Chandrashekhar Koravi
Patient Chess lessons with problem solving focus
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Chandrashekhar Koravi
Masters degree
/ 55 min
About your chess coach
Chandrashekhar Koravi FIDE-Rated Chess Player (1960) | Professional Coach & Mentor 📍 India | 🌐 Open to Students Worldwide Greetings! I’m Chandrashekhar Koravi, a 36-year-old FIDE-rated chess player and professional coach with a passion for nurturing talent and elevating games. With a current rating of 1960 (Jan 2025) and years of experience both competing and teaching, I understand the discipline, strategy, and resilience required to excel in chess. Why Train With Me? Player & Coach Perspective: As an active tournament player, I stay sharp on modern openings, middlegame tactics, and endgame techniques—knowledge I integrate into coaching. Structured Guidance: Whether you’re aiming to break past rating plateaus, master positional play, or refine your calculation skills, I tailor lessons to your unique goals. Commitment to Growth: I prioritize students ready to invest time, focus, and effort. In return, you’ll receive personalized training plans, game analysis, and unwavering support. Ideal Students: ✔️ Dedicated Learners: You’re ready to study 5–10 hours/week, analyze your games, and embrace challenges. ✔️ Goal-Oriented: You have clear objectives (e.g., reaching 1600, winning tournaments, mastering openings). ✔️ Resilient & Curious: You view losses as lessons and thrive on deepening your understanding of chess. Next Steps: If you’re serious about progressing, share: Your current rating and chess background. Specific goals (short-term and long-term). Why you’re committed to this journey. Together, we’ll build a roadmap to unlock your potential. Let’s make every move count!
Meet Chandrashekhar
Chandrashekhar graduated from Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University


Chess coach skills
Rule understanding
Strategic thinking
Creative problem solving
Competitive play
Skill development
Game design
Interactive learning
Types of learners for chess lessons
School
All Levels
Adult / Professional
College
Home schooled
Chess classes overview
As a Chess tutor, I cater to students of all levels by personalizing learning activities based on their favorite games. I focus on determining each student’s gaming interests and cognitive skills to create engaging and interactive lessons. My teaching methodology involves being patient, interactive, and focusing on problem-solving techniques. By using games as a medium for education, I aim to not only enhance my student’s chess skills but also improve their academic performance and cognitive abilities. With my approach, students experience exciting lessons that lead to tangible progress.

15 days Refund
Free Tutor Swap

Games concepts taught by Chandrashekhar
The tutor and student extensively reviewed various types of weak pawns in chess, including isolated, backward, and doubled pawns. They analyzed their strategic implications through numerous examples and a practical game, focusing on identifying and exploiting weaknesses to gain an advantage.
Types of Weak Pawns
The Isolated Queen's Pawn (IQP)
Pawn Islands
Passed Pawns
The class covered advanced chess strategies, focusing on opposite-side castling, tactical sacrifices, and endgame techniques. The student practiced applying these concepts through analysis of game positions and a played game, with the tutor providing feedback on strategic and tactical execution.
Opposite Side Castling Dynamics
Bishop Pair Advantage in Open Positions
Tactical Motifs: Pins and Skewers
Piece Activity and Coordination
Pawn Storms and Opening Lines
The Tutor and Student reviewed checkmating strategies in chess using a lone queen or rook against a lone king, covering techniques like 'checkmate from a distance' and 'kiss of death.' They also practiced opening principles and tactical maneuvers during a game, with the Student winning by effectively using a double attack. The next session will involve reviewing appointment reminders.
Checkmate Fundamentals
Checkmating with a Lone Queen
Checkmating with a Lone Rook
The Double Attack in Chess
Stalemate and Resignation
The Tutor explained the concept of piece activity in chess, differentiating between active and passive pieces based on their control of squares. They reviewed optimal piece placement for different game stages and discussed strategies involving outposts, bad bishops, and zugzwang, providing examples to illustrate these concepts.
Piece Activity
Outposts in Chess
Bad Pieces
Zugzwang
The Tutor and Student reviewed various checkmating patterns in chess, including ladder mates, back rank mates, and smother mates. They practiced executing these patterns through problem-solving exercises and discussed the strategic implications of piece positioning and king confinement. The session concluded with plans for continued practice in future lessons.
Ladder Mate (Lonor Mate)
Back Rank Mate
Smother Mate
Helper Mate (or Assistant Mate)
The tutor and student reviewed chess strategies, focusing on king safety through castling and offensive tactics like forks and sacrifices. They practiced identifying weaknesses and executing checkmating sequences, with a discussion on king-side vs. queen-side castling planned for future sessions.
Tactics: Forks and Pins
Sacrifices for Advantage
Attacking the Uncastled King
The Goal of Chess: Checkmate
Teaching tools used by chess coach
PGN Editors
Collaboration Tools
Online Chess Boards
Chess Engines
Game Analysis Tools
Hands-on chess classes
Pets are welcomed
Chat for quick help
Weekend lessons
Open Q&A
Record lessons
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