Hi chess friends! I'm available for lessons.
Please feel free to contact me at gmshimanov@gmail.com
Serious inquiries only.
GM Aleksandr Shimanov
Looking for passionate students.
| Location | Saint Louis United States |
|---|---|
| Languages | English (US), русский язык |
| Rating | 301127782396 |
| Hourly rate | 100$/hr, 900$ 10 hour package |
| Availability | Accepting students |
| Active |
About me
Playing experience
As a player, I became a GM at the age of 16. Three times Russian Junior champion, winner of the World Open, Chicago Open, North American open, Mid America open, Philadelphia International, and many others.
Teaching experience
As a coach, I have been working with a wide range of players from 1600 to 2600+.
Notable names include three times American Closed Junior champion and one of the youngest GM in the world Awonder Liang, national team member Anna Sharevich, Peruvian Olympic team leader Emilio Cordova.
I believe that my background as a student is as much valuable as my coaching experience.Besides being a student at Webster chess program led by the legendary Susan Polgar, I've also attended lots of lectures of the greatest coaches such as Mark Dvoretsky and Evgeny Bareev. That experience helped me in developing an understanding of how a chessplayer should grow.
Notable names include three times American Closed Junior champion and one of the youngest GM in the world Awonder Liang, national team member Anna Sharevich, Peruvian Olympic team leader Emilio Cordova.
I believe that my background as a student is as much valuable as my coaching experience.Besides being a student at Webster chess program led by the legendary Susan Polgar, I've also attended lots of lectures of the greatest coaches such as Mark Dvoretsky and Evgeny Bareev. That experience helped me in developing an understanding of how a chessplayer should grow.
Other experiences
As a commentator, I worked at the last two World Championship matches and the Candidates, with some of the broadcasts having 100k+ views.
I was also an offical FIDE commentator for the Women's World Cup 2021 along with Dina Belenkaya.
One of the most popular chess streamers in Russian (Levitovchess on Youtube) with 5M+ views
I was also an offical FIDE commentator for the Women's World Cup 2021 along with Dina Belenkaya.
One of the most popular chess streamers in Russian (Levitovchess on Youtube) with 5M+ views
Best skills
I believe my experience as a high level player and coach/student is something that differentiates me from other coaches.Since I was a junior myself not so long ago,I know what has to be done in order to be successful chessplayer for different ages and levels.