1^st lesson free

Ash

5 (5 reviews)

Price $67
Answer 1h
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Number of students Ash has accompanied since arriving at Superprof
16
Number of students Ash has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

5 (5 reviews)

$67/h

1^st lesson free

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Highly engaging Chess coach in top 200 English players & world 1% ( classical). Experience with ages 5-64. Licenced FIDE School Instructor. All levels, aspirations & ages are welcome!

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About Ash

Hey I’m Ash. A particular warm welcome to those starting out (adults and juniors)! I am a highly motivated English NM (National Master). I live and breathe chess, which is an essential component of my daily routine and life! I actively participate in London's vibrant chess scene (e.g league matches), in which I belong to at least 4 clubs and play regularly for the best county in the country (Surrey) A team.

OTB (Over the board) ECF rating 2240+. In the top 200 for English players Standard play and top 150 for Rapidplay. For Online chess, I am in the top 99.9/100% players on both Lichess- 2500+ in Rapid and Blitz , 2900+ bullet (in top 475) Chess.com 2500+ rapid, 2700+ blitz and 2870+ bullet.

Outside of chess I have a First-Class degree in Computer Science (graduated 2021), with a particular interest in AI and Chess Engines. But I am more into chess! As my choice for my final project demonstrates: I created a framework designed to compare the performances between the various free-source chess engines, by linking them up, getting them to play games and analysing the results.

My best results/achievements to-date in a nutshell include:

• Fide 2350+ rating performance in 2017/18 4NCL (The strongest chess league in the U.K), playing around half the games on board 2 in Division 1! Results against GMs (Grand Masters- the highest title available in chess barring World Champion), , IMs (International Masters, the title below Grand Master) and FMs (Fide Masters, the title below International Master), narrowly missing out on achieving an IM norm.

• Fide 2310+ rating performance (which included a win against a GM and a former European Women Champion) in 2019 Gibraltar Masters (Was one of the strongest open OTB tournaments in the world) with IM norm chances towards the end.

• Victories over world-class players like Indian Prodigy and the then World Junior 2018 runner-up (2nd place) GM Abimanyu Puranik ( albeit in OTB Blitz- a very fast time control, but really great to beat such a world-class player, by getting a nice game from start to finish) in 2019

• I participated in the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz teams championships 2025 in London, for Hammersmith, which won the U2200 team prize in the Rapid, playing against titled players (Mostly IMs and FMs) and in the blitz competed against some elite GMs (Vidit, Ivan Saric- in world top 30 and 70 respectively).

In regard to teaching- I have been doing more and more of it since 2023, I have worked 1-2-1 with ages 5-64. I have taught in after school clubs, managed teams of U9s and U11s and given voluntary lectures at chess clubs.

I have participated in various high-level masterclasses and courses aimed at teaching chess to children (as young as 6)- most recently the Every Lesson Counts masterclass supported by FIDE (The World Chess Organization), held in London, and the FIDE EDU 34th Preparation of Teachers Course (online), becoming a newly qualified FIDE School Instructor. From those I was able to learn from the best, discover new strategies and practical resources to engage students, gain fresh insight and enrich my teaching practice.

About the lesson

Unleash Your Chess Potential: Personalized Coaching Awaits!

Are you ready to elevate your chess game, whether you're a complete beginner or a seasoned tournament player? In our first (free and introductory!) session, I dive into understanding your aspirations and craft a personalized training plan just for you. Together, we'll tackle your weaknesses and build on your strengths, for beginners this may involve mastering the basics and tactics, for more advanced players this may vary from:

• opening preparation ( creating a repertoire that suits the student’s playing style/preferences)
• strategic/positional play
• endgames ( theoretical and technical)
• tactics ( the deciding factor in the vast majority of games at beginner/intermediate level)
• calculation ( THE most important skill in chess)
• and the analysis of recent games ( an essential part to improving your chess)

I strongly believe that working on the weakest part of your game brings about the biggest improvement whilst ensuring that the process is not just challenging, but enjoyable!

Online lessons will be conducted over MS teams and ChessBase/Lichess. Though am happy to travel (at additional fee, depending on distance) up to 15km from Rotherhithe, should face-to-face be preferred.

In order to enhance the learning process, I send lesson materials and homework/ suggest chess sources (i.e books) to study after the lesson, my support does not end there and you can feel free to message me between them to ask questions or for advice.

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5 (5 reviews)

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Josh
- 5
Perfect! Ash was very easy to get in contact with to arrange the lesson, and then was very knowledgable and explained clearly. Looking forward to working together more in the future.
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Josh

Perfect! Ash was very easy to get in contact with to arrange the lesson, and then was very knowledgable and explained clearly. Looking forward to working together more in the future.
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Simon
- 5
Perfect! Ash is a fantastic tutor, super knowledgeable and very easy to understand. I highly recommend.
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Simon

Perfect! Ash is a fantastic tutor, super knowledgeable and very easy to understand. I highly recommend.
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Richard
- 5
Perfect! Ash is very knowledgeable and friendly and is very good at explaining key chess concepts to me, helping me to improve. Ash kindly went through several of my chess games before our first lesson and gave me some really useful personalised advice on how to improve. Ash was really quick to respond online to any questions I had and in arranging our first lesson. Thank you very much Ash for sharing your chess knowledge with me!
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Richard

Perfect! Ash is very knowledgeable and friendly and is very good at explaining key chess concepts to me, helping me to improve. Ash kindly went through several of my chess games before our first lesson and gave me some really useful personalised advice on how to improve. Ash was really quick to respond online to any questions I had and in arranging our first lesson. Thank you very much Ash for sharing your chess knowledge with me!
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Kinka
- 5
Perfect! Ash is clearly extremely skilled and experienced in both teaching and playing chess - his passion for the game shines through. My son found that Ash was able to quickly understand and assess his style and strategy by analysing previous games and offered very insightful and helpful advice. Thank you Ash!
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Kinka

Perfect! Ash is clearly extremely skilled and experienced in both teaching and playing chess - his passion for the game shines through. My son found that Ash was able to quickly understand and assess his style and strategy by analysing previous games and offered very insightful and helpful advice. Thank you Ash!
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Pete

I've had several lessons with Ash and am thankful I went with him! He is an absolutely fantastic chess coach - his skills, explanations and approachability add up to a great and highly useful experience.
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Pete
I've had several lessons with Ash and am thankful I went with him! He is an absolutely fantastic chess coach - his skills, explanations and approachability add up to a great and highly useful experience.
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The first lesson with Ash will allow you to get to know each other and discuss your needs for future lessons.

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online

$67/h

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First free lesson = 30 mins. For the first lesson my objective is to assess the student's level, discuss goals and elaborate on my teaching style and how I can best help. It would look like:
1-5 mins: Introduction and discuss chess goals.
5-20 mins: Analyzing a recent game (if possible)
20-25 mins: Provide actionable feedback with a mini-roadmap for improvement
26-30 mins: Make a proposal for what future lessons would look like.

Before the first lesson, please let me know your Chesscom/ Lichess credentials and send over a few OTB (over-the-board) games (preferably as PGN) if you are able to do so and I will provide insight :)

Highly engaging Chess coach in top 200 English players & world 1% ( classical). Experience with ages 5-64. Licenced FIDE School Instructor. All levels, aspirations & ages are welcome!

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