Talha L.

Looking to improve your chess skills or help your child excel? I am a FIDE certified National Instructor with 5 years of experience teaching chess. I have a peak chesscom rapid rating of 2029, peak CFC rating of 1830 and peak FIDE rating of 1710. I have notably won the U1500 2023 Steinitz-Menchik and Spring 2026 U1800 Classic. Whether you're a beginner, an intermediate player, or a parent seeking top-notch coaching for your child, I can help. My strengths lie in the opening and the middlegame, where I provide/improve an opening with clear explanations on why you make those moves, as well as the upcoming middlegame plans. I also excel in tactics, often giving tactical exercises to my students to solve to improve their tactical awareness, as well as giving insights into why they may have missed the solution. Most importantly, we go through games played (both online and over the board) to understand how you play and analyze other options that could have been tried.