A chess coach can also be very helpful in explaining the ideas behind your openings. How important is it for a chess player to play tournaments. Max had to rush back to sydney to coach some of his students in the australian junior championships starting the following day. Learn from grandmaster max illingworth s daily chess and life advice, on his. Tournament results illingworth chess coachingimprovement. We discuss a few areas including his own chess development, his coaching philosophy, as well as training tips. I won the 2014 australian championship in springvale, victoria with a score of 811, and finished in equal second place in the 2015 australian open, scoring above all the australian participants. For this weeks post i will be covering games based on my own experiences as a coach at the australian juniors. The united states chess federation certified chess coach. The gold coast open is over for another year and what a year it was even before the tournament itself kicked off, a select group of students were given the opportunity to learn from two of australias foremost players, grandmasters zongyuan zhao and max illingworth. Constructing your opening repertoire by max illingworth. Newsletters updated regularly, featuring chess jokes, puzzles and miniature games.
Comprehensive max illingworth chess games collection, opening repertoire, tournament history, pgn download, biography and news biggest chess games database online. Gm max illingworth shares an interesting fragment from the 2019. Daily chess training kindle edition by hansen, carsten, illingworth, max. Max illingworth is a respected chess coach and writer who still tries to find. Max is the 201819 australian champion and played for the australia kangaroos in the pro chess. Discover the online chess profile of gm max illingworth illingworth at. Illingworth chess coachingimprovement with passion home. Fide world chess federation, online ratings, individual calculations. In my lessons, i bring all my energy to making you a stronger player, and enjoying the process. You can see his chess reports all over the internet. Is there chess software that helps you train while you play against it. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. For many years, many school districts have not paid chess coaches because they compared chess coaches to athletic coaches. Im max illingworths blog canberra academy of chess.
Illingworth, max fide chess profile players arbiters. He retired from competitive chess in 2019, to concentrate on coaching and writing. Coaching material blog gm max illingworth s blog containing many instructive games and puzzles. By jerry nash us chess certified chess coach program. Max illingworth born 5 november 1992 is an australian chess player, trainer and writer. Learn about maxs training services, tournament experience and writing. I know there is software to train openings and such, but i would. Illingworth chess coaching improvement with passion. I am an international master, fide trainer chess coach, olympiad representative, and the. If you dont see a useful move, how do you avoid making your position worse. Max illingworth 1992 is an australian grandmaster, author and coach.
Max has just won the 2014 australian championship, beating young anton smirnov in the decisive last round game. Private coaching illingworth chess coachingimprovement. Max will be familiar to regulars from his popular blog, where he often provides excellent training positions and very personal thoughts about the game and chess improvement. Interview with gm max illingworth better chess training. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. I am grandmaster and fide trainer max illingworth 2017 australian open champion, 201819 australian champion, now committed to helping others make their chess dreams a reality through coaching. The chess champion doesnt just have the best knowledge they also have the practical skills to apply it. He is a successful author and a wellknown chess coach. Next up was the world youth chess olympiad in 2007, which was a more successful experience as i had plenty of coaching with gm ian rogers before and especially after.
Norths chess club grand master max illingworth claims the crown at the 2018 australian chess champion, after scoring 10 out of 11 rounds. In this interview, we discuss his development as a chess player, his chess coaching, and training ideas and tips. The us chess certified chess coach program has been designed to aid the average scholastic chess coach in their endeavors. It goes without saying that one of the best ways to improve your chess is to play through lots of games played by. Smyslov had a very good score against euwe, who incidentally is the only amateur chess player to become world champion, and also the only world champion to become the president of fide. In all honesty ive learned more from ian than from any other chess player. Black navara, david result 01 eco e15 whiteelo 2451 blackelo 2735 annotator illingworth, max plycount 148 eventdate 2015. Chess games of max illingworth, career statistics, famous victories, opening repertoire, pgn download, discussion, and more. Contact max illingworth chess coachingimprovement with. You may have read already that i have two gm norms i achieved them both in the same tournament. Do you have the skills, habits and mindset you need to improve your chess and your life.
Chess is my greatest passion in life, and i would love to guide you through your chess journey with my expertise, knowledge and experience. We discuss a few areas including his own chess development, his coaching. Despite his busy workload, illingworth says there are plenty of perks. However, its easy to get overwhelmed by the slew of theory associated with this opening, and the price of a mistake can often be high as black develops more slowly to achieve some long. Tactics, strategy, opening, endgame or anything related to chess analysis and. If you would like to receive daily chess content email message about chess with an annotated chess game, please contact me at email protected about chess coaching. August 2015 july 2015 february 2015 october 2014 september 2014. Gm interview max illingworth australian chess champion. After coaching with the sydney academy of chess for two years, jack has been coaching independently on chess. Illingworth started playing competitive chess at the age of. I am grandmaster max illingworth, a professional chess coach and author, recently retired from competitive chess. Chess coaching, playing and writing is my passion and livelihood.
Below the video, i summarize some major points in bulletpoints. Gm max illingworth is the 2019 australian chess champion as well as the champ in 2014. I will be updating this section with recently completed tournaments, the most important events in progress, and the most important forthcoming events that australian players should be aware of. But for 21yearold max illingworth, chess is more than just a game. The other grandmasters either have a job or actively make a living by coaching. Max will be familiar to regulars from his popular blog, where he. Well, not quite the same my first was in the 2011 september first saturday gm tournament, and my. I am grandmaster and fide trainer max illingworth 2017 australian open champion, 201819 australian champion, now committed to helping others make their chess dreams a reality through coaching and writing.
Congratulations to my student ian little, the new tasmanian state cochampion. He was awarded the title grandmaster by fide in 2016, becoming the fifth australian to achieve this. Illingworth chess coachingimprovement with passion max. I dont think anybody in australia is able to make a living by just playing chess, grandmaster or not.
I am an international master, fide trainer chess coach, olympiad representative, and the reigning australian champion. In fact, i have a supportive chess mastermind, the chess improvement group, with many chess improvers just like you, getting the support and feedback they need to improve. Max is the 201819 australian champion and played for the australia kangaroos in the pro chess league. Constructing your opening repertoire by max illingworth sydney. Gm max illingworth is the 2019 australian chess champion as well as the.
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