GM Ulvi Bajarani

Hi! I began coaching in 2016, and since then, I've had the privilege of working with a wide range of students, from Grandmasters like GM Nijat Abasov and GM Vasif Durarbayli to enthusiastic newcomers. One of my non-titled students, Can Isik, even tied for 1st place in a city championship, while another student, Nathan Sun, won an interschool tournament in New Zealand. These accomplishments are proof that with the right guidance, anyone can achieve great things!

My coaching style is tailored to each student. In our first lesson, I analyze your games to identify your strengths and areas for improvement. Based on this, I design a personalized learning plan. Lessons can be lecture-based, where I introduce key concepts, or interactive, involving solving exercises and practical play. Together, we’ll turn your challenges into strengths—and have fun along the way!

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Became a FIDE Master at 10.
Became an International Master at 15 (Awarded in 14, fulfilled FIDE rating requirements in 15).
An International Grandmaster since 18 (Awarded in 16, fulfilled FIDE rating requirements in 18).

The best results:
The co-winner of the Final Four tournament in the UTRGV II team (Lubbock, USA, October, 2021)
A Prize-winner in the 2020 Charlotte Open (Charlotte, North Carolina, the USA, January, 2020)
The winner of Fischer Random Chess group in “Peterburgskaya Leto” tournament (Russia, August, 2018)
The winner of Solidarity Day – Vugar Gashimov Chess Academy Classic tournament (Baku, Azerbaijan, December, 2016)
The winner of “Brasschaat open” (Brasschaat, Belgium, August, 2015)
A prize-winner in the Arad open tournament (Arad, Romania, August, 2015)
The winner of U20 category in Najdorf Memorial Open A 2015 (Warsaw, Poland, July, 2015)
The winner of Memorial of Fuad Djafarov in the play-off category (Baku, Azerbaijan, November, 2014)
The winner of Azerbaijan Men Championship (Baku, June, 2014)
The winner of Independence Day open tournament (Baku, Azerbaijan, October, 2013)
The winner of U18 category in Azerbaijan Junior championship, (Baku, Azerbaijan, March, 2013)
The winner of the 1st league of Azerbaijan (Baku, November-December, 2012)
The winner of Solidarity Day close tournament (Baku, Azerbaijan, December, 2011)
The winner of U18 category in Baku-open 2011 (Baku, Azerbaijan, August, 2011)
Second place in the tournament “Petrovskaya Ladya” (Petergof, Russia, July 2010)
The winner of category U20 in the A2 Group of international chess tournament “Aeroflot-Open” (Moscow, Russia, February, 2010)
The winner of U14 chess tournament “Dubai-Open” (Dubai, the UAE, July, 2009)
The winner of U20 category in Azerbaijan Youth Championship (Baku, Azerbaijan, April, 2009)
The winner of U14 category in Azerbaijan Youth Championship (Baku, Azerbaijan, March, 2009)
The winner of category U14 in the international chess tournament “Cappelle la Grande” (Cappelle la Grande, France, March, 2009)
4th place in the U14 category of World Youth Championship (Vung Tau, Vietnam, 2008);
The winner of category U20 in the international chess tournament “Ramadan cup” (Abu-Dhabi, the UAE, September, 2008);
The silver medal in the U12 category of Europe youth championship (Rijeka, Croatia, 2007);
The bronze medal in the U12 category of Europe youth championship (Herceg-Novi, Montenegro, 2006);
A prize-winner of Abu-Dhabi open-chess tournament (the UAE, August, 2006)
The winner of U14 category in the international chess tournament "President cup" in Baku (May, 2006)
The silver medal in the U10 category of Europe youth championship (Herceg-Novi, Serbia and Montenegro, 2005);
The bronze medal in the U10 category of World youth championship (Belfort, France, 2005);

I started coaching in 2016. My students range from Grandmasters like GM Nijat Abasov and GM Vasif Durarbayli to newcomers. One of my non-titled students, Can Isik, even tied for 1st place in a city championship—proof that everyone can achieve great things with the right guidance!

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Opening Variations
Positional Play
Classical Games
General Principles of Openings
Strategic Play
Finding Weak Sides of Players
Typical Middlegame Structures
Complex Endgames
Working with Chess Engines
Typical Tactical Ideas
Theoretical Endgames
Chess Psychology

In my lessons, I focus on one of the following topics:

1) Showing mistakes in the analysis of games;
2) Sharping combinational vision;
3) Showing typical endgames;
4) Building opening repertoire;
5) Working on the positional and strategic topics;

Additionally, I can cover specific topics dependent on the student. During the first lesson, I analyze student's games, finding the student's strong and weak sides. Based on that, I plan my future lessons, which might be either lecture-based (where I introduce some topic) or interactive-based (where solving or playing is involved).

I use Skype for classes, however, I can also use Zoom, Google Meet, as well as Chess.com Classrooms. I prefer to use ChessBase software to describe the chess games and positions. If you want to contact, you can message me in Lichess.org.