Chess is my greatest passion in life; my goal is for you to fall in love with the game and have as much fun learning as I do.
I teach chess full-time to students of all ages and levels with a structured syllabus tailored to your strengths and weaknesses. Meetings start with a fun activity (a chess variant) followed by a lesson on a specific topic, then we'll play a game, analyze it together, and solve puzzles. You can also send me other games to analyze during the lesson, or pick your own...
Chess is my greatest passion in life; my goal is for you to fall in love with the game and have as much fun learning as I do.
I teach chess full-time to students of all ages and levels with a structured syllabus tailored to your strengths and weaknesses. Meetings start with a fun activity (a chess variant) followed by a lesson on a specific topic, then we'll play a game, analyze it together, and solve puzzles. You can also send me other games to analyze during the lesson, or pick your own topics like how to play a certain opening. I encourage everyone to do puzzles daily and look at the game review for your games.
I'm ranked in the top 1% globally on Chess.com with a peak rating of 2100, I hold an MS in Agricultural and Applied Economics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and I was on the List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Students at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign when I worked there as a Graduate Teaching Assistant. I've been teaching chess since 2022.
As one parent put it, “Taran absolutely loves Sean. He is always looking forward to his chess class. Sean knows exactly how to make the session both fun and most importantly educational. I highly recommend Sean for any child who is looking to learn chess.”
