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Coach Andy D.

"Geniuses are made, not born." - Laszlo Polgar

Princeton, NJ 08540

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Male
Member since: 09/2014
Will travel up to 5 miles
Rates from $50 to $65 /hr
In-Home In-Group

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Experience Summary

Coach Andy is an USCF Class A player (current rating 1941), having been playing chess for more than 35 years. He has been coaching at after-school chess clubs, and teaching group and private lessons for beginners and intermediate players. - USCF Certified Chess Coach - USCF Certified Tournament Director - State champion of the Gold Section at 2014 NJ Open - Champion of the Reserved Section at Columbus Open - a youth chess champion in China, professionally trained at the Shanghai Sports Palace - more than twenty years experience in teaching, tutoring and coaching - coach young students from beginner to advanced level - some of his students have won state championship, national championship, entered the USCF national top 100 lists for their age groups, and/or played in World Youth Chess Championships. Here are some progress examples of his students: Student A: initial rating 692 (after 4-month training), above 1000 4 months later, and above 1400 in one year. Student B: stuck in 100-300 level for 6 months before working with coach Andy, jumped to 678 in less than two months. Student C: stuck in 300-600 level for years, after working with coach Andy at a camp, leapt from 527 to 791 over that weekend. Please check www.PrincetonChessAcademy.com for more information. For private lessons, please send inquiry to princetonchessacademy@gmail.com. I also tutor SAT math. I have MS in Math. If you need crunch prep for SAT test, I can help. GRE Math: 800, Logical: 800 GMAT Math: 60

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Chess