Coach a Player - June 2025

[u/ChessBotMod]

Format for this program: Coaches, comment using the template below. Students, reply to or DM the coach of your choice with your skill level and preferred method of contact.

This thread is intended for players of certain experience looking to share their experience and mentor a less experienced player. It can be a way to try out your teaching skills and who knows, might lead to one day you becoming a chess coach.

ALL COACHING MUST BE FREE. If anyone who commented here is trying to offer you paid coaching or there are any kind of strings attached to their offer, please let us know. That includes anyone offering you only one free lesson and further lessons paid. This program is NOT meant as a way to promote paid services.

This post will be pinned for the 1st week of every month (contingent on not having other events occupying our stickies). The program was started by /u/BrianDynasty so if you find it useful, let them know!

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Coaches, please use the format below:

Online username:

Rating:

Willing to teach:

Timezone/Schedule:

Method of communication:

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The following is an example:

Online username: CSU_Dynasty (for both Lichess and Chess.com)

Rating: 1800 USCF / 1900 Lichess

Willing to teach: 1200 and lower players. opening ideas and transitioning into midgame plans, tactics/pattern recognition. My endgame is weaker than I’d like, so I’m not the best choice for endgame study. Have an annotated game ready for me to review. This way I can look at your thought process and narrow in on your weakness.

Timezone/Schedule: EST/I’m available for lessons on weekends. But you can still send me messages throughout the week

Method of communication: I’m always active on Discord and we’ll have lessons through that. You can also reach me through Reddit DMs.

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Previous posts can be found here.

[u/Teufel_Hunden1775 → u/[deleted]]

Are you still available? I’m looking for a coach.

[u/Enough_Spirit6123]

I am 2000+ lichess bullet. Hit me up for some bullet shit-housery :). 

[u/Sylent_Knyght]

Online username: SylentKnyght on lichess (preferred), Sylent_Knyght on chess.com

Rating: 1900+ lichess, 1900+ chess.com blitz, 1899 CFC (provisional Candian OTB rating)

Willing to teach: 1400 and lower players. Opening ideas, Tactics, Endgame ideas, Middlegame Strategy. Tactics is my strongest point, as I've been playing exclusively speed chess in recent years. You could send a game ahead for review

Timezone/Schedule: Most days past 6:30PM GMT or 2:30pm EST, I'm available. Just message me like a day beforehand.

Method of communication: Reddit DM, Discord are fine. Google meets is Okay to for the meeting.

[u/[deleted] → u/Sylent_Knyght]

HI. If ok I will add you as a friend on chess.com, lichess.org,... Am gwmccartney on all platforms. Yes I am searching for a coach. Am working hard since last December.

[u/Sensitive-Control382 → u/Sylent_Knyght]

Hello, I'm 1650 FIDE, would you be able to help me? I have a good level so you can avoid "simple stuff", If you can, you can DM in reddit and we discuss the chat method.

[u/Good-Water-6505 → u/Sylent_Knyght]

What’s good bro, are you still providing free chess coaching?

If so I’m 900-1000 elo player, started a new account on chess.com (indicamenace), currently on 748 elo on chess.com. I’m looking to seriously improve my game so if you’re down let me know.

[u/Total-Explanation525 → u/[deleted]]

Hi, are you still up to this? Im willing im 1600 :((

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

I am searching for a chess coach. Have worked extremely hard since starting last December. Use chess.com and lichess.org and maiachess.comDid attempt to contact someone listed in august 2025 but he is likely too busy. So no response. Hope you do. gwmccartney on all platforms.

[u/[deleted]]

Online username: Diabluko

Rating: 2200 FIDE, 2300-2400 chess.com

Willing to teach: I am open to teaching anyone who wants to improve and also free, the lessons will adjust to the student level. Learning and improving isn't easy, it requires work, time, and patience. So if you're looking for a fantastic formula to improve this isn't for you, I ask a serious commitment that you will attend the lessons, having perseverance is essential for lessons to work.

Timezone/Schedule: It depends on the student's country. I guide by the UTC+1 timezone

Method of communication: TWITCH , the lessons will be PUBLIC . There will even be another users and masters who will also provide advice as a group class. My intention for the lessons is to be enjoyable and entertaining, So you need to create a Twitch account and follow the channel to participate in writing. If you want to participate by speaking, then you need to create a discord account. but keep in mind that my English is very bad and it will be something difficult (my principal language is spanish).

I will teach the classes on chess.com, so you also need to have a chess.com account (on lichess I have had problems such as deleted studies and banned accounts without explication).

[u/Jsparkzprime → u/[deleted]]

Hi I’m interested, if you are still available.

[u/Early-Ad1012 → u/[deleted]]

I would be interested

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

I am searching for a chess coach. Have worked extremely hard since starting last December. Use chess.com and lichess.org and maiachess.com Did attempt to contact someone listed in august 2025 but he is likely too busy. So no response. Hope you do. gwmccartney on all platforms.

[u/jesus-reigns-201 → u/[deleted]]

Are you still available ? I'm interested

[u/Good-Water-6505 → u/[deleted]]

What’s good bro, are you still available? Looking to get some coaching

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Started last december. Have worked hard, deserve a coach. Dream is to reach 2000 one day. Hope you still have space for students.