The Best Chess Tutors for San Ramon, CA

Kate has been coaching my son for over a year now, and it’s been a great experience. She goes through his games, figures out what he needs to work on, and then tailors each lesson to help him improve. She’s super patient and reall... read the full review - Subash, 120 lessons with Katsiaryna

I am so excited to have Aaron's help! He makes learning fun and easy. I felt discouraged before we met, but now I feel confident about taking the SAT. He was patient and explained problems in very clear details when I had trouble... read the full review - Andrea

Owen is knowledgable and passionate about chess. He is a sharp tutor and expects excellence in both thought and execution. I can tell this from one lesson. Looking forward to more. read the full review - Jacob, 11 lessons with Owen

Very engaging and prepared. She is an A+ quality tutor. Would highly recommend to anybody looking for a cheerful chess coach. Looking forward to our next lessons. read the full review - Janine, 14 lessons with Suzanna

Pete is an exceptionally accomplished player and tutor, hands down! His angularity breeds depth and width to the game and the art of chess. I can write without reservation that his passion for chess thrusts forward in his teachi... read the full review - Michael

Steve was an attentive listener tutoring our son in chess. He met him at his level and showed patience and warmth as he worked with our son. A great tutor both knows the subject and knows how to teach it — in my experience Steve ... read the full review - Christopher

Great chess lesson! Children enjoyed it and want to continue learning! Thank you! Great chess lesson! Children enjoyed it and want to continue learning! Thank you! read the full review - Natalya, 19 lessons with Griffin

Hyrum Really takes the time to understand where you are at in chess, and really helps restructure the fundamentals in your game. He goes the extra mile making lesson plans/study guides, and gives you great input. If you’re looking... read the full review - Allen, 2 lessons with Hyrum

Akshaya started with an introduction to chess and the basics, such as the board setup, the movement of pieces, capturing pieces, and check and checkmate using the Queen and Rook. Akshaya was knowledgeable and explained the concept... read the full review - Raj

I decided, in this retired stage of my life, that I wanted to learn how to play chess. After teaching myself the basics I knew I needed a coach in order to progress further. I’m so glad I found Lance! Lance is organized, prepa... read the full review - Patricia, 132 lessons with Lance

My 11 y.o. son is on his 7th chess lesson with Coach Ezekiel. He was hoping to take his chess game to the next level. Ezekiel is definitely getting him there! He's extremely knowledgeable & makes the lessons very interactive & ... read the full review - Dominic, 24 lessons with Ezekiel

Austin did a great job with my boys and was able to assess where they are fairly quickly and build on their skills. I would highly recommend him to others looking for a chess coach. read the full review - Michal, 6 lessons with Austin

Nathaniel was extremely patient with our 6 year old daughter. We can tell he has a lot of experience teaching chess and sharing his love of chess with his students. We will definitely be continuing as our daughter seem to really... read the full review - Ellen, 22 lessons with Nathaniel

Nicolas tutored my son on Algebra 1 concepts as he needed a refresher. Nicolas provided chess tips as well. I highly recommend Nicolas and would hire him again. read the full review - Maria

My 11yo loved working with Jeremy. He was encouraging, well-versed in chess, and a lot of fun! Very easy to schedule and plan. We look forward to continue working with him. read the full review - Chanel, 2 lessons with Jeremy

Frank is the best tutor out there. No discussion. After a few sessions with my son. My son started getting perfect score of 800. I didn’t even things that’s possible. My son is always excited about the sessions. Thank you Frank! read the full review - michelle , 16 lessons with Frank

Paul is an excellent tutor who creates classes with a lot of variety. We have studied important Hispanic historical figures, as well as working on reading, comprehension, grammatical construction, and plenty of back-and-forth con... read the full review - Gil, 67 lessons with Paul

Chess, Neil has a great command of the subject and is able to express it in a colloquial and informative way. He is interesting, engaging and helpful. He is a fine tutor. He had the flexibility to cross reference content areas and... read the full review - Sheldon, 2 lessons with Neil

Michael is more than a chess tutor to our daughter. He shows real interest in our child's learning and through each lesson he encourages her to see different possibilities in her games and think things through and analyze each mo... read the full review - Ellen, 28 lessons with Michael

My (9 year old) grandson has had several chess tutoring sessions with Caleb. I observed all the lessons either live or from his video recordings, and I also learned a lot. He is patient, supportive, highly knowledgeable, and an ex... read the full review - Dennis, 3 lessons with Caleb

Chris was super cool and very patient. Hes very knowledgeable about the game and different players from the past. We played a game of Chess and he walked me through my moves, whether good or bad. He let me know about different opt... read the full review - Jorge, 12 lessons with Chris

Atousa is excellent as a chess coach. After the first session with her, my 14 year old son decided to go with her. There are many chess coaches out there, but majority of them has a lower rating than my son and not as knowledg... read the full review - Diane

Charles is an accomplished chess coach with impeccable credentials, but he's also a nice man who's supportive and patient. The method he teaches has produced chess players who've won state championships and national tournaments. D... read the full review - Edward

Andrew pays close attention to what I need to improve my chess game. He patienlty responds to all my questions and comments, introdcues me to new concepts and and clearly analyzes the pros and cons ofmy moves and explains his. Th... read the full review - Yair, 2 lessons with Andrew