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IM Ilja Sirosh

There is always room for improvement in chess!

Location Estonia
LanguagesEnglish (US), русский язык
RatingFIDE: 23662572
Hourly rate20 euro/hour
AvailabilityNot accepting students at the moment
Active

About me

I am a 25-year old International master from Estonia.

Playing experience

I am playing chess for 20 years. I have been many times Estonian champion in different age groups and two times medalist of European Rapid Chess Championship under 16 and 18. In 2017 became winner of Estonian Men's Chess Championship and got a place in the Olympic team of my country. In the chess Olympiad 2018 finally managed to get my third IM-norm.

Teaching experience

7 years ago I started to give online lessons. Now I am really excited about working with people, interested in chess and I will do my best to help to improve their play.

Other experiences

Beat Anish Giri with black pieces in rapid.
Made a draw with Garry Kasparov when I was 13 :)

Best skills

Building an opening repertoire
Preparing for the specific opponent
Improving understanding of chess

Teaching methodology

Analyzing latest games
Strengthening the weak spots
Building an opening repertoire depending on the student's style
Helping with game preparations during tournaments
Endgame theory
Improve understanding of the position