝙆 on the 𝟳𝙩𝙝 𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙠 | Learn invaluable '𝙈𝙐𝙇𝙏𝙄-𝙋𝙐𝙍𝙋𝙊𝙎𝙀' moves | 𝙏𝙍𝘼𝘿𝙀 pieces with purpose & confidence | Play fearless chess with beautiful, effective 𝙎𝘼𝘾𝙍𝙄𝙁𝙄𝘾𝙀𝙎 | Improve your 𝙋𝘼𝙒𝙉 𝙎𝙏𝙍𝙐𝘾𝙏𝙐𝙍𝙀, defend & attack 𝙋𝘼𝙒𝙉 𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙄𝙉𝙎 the right way, use 𝙋𝘼𝙒𝙉 𝘽𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙆𝙎 efficiently: I can teach you all this and much more. ♜ Experience in tailored chess coaching to a diverse age group ranging from children to mature adults, beginners and experienced players. ♜ Author of the "𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙆𝙞𝙙𝙨" series on amazon which includes 2 children's chess books: "𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙈𝙤𝙫𝙚, 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙥𝙖!" & "𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙋𝙪𝙯𝙯𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙆𝙞𝙙𝙨" under the pen name 𝘼𝙡𝙚𝙭 𝙆𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩. ♝ Author of the adult chess guide: "𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙: 𝘼 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥-𝙗𝙮-𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥 𝙂𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘽𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚" under the pen name 𝘼𝙧𝙩 𝙑𝙚𝙜𝙖 on amazon. ♟My chess lessons are designed to focus on identifying weaknesses and then gradually removing them from a student's play through the course of our training sessions. At the same time, I focus on a player's strengths to highlight & nurture them so that they can build upon their foundations. ♞ Passion for writing and experience in presentations. As a former 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙧 I have given regular 2-3 hour live lectures to an audience of 60+ undergraduate business students. ♝ Self employed content creator on Twitch and YouTube with experience in content writing, live video streaming, customer services and academics. 4 Years+ Experience in YouTube script writing, transcribing, proofreading, copy editing, data entry, narration & video creation. ♟ Over 10 years of industry experience including customer services, teaching/lecturing, academic and business writing, general assistance/facilitation, office administration, and Human Resource Management. ♟ I also offer English - Urdu translation & transcription services. Capable of doing real time translations.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $601
Billed in all: $5,807$5.8k
$150 in the last 6 months
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