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GM Konstantin Tarlev

Chess is tough. But it's also fun!

LocationKharkov Ukraine
LanguagesEnglish (US), русский язык
RatingFIDE: 25792842
Hourly rateNegotiable, 35-45 USD per hour, depending on a duration/frequency of sessions and level of the student. Available for training games!
AvailabilityAccepting students
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About me

Hello, everyone!

GM Tarlev Konstantin from Ukraine heartily welcomes you at my coach page.
I would be happy to help you reach your chess goals)
Prices are negotiable in view of global recession coming...

Playing experience

Played a lot of chess tournaments, won some of them)

3rd place in the Europian Club Cup 2022, Mayrhofen, Austria with the Viernheim team, 3rd place on 6th board
Gidrostory Cup - 2014, 2016 (Sakhalin)
Bad Ragazer Osteropen - 2016
Arad Open - 2013 - 1st place
Ciocaltea Memorial - 2013 - 1st place
Drobeta-Severin Open - 2012 - 1st place
and Romanian Superliga -2015 - 1st pace on the 1st board

Highest ELO - 2598 (classical), 2634 (blitz)

Teaching experience

Have been working with the students from all over the world, from beginners to 2400+ players, from youngsters to very experienced people.

Best skills

Personalized approach. You have to understand what's your biggest weaknesses and how to get rid of them!
Flexibility. Not everyone can spend 3 hours daily on chess, and I understand that, so we pace our lessons accordingly.
Psychology. A seriously underrated subject, right mindset might be a game-changer.

Teaching methodology

In my opinion, the best way to become stronger is to improve skills, not to gain a lot of knowledge!
You really DON'T NEED SO MUCH OPENINGS KNOWLEDGE till you reach really high level)
Improvement is tough, but it has to be a satisfying process, life's too short)