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Kestony

Greetings, chess enthusiasts and aspiring grandmasters! I'm Coach Kestony, and I'm excited to share with you the essence of my 11 years of full-time online chess teaching and 23 years of playing experience. You might also know me from my YouTube channel, which you can explore for additional insights and lessons at https://www.youtube.com/kestony.

Comprehensive Coaching Experience: My journey as a chess coach has been rich and rewarding. I've had the privilege of guiding numerous students, including children who became state champions and adult beginners who skyrocketed from ratings below 1000 to impressive 2000+ scores in about a year. Currently, I'm mentoring several students with master ratings, helping them advance towards professional chess careers.

Flexible Scheduling, Tailored to Your Needs: Understanding the varied schedules of my students, I offer flexible session timings. Most students meet with me once or twice a week, but I can accommodate your routine due to my full-time commitment to chess coaching.

Why Choose Me?

Adaptive Teaching: Every student is unique, and I pride myself on my ability to tailor my teaching methods to your individual needs and aspirations, whether in chess or broader cognitive development.

Structured & Personalized Approach: I employ a well-established teaching framework, combined with personal attention, focusing on areas that align with your goals and strengths.

Clear, Understandable Explanations: My teaching style is geared towards making even the most complex chess concepts accessible and easy to grasp.

Ongoing Support: I am dedicated to your growth in chess. You will receive the best resources and guidance, saving you the effort of navigating the extensive world of chess literature and tools.

Proven Track Record: Don't just take my word for it. You can view over 100 reviews from past students on the Chess.com forum below, offering insights into my coaching effectiveness.

Next Steps

If you're interested in starting your chess journey with me, I propose we either set up a complimentary Zoom chat or dive directly into our first lesson. I'm eager to explore the potential of our collaboration and support you in your chess ambitions.

Awaiting our chess adventure together,

Best Regards,

Coach Kestony

Contacts:

[email protected]

https://www.chess.com/member/kestony

 

aditya_shri

Very good coach at extremely affordable rates. He has got immense experience and knowledge to put into practice. He teaches the basic and advanced concepts in middlegame in a very efficient manner, which is very enjoyable and encouraging. He trains and analyses games very well which is very easy to grasp and understand. I feel much more confident with my tactics and positional understanding since taking lessons from him. He is very flexible with his timing and speaks english very fluently. He is not just a good coach but also a very strong motivator who will encourage you to become better chess player when you lose games or you lose interests. 

PawnAlmighty

Excellent coach!! Unlike most coaches, Kestony is very flexible in scheduling lessons and always well prepared for the lessons. He never worries about session duration and our lessons stretched well over the paid time. Also, while choosing a coach I am a bit concerned about language barriers but Kestony is pretty fluent in English. 

I particularly liked our session on rook and queen improvement and I can definitely recommend him to anyone looking for a good coach.

Nicolasbr21

Chess maniacs, i met Kestony via youtube, i sent him an email and he responded almost inmediatlely.

So far we 've had only one class, but i can tell fot sure that he is an awesome teacher, really dedicates time to you and looks foward for improvement.  Recomended 100%.

happy.png Also, comunication is not really a problem, it´s easy and effective.

DON´T THINK IT TWICE AND TAKE THEM¡¡¡¡

shoelaces

I had my first lesson with Kestony. He put a lot of humor in my errors which I appreciate; helps me remember the lesson. Went through a few lessons on pinning and forking followed by reviewing a few of my games. Great to go through with him so he can pick apart the flaws and improve your game. I am really looking forward to our next lesson.

michealphelps

Amazing coach!! At first I had second thoughts about online classes because it was my first time, but after the class I was very happy that I contacted Mr. Kestony for online classes 

SenRitobroto1

me too

Batch77

I have found Obie one. That is right. May the force be with you. After listening, yes listening. I was graced by a master. I am only sorry to say that I retained a fraction of the jewels poured over me. Next time I will have to bring a basket. So later I can fondle through them. Pick up the jems.   

kween26

Kestony is an amazing coach. He is always active and with tons of knowledge to share for chess aspirants. Happy to have him as coach for my daughter. 

MaisonDeVolonte

Excellent coach. Really like his style of playing. Talks a little fast but you get a lot more lesson in your session due to it happy.png

ChessMoodBeginner

Knows how to teach and knows what he teaches. Affordable rates. Friendly guy who really interacts with his students, At the end of the lesson you really have learned something. It's up to you to put it in practice.

abhilash301

aditya_shri wrote:

Very good coach at extremely affordable rates. He has got immense experience and knowledge to put into practice. He teaches the basic and advanced concepts in middlegame in a very efficient manner, which is very enjoyable and encouraging. He trains and analyses games very well which is very easy to grasp and understand. I feel much more confident with my tactics and positional understanding since taking lessons from him. He is very flexible with his timing and speaks english very fluently. He is not just a good coach but also a very strong motivator who will encourage you to become better chess player when you lose games or you lose interests. 

how to take coaching from him?

PianoPawner

I completely agree with the statements below: Kestony is a great coach. I can recommend 100%. You will get a coach who really cares about his students. He perfectly adjusted the lessons to my current level: Not too slow, not too fast, not too easy, not too difficult. All you need is Skype and you are good to go. Thanks!

taylored

Excellent coach. Guaranteed improvement. I greatly recommend.

Kamilotka

Great!

Tgm09

This guy is amazing, we only had our first lesson together, but I've learned a ton of information from him. He's the real deal with very afforable rates. And he's an amazing person overall. 

PianoPawner

Time to celebrate for me... :-)

150 rating points improvement on chess.com in just six weeks! I consider myself to be an above average hobby player and Kestony helped me with the first steps to sustainably improve my chess: Overcome an amateur's style of thinking and start to evaluate the board from a positional point of view.

Thanks! :-)

Ali_IT

I have had 3 classes with Kestony so far. Very different approach comparing to my last coach. He is very passionate about his work which is encouraging. I really enjoy his style and his focus on the middle game. I like how he focuses on a subject and keeps questioning you until you master that topic. Looking forward to our next session. 

Fobok

I had my first lesson a couple of weeks back, and it was everything I hoped for. Kestony had looked through my games here on chess.com and picked out my weaknesses (tactics most notably, as well as a bit of tunnel vision on my pieces), and in the course of the lesson explained a lot of concepts and gave a lot of tips on how to fight those weaknesses.

He was also very encouraging by pointing out my strengths, as well. After a week of terrible blunders and mostly lost games, this was nice to hear.

I've been playing chess for almost 30 years, and I think I learned more in that one hour than I had in the previous 20 years combined.

I'm looking forward to my future lessons, as I work to break years of bad habits and put this knowledge into practice. :-)

DanTheViking

worth it?