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- ✓60 minutes, one-to-one, online
- ✓Your games reviewed before we meet
- ✓Written summary and one homework task
- ✓Book whenever it suits you
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Free to enquire. No card, no obligation — just a conversation.
2850Peak rating, Chess.com
1200 → 1800+A real student's jump
1:1 onlyNever a group class
7+Ages taught, worldwide
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Zero-risk satisfaction guarantee
If after your first 60-minute lesson you don't feel confident in your roadmap and coaching direction, you get a full refund. No hassle, no questions asked.
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Results you can read for yourself.
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Pricing
Three ways to work together based on your dedication.
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10-week programme
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- ✓Ten weekly 60-minute lessons
- ✓A written 10-week plan after session one
- ✓Message me between lessons on WhatsApp
- ✓Opening repertoire built around your style
- ✓Progress reviewed at week five
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20-week mentorship
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- ✓Twenty private 60-minute lessons
- ✓Full tournament-season training plan
- ✓Priority game review and WhatsApp support
- ✓Opening repertoire and event preparation
- ✓Formal progress reviews every five weeks
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Prices in GBP · Zoom or Google Meet · reschedule free with 24 hours' notice
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The best coach you'll have is one call away.
You don't need to pick a plan before contacting me. Tell me your rating and what keeps going wrong — I read every message myself and normally reply the same day.
Message me on WhatsApp
coach@fmtanmaychopra.com
Replies within a day, usually much sooner
Based in London · taught online worldwide
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Questions
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+How much does a lesson cost?
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+Do you coach children, and are you DBS checked?
Yes to both. I coach juniors from about seven, and I hold an enhanced DBS certificate I'm happy to send before a first lesson. Parents can sit in on any lesson and get a short plain-English note afterwards: what we covered, what went well, and the one thing to practise next.
+How do scheduling and cancellations work?
Zoom or Google Meet, with Chess.com or Lichess — whichever you already use. I teach worldwide, and most slots suit UK, European and Indian evenings. Reschedule free with at least 24 hours' notice; inside 24 hours the lesson normally counts as taken.
+What rating do I need to work with you?
None in particular. I coach complete beginners through to strong club players. What matters more than rating is that you play often enough for us to have games to look at.
+What actually happens in a lesson?
We share a board and go through your recent games, which I've already annotated. I show you the moments that decided the game, we work through the ideas you missed, and you leave with one specific thing to practise. No lectures, no slides.
+How quickly will I improve?
I won't promise a number. Students who play regularly and do the homework usually notice their results shifting within six to eight weeks — which is why the programme is ten weeks rather than four. If you can't give the game any time between lessons, coaching won't do much for you and I'll say so.