26 student reviews
Matvey is a outstanding coach, In the time I spent with him, He drastically improved my opening repertoire and my chess abilities overall. He also helps me with my opening preparation before games at tournaments. When I have tournaments, I message him, and he always responds and instructs me with useful information about what to play, free of charge. All in all, Matvey is a outstanding coach that will better your chess, and make chess fun!
Matvey is a great coach. I'm visually impaired, and so have to do things a bit differently. Matvey is the only coach I've worked with who is so willing and able to adapt to my particular needs, including extending lesson times, communicating puzzles in a way that allows me to get set up in the quickest time, being patient as it takes me sometimes several minutes to get set up for a new position, and using the lichess study feature in a way that best works with my screen reader. I'm seriously impressed by his ability to adapt and make me feel more able to study the material.
His communication style is excellent as well. He's always quick to praise your progress and let you know you're doing a good job. I never feel stupid in his lessons even though I definitely make stupid mistakes.
His lessons are tailored to work on my biggest weaknesses. He's aware of the games I've been playing and where I've been struggling the most.
In short, he is a superb teacher that makes chess fun.
A phenomenal coach! Matvey is knowledgeable, flexible, and an overall great person to learn from.
Knowledgeable: He's a walking chess engine in all phases of the game. He's able to analyze my games on the fly and tell me where I could have improved. He also comes prepared with opening theory so I can learn the most topical variations. His suggestions often mirror the top engine moves.
Flexible: He's able to tailor the lessons according to my needs from week to week. We typically start with a review of my games in the past week, followed by opening theory, middlegame strategies, or endgame practice, all depending on my preferences that week.
Fun: He's just a great guy to be around. There's never a dull moment and my 1-hour lesson flies by leaving me wanting more.
I took several lessons from Matvey. He is extremely knowledgable, and he is able to convey his knowledge effectively even to a relative beginner like myself. With his help I learned two new openings as black to reply to d4 (the old benoni) and e4 (the hyperaccelerated dragon). He was able to quickly get me up to speed playing these openings. He is very clear and helpful and able to provide materials for students to try on their own in between lessons to accelerate improvement. I highly recommend him as your chess coach!
I have been training with Matvey for about 1 year. In that time, my ratings in rapid and classical have increased by about 300 points.
Matvey has helped me learn several core openings (e4 with white and responses to e4, d4, and c4 as black). Knowing these openings has helped me identify middlegame plans quicker and has given me more confidence and speed in my play.
We also have a system where Matvey helps me prepare for my opponents in the lichess4545 league. In this context we usually try new openings tailored to my opponent and after each game we deeply analyze the whole game. This exposes me to a larger variety of positions and helps broaden my chess knowledge.
Matvey also gives me challenging homework which is not just puzzles. They are middle-game and endgame positions, which require calculating many lines. Often a problem is in the format: does move x work? And I have to either show the lines that work or show why it doesn't work. This is more realistic than tactics puzzles, and often there is a core concept at the heart of every homework position that I learn as a result.
I find lessons with Matvey enjoyable and would definitely recommend him to any student.
I have had lessons with Matvey for about a year. Not only is he a very strong player, he is a very talented teacher. Each session is fun and challenging at the same time. Lessons are always personalized and he works very hard on the material and chess in general. Since studying with Matvey I have improved in all areas of chess. He is an excellent coach, highly recommended!
I have been taking weekly lessons with Matvey for the last 6 months, and they've been absolutely wonderful. He's extremely knowledgeable about chess, of course, and thinks amazingly quickly on his feet.
But what stands out about Matvey is how much he cares about his students. His lessons feel very personal -- he helps me pick out an opening repertoire, selects exercises based on my weaknesses, and adapts the lesson plan based my own suggestions too. On top of this, Matvey has excellent communication skills, and speaks fluent English.
Working with Matvey gave me the confidence to play my first OTB tournaments (and the skill to win some of them too!). I highly recommend Matvey as a coach to anyone who wants to improve their chess.
I’ve been working with Matvey for over a year now, he’s a great coach! He helped me to become a titled player and win the world championship in my category.
His lessons are excellent and catered to me. I feel welcome to send suggestions of things to go over, to show off nice games where I showcased what I learned from him, to send games where things haven’t gone my way and he can pinpoint areas to work on.
Matvey is the perfect coach for the serious student!
I have been training with Matvey for a while now, and he have helped me improve and develop my chess that i was able to win my first tournament recently.
I highly recommend Matvey for anyone looking for a chess coach. he is extremely knowledgeable, reallys knows how to prepare against opponents, has great communications skills, and always provides useful feedback.
I had a couple months of lessons with Matvey and it was extremely helpful and enjoyable! Before we started (he was my first coach), I gained 200 rating points in about 3 months of lessons, also he prepared me for my first tournament in which I was able to get my first victories!
He is very fun to work with, I highly recommend taking lessons with him. You will improve quickly!
Excellent English. Very interactive lessons where Matvey seamlessly discusses moves and ideas. Very challenging but never boring.
My lessons with Matvey are always very instructive, he has a great attitude and a clear passion for chess. we go over key games and positions to help me identify errors or better moves. The thing I am most impressed with is that he spectates my games almost everyday and sees my games live. I will continue to have lessons that is for sure as I have made some drastic improvements already.
I had a 2 hour session with Matvey, and feel like we touched on a lot of different topics, which all benefitted me. He has a good way of explaining the things he has prepared for the specific lesson and also at answering your questions. Fluent english with a good and calm way of explaining. I have also asked questions after the lessons on skype, which he asnwered fast with no problems :-) With a lot of hard work I went from 700-1000rating in about 2 weeks.
