NM Ilia Kakushadze

I am a professional trainer with 16 years of experience, and I am a certified Fide Instructor. I currently teach students from beginner level up to 2300 rated. I am fully vaccinated so I can do in-person classes safely as well as online via skype. My current USCF rating is 2325. Do not hesitate to get in touch if you are interested. My schedule teamup.com/ks76e02d5566d25fcb is flexible, and I am looking forward to accepting new students.

In past, I have worked in Greece for 8 years, In Norway for 8 years, and recently moved to New York. I have been the Norwegian youth national team trainer for 3 years. My students have won the Norwegian youth chess championships over 25 times, the Scandinavian championship (Nordic) 4 times, the European championship once, and the Greek championship twice.

Also, I have been an arbiter in World Youth Chess Championships 2010 - Open under 12 and in 5th World School Chess Championship - Open U13

My best skill in teaching is recognizing my student's weaknesses and working on them. I teach opening-middlegame-strategy until the level of 2000 and Opening repertoire for 2000-2400+GM level.