CM Daniel Shrininyan

Hello! I hope you are having a particularily sunny day.

Let me start by saying that I've never understood why people spend money to get better at a board game.

With that being said, if you have an upcoming tournament or want to become better at chess, here I am.

I'm mainly focused on begging my students to work on certain parts of their game and on how to study on their own time.

Other than that, I know one or two things about openings due to my crippling opening addiction. I also like showing nuances/universal tips. (I can guarantie we wont be staring into a puzzle for 20 minutes in silence).

Yeah, I have played a tournament here and there. Although, I can't imagine this interests you very much. Took a break from chess and now I'm back to slaving away. The standard stuff.

3 years of teaching experience, give or take.

However, my greatest advantage lies in the fact that I have been trained by terrible chess teachers and I know EXACTLY what not to do. (:

I don't really have other experiences that are connected to chess in any way.

However, I would like to mention that everything I said applies to people who want to get good. If my pupil is a kid who doesn't care too much about chess, then my goal is always to make the lesson as fun/entertaining as possible.

My greatest skill in teaching is that I understand the maxim: If the student doesn’t understand, it is the teacher’s fault.

I have an unlimited amount of books/studies that I have accumulated through my time. I almost always make custom-tailored opening repertoires for my students.

Beside that, I'm a big fan of dynamic and dry positions. The Endgame is my archenemy, although my hatred is more theatrical than real.

Custom lessons depending on what the student needs to work on.

We will know what to work on by analysing your games.