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Sean

5 (10 reviews)

Rate $68
Response 1h
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Number of students Sean has accompanied since arriving at Superprof
28
Number of students Sean has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

5 (10 reviews)

$68/hr

1^st lesson free

Chess

Passionate chess coach and President of the Riverside Chess Club in Illinois

Chess

Lesson location

- online

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Sean is one of our best Chess tutors. High-quality profile, verified qualifications, a quick response time, and great reviews from students!

About Sean

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.

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.”

Here are some of my qualifications:
- President of Riverside Chess Club
- Peak rating of 2100 (ranked in the top 1% globally online)
- Recipient of Chess Journalists of America's 2022 Best Online Interview Award
- US Chess Certified Club Tournament Director
- MS in Agricultural and Applied Economics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Students at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Certificate of Teaching for a Positive Future from the Institute for Humane Education
- Chess teacher since 2022
- My student Dhansika grew from a rapid rating of 437 to 1124 in one year, winning first place at many tournaments
- My adult student Brian skyrocketed from 1157 to 1502 in less than three months

About the lesson

- Online or in Riverside -

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.

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5 (10 reviews)

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Joe
- 5
Perfect! Sean was a personable and effective teacher. The lesson had a fun variety of activities, and my son really enjoyed his friendly and patient style.
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Joe

Perfect! Sean was a personable and effective teacher. The lesson had a fun variety of activities, and my son really enjoyed his friendly and patient style.
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Steven
- 5
Perfect! Sean is a great teacher who is very friendly, adaptable, and driven as a coach. Highly recommend
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Steven

Perfect! Sean is a great teacher who is very friendly, adaptable, and driven as a coach. Highly recommend
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Adriel
- 5
Perfect! Sean is a breath of fresh air. He is very patient and his joy for the game is very infectious. Was an absolute pleasure to work with him and looking forward to the next lesson.
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Adriel

Perfect! Sean is a breath of fresh air. He is very patient and his joy for the game is very infectious. Was an absolute pleasure to work with him and looking forward to the next lesson.
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Robert
- 5
Perfect! Sean is a gifted teacher to young and old alike. I am a 73 year-old grandfather. Trial lawyer by occupation. Very active person in my career and family life. I have a loving six-year-old grandson , as all grandfathers would say, he is quite bright. We stared taking chess lessons with Sean about two months ago. It has been a wonderful experience. Of special note is that Sean is extremely patient and nimble when it comes to dealing with a very active and precocious little boy. I have no hesitancy to give Sean the highest possible rating. He’s been a wonderful addition to the development of my precious little boy and his grandfather. 5+ stars for sure!
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Robert

Perfect! Sean is a gifted teacher to young and old alike. I am a 73 year-old grandfather. Trial lawyer by occupation. Very active person in my career and family life. I have a loving six-year-old grandson , as all grandfathers would say, he is quite bright. We stared taking chess lessons with Sean about two months ago. It has been a wonderful