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GM Vitaly Kunin

Middlegames and endgames understanding and interesting opening ideas - improve your chess level!

Location European Union
LanguagesDeutsch, русский язык, English (US)
RatingFIDE: 2522270026432099
Hourly rate50 EUR/hour. Training games: 30 Eur/hour
AvailabilityAccepting students
Active

About me

GM Vitaly Kunin (2522), Champion of Germany 2023, participant of World Cup 2017 and winner of numerous Open and closed tournaments, for example, Capablanca Memorial in Havanna 2015. Last wins: Zürcher Weihnachtsopen 2019 and 2021, Basel Open 2023, Hassloch Open 2023, German Championship 2023, Burgdorf Open 2024.

Playing experience

GM since 2006, active playing experience - 30 years.

Teaching experience

about 10 years. Since 2016 responsible for chess programm in GinCo (Russian school in Darmstadt, Germany) - http://ginco-ev.com/de/lehrer/vitalij-kunin/ . Private students of different age and level - from beginners to IMs. Experience in lectures and
simultanious excibitions.

Other experiences

journalist. More than 20 articles since 2015 in the most popular German Chess magazine "Schach".

Best skills

Finding new ways and new ideas, complex positions, counterattack.

Teaching methodology

I concentrate with my students on key middlegame and endgame ideas and set up the opening repertoire suitable for each student.