FM Tom O'Gorman

I am Tom O'Gorman. I am 19 years old and was born in Ireland. At 14 years old I became Ireland's youngest FM.
I have represented Ireland on many occasions and dedicate my free time to chess. I am currently studying computer science and philosophy at university.

2020 Irish Chess Champion (7/9)
IM Norm in the European Individual Chess Championships (6/11)
Best wins: GM Justin Tan, GM Mladan Palac, GM Stelios Halkias, GM Burak Firat, GM Simon Williams
I have represented Ireland many times, including the 2022 Chennai Olympiad
I am two time Irish Junior Champion, once in the U16 and once in the U19 section

I help with coaching in my university
I assisted in my school chess club which produced a team to make it to the UK national finals two years running.
I coached in my old primary school
I have coached many of my fellow Irish Junior chess players through opening assistance and game analysis for tournament preparation
I have been coaching students online privately for about two years
I also have experience with academic tutoring

I provided live commentary for the Glorney Gilbert International 2018
I stream at twitch.tv/fmtoog

I have a wide-ranging opening repertoire and resources for students to expand their understanding of how best to play the opening.
I am good at explaining the fundamental ideas behind chess games to break it down for players to understand what is going on and improve how they play through a better understanding of the position.

I tailor my training to each person individually. Normally the student will send me annotated games and from there I can break down their strengths and weaknesses and get them to improve what is going wrong in their chess.
You can also ask me to help them work on specific areas of the game or prepare specific things.
A lot of my lessons are dedicated to asking students questions about positions and solving problems, to examine their methodology and to see how to better approach decision making and understand ideas which they are currently overlooking.
Study sessions are carried out over Skype or Zoom however the chess is either done on the lichess study feature or using the share screen feature depending on the needs of the lesson
Homework is provided if you want it to be.