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FM Ras Malaku Lorne

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step." I am here to help you start that journey

LocationKingston Jamaica
LanguagesEnglish (US)
RatingFIDE: 2090226022632344
Hourly rate20 US$/hr; negotiable if 5 lessons or more; monthly programs/designs as well; US$15/hr for training games; mala10lorne@gmail.com
AvailabilityAccepting students
Active

About me

I am a Jamaican FM with a classical chess approach and I try to play a principled game from opening to endgame. Playing chess over 25 years with a lot of experience and achievements.
I am Jamaica's most famous chess-player ever.

Playing experience

Over 25 years of playing experience.
National Jamaican representative
Won several open tournaments in Jamaica and placed in the top 3 in regional tournaments.

Teaching experience

Certified FIDE Trainer with almost 20 years of teaching chess.
I work with players from all levels in all age groups.

Schedule a free demo class or full-class using zcal.co/i/x3-YYwiS

Other experiences

Going to restart twitch channel soon, as well as a Youtube channel.

Best skills

I have always been known for having great positional understanding and I am very good at spotting major weaknesses in my opponents' and students' play.
With my sessions methods are here to cover areas such as:

⏺️Opening repertoires which will allow you to get good middle game positions

⏺️How to think like a master

⏺️ Middle game strategies
- Finding good candidate moves and plans to increase your advantage in games
- How to minimize on risks and having as much control over the game as possible
-Capitalizing on weak squares and areas that your opponents have when playing
- Always playing with a plan in mind and assigning importance to each move you play

⏺️ Limiting the blunders you make and giving you a sharper mind for tactics (Puzzle solving, how to keep pieces coordinated, not overextending you position too much, king safety, etc

⏺️Art of attacking

⏺️Becoming a better positional player

⏺️ Art of defense

⏺️Transitioning to a better or winning endgame

⏺️ End game techniques and plans
- King activity
-Studying positions that are likely to occur at your level and will help you to level up

⏺️ Time management and preparation for upcoming tournaments

Teaching methodology

I offer personalized chess lessons, I see the games of the student and I study his style, mistakes ,weaknesses and after that I build a program to work to solve these problems and improve his skill.

1 - At first I show the student what to do
2- Then I do it with them
3- After I will watch while they do it
4- Now I allow the student to do it by themselves