LOCAL EVENTS, CLUBS, & COACHING

TOM BECKMAN, COACHING:

PLAYER - COACH - EASTERN OPEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR !

About Tom: Tom has been organizing the Eastern Open since 2009. He has over 50 years experience playing in chess tournaments. He is also an active player currently rated as USCF Expert with his highest rating being: 2285 FIDE and 2225 USCF. He has focused on chess coaching and lessons for nearly 10 years.

Tom's Teaching Methods and Experience: Tom has years of experience in providing customized personal instruction to adults and to younger students. His proven teaching methods and exercises quickly improve the student's understanding and enjoyment of the game. In addition to playing and analyzing games with his students, he teaches how to apply chess principles and thinking methods to actual game positions, and how to analyze games. Actual positions are used to illustrate the lesson themes, and students often play a position from both sides. He creates a comprehensive, customized opening repertoire for each student that gives an edge from the start.

A Typical Lesson:
$50/hr. Minimum lesson = 2 hrs/$100; plus $50/hr travel fee for student's home.
30 min. Review student games and exercises
20 min. Lesson topic
30 min. Timed exercises
30 min. 15-minute game, any opening.
10 min. Assignments.

Contact: Contact Tom Beckman.


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