GM Igor Smirnov important tips on chess coaching

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There’s one important thing that I’d like to emphasise here.
A student usually does NOT know what he/she really needs.
“To know the road ahead, ask those coming back”.
How can you know what you need in order to advance to the next level,
if you have never even been on that next level?
Naturally, you enjoy those parts of the game in which you perform well. And you may dislike those parts of the game that you are failing in. This is normal for all chess players.
Now, if you dislike defence, and you don’t know this topic well and it seems hard and uncomfortable for you – you’ll never master it. So here is where a coach should come and force you to do what you don’t want to do (the things he knows you NEED and MUST do). This will eliminate your weakness, will bring you nice victories and… you’ll start enjoying  defence! :D
A student usually does NOT know what he/she really needs.
This is reality. You can admit it and go forward, or stick with your delusions. The choice is yours.
I recommend that you find a good coach and then rely on him.
Otherwise you’ll end up being in the same situation as most of other chess players. Here’s the most typical scenario: a coach who doesn’t know how to teach, satisfies the wishes of a student who doesn’t know what he needs.
Sadly, this is the most precise description of most chess lessons out there;, and it is also why a majority of players suffer from little and unstable progress.

However, now you have a better alternative! :D You can follow the advice from this article and be ahead of the crowd!
-GM Igor Smirnov

Comments

  1. AnonymousMarch 23, 2019 at 7:45 AM

    I admire what you have done here. I like the part where you say you are doing this to give back but I would assume by all the comments that this is working for you as well. Chess

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