I haven‘t been trained by him but my best friend is in his training.He is much better now in chess then he was before.
Matvey is a very good coach. He has extremely much knowledge, but not only that. He explains it in a very instructive and understandable way. He talks very fast, since he wants to teach as much as possible through the lesson. He has fluent English so you never misunderstand what he says. He gives you an extremely solid repertoire which also gives you winning chances. When you are working with tasks they are always adapted to your level, and if you are stuck he gives you hints but let you solve it. If you have any questions about the position he explains them in a good and understandable way. I would highly recommend Matvey as a coach.
Matvey is coaching me for several months and improved my understanding of chess a lot, both the strategical goals as well as the dynamic perspective. We managed to build a solid opening repertoire, which I really enjoy playing. You immediately notice that he is a very experienced coach and also seriously invested in to the success of his students.
I have got a training session with Matvey as a present from friends. They wrote in the gift card that they did not manage to defeat me, so they "paid someone to do it" for them.
However, the lesson with Matvey only made me stronger.
The two-hours session was very well organized, instructive and rich in material: Matvey analyzed my games on lichess, pointed out my weaknesses, gave me directions to progress and lots of general recommendations. This enabled a solid investment in my chess skills within a single lesson: I can now learn from the personalized study conducted by Matvey to further improve my performance. Matvey shows strong pedagogical and communication skills as well as personal qualities. I strongly recommend Matvey's lessons to chess practitioners willing to progress, wanting to get inspired or searching for an impressive chess experience beyond playing.
Матвей занимается с сыном чуть больше месяца. Сыну 7 лет. Занимается 2 раза в неделю. Изучил много новых дебютов. За это время уровень игры значительно вырос. Впервые он смог обыграть своего дядю, КМС по шахматам. Занятия интересные, ребенок ждет их с нетерпением. Мы довольны.
Matvey is not only a young and good chess player, but also a very good coach. He will help and explain everything at any second, even if you do not have a lesson with him. I advise you to work out with him, you will not regret.
He works extremely well with challenging kids. Lesson very well structured! Thumbs up
His way of teaching is very clear and simple, it’s suitable for all levels, I highly recommend him as a coach.
Matvey is a very good coach. He's lessons are very enjoyable. I am always exited in front of the lessons because I know it's good. In a short period of time, I have learnd so much from him. He is good at spotting my weaknesses and does something about it. He is always prepared for the lessons. His English is very good and understandable. He explains things very well. When we have lessons he teaches openings, middlegames, endgames and we analyze my games. He does those things very well. In 2 hours we do so much. With him as my coach, I have gained 100+ Fide points. I had problems with some openings and he showed lines in them which I enjoy to play. When he teaches openings, he teaches the lines and the plans white or black has in the opening. When he teaches middlegames we have a theme. He explains the theme first and then he gives exercises to the theme and gives me time to solve it, he explains the solution good as well. When he teaches endgames he have a theme and teach about it first and then gives exercises and explains them. The prize is affordable and I would recommend him as a very good coach both regarding knowledge and ability to teach.
Я занимаюсь с Матвеем и явно чувствую прогресс. Если полгода назад я играл на 500 очков ( рейтинг
chess.com), то теперь играю на 1100 очков. Занятия интересные, есть как практика, так и теория. Я Абсолютно доволен.
Матвей тренирует дочь, 12 лет. Он не только тренер, но и замечательный психолог. Самое важное достижение за полгода занятий - если дочь раньше размышляла между "забросить сейчас или через пару недель", то занятия с Матвеем решили такую проблему :-) Ребенок занимается с искренним интересом и мысли "бросать" уже давно канули в лету. Для подростка очень важно взаимопонимание, Матвей умеет находить подход даже к бунтарским характерам :-) Уровень игры и что даже важнее - уровень отношения к ней - у дочери даже за полгода значительно возрос, это заметили и окружающие. Матвей - прекрасный тренер как для начинающих, так и уже и имеющих определенный, так как подача материала варьируется в зависимости от характера ребенка и уровня его игры в настоящий момент. Домашние задания по по силам и с прицелом на будущее. Хочу сказать Матвею искреннее СПАСИБО за поддержку во время сложных турниров, когда они пошли не так, как хотелось. Это очень важно для ребенка -умение тренера тактично разобрать его ошибки, что бы человек сам извлек из них пользу, а не пал духом. Если выбираете тренера - попробуйте несколько тренировок с Матвеем, это просто потрясающий тренер.
Матвей проводит занятия с нашим сыном 9 лет. Занимаются третий год по 2 раза в неделю. Тренировки интересные, сын занимается с удовольствием. Материал хорошо и понятно объясняется. Во время занятий были четко поставлены дебюты за оба цвета. Хорошо прибавил в миттельшпиле - теперь легко находит планы на выходе из дебюта, стал заметно сильнее в эндшпиле. Задаются домашние задания. Матвей заинтересован в росте своих учеников, результаты отличные. С 3 юношеского до 3 взрослого , значительно поднялся рейтинг, через год после начала работы сын стал чемпионом города и области в своем возрасте (до 11 лет). Во время соревнований огромная психологическая поддержка! Всегда можно договориться об удобном времени для занятий, демократичная цена для такого высокого уровня уроков.
Матвей - замечательный тренер, рекомендуем его всем !
I haven’t been trained by him but his gameplay got me good at irl Thank you(:
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