Coaching and Tuition
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If you're looking to improve your chess with personal tuition then Lewisham Chess Club have options for members and non-members alike
**Note that prices may differ for face to face / online lessons where not specified**
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GM Bogdan Lalic
Coaching Level : to Advanced
Age Range: 18+
Platform : Zoom
Individual
Evenings and weekends
£20 hr - open to Lewisham Chess Club Members only. Enquire to our club secretary, Andrew Craig
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Awarded Grandmaster title in 1988, peak FIDE rating of 2600
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NM Ashley Stewart
Coaching Level- Beginner to Advanced (all levels)
Age Range- All ages
Platform : Zoom+Lichess and/or Face-2-Face
Individual Flexible schedule (please enquire)
Lewisham members (including casual) £25 per hour
Junior members (including casual) £20 per hour
**Initial trial session: Half price of the above**
2200+ ECF, Awarded National Master title in 2024. Highest FIDE rating to date: 2176 Best tournaments to date: 4NCL 17/18 2350+ Rating Performance (consisted of playing board 2 against GMs and IMs in around half the matches in Division 1) and Gibraltar Masters 2019 2310+ Rating performance- 1st place winner of 2050-2149 rating prize.
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Dimitris Kolomvas
Coaching Level : Beginner to Intermediate (ECF 160 / 1900)
Age Range: Children 6+ and Adults
Platform : Skype / Zoom and/or Face-2-Face
Individual or Group Lessons (max 5)
Flexible Schedule (please enquire)
Price £40/hr
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"As a teacher, I take inspiration from the Socratic method, meaning that lessons are interactive and together we will explore and ask questions which help you to progress based on genuine understanding"
https://jiscrase.wixsite.com/chesswithdimitris
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Madara Orlovska
Coaching Level : Beginner to Advanced (ELO 2000)
Age Range: Children 5+ and Adults
Platform : Zoom / lichess.org
Individual / Group (group lessons available only for siblings/family members)
Flexible Schedule (please enquire)
Lewisham members (children) = free 1hr per week per person
Lewisham members (adults) = £15/hr
Non-Lewisham members = £30/hr
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2019 Women's British Rapidplay Champion
email: work.madara@gmail.com
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Jude Ranga Samarasinghe
Coaching Level: Beginner to Advanced
Age Range: kids (5+) and adults
Platform: Zoom / lichess.org
Group (min 2; max 8)
Availability: Weekday evenings and Saturdays
Lewisham members (children) = £5/hr
Lewisham members (adults) = £5/hr
Non-Lewisham members = £10/hr
email: hopechessclublondon@gmail.com
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William Jones
Coaching Level : Any
Age Range: Any
Platform : Skype
Individual Lessons
Flexible Schedule (please enquire)
Price £25/hr for beginner/novice players. £30/hr for intermediate or advanced level players
email: william_jones2007@hotmail.co.uk
William Jones Chess Channel (YouTube) : https://www.youtube.com/user/WEGJ12
"Lessons can include going through previously played games, playing games together and looking at chess puzzles"
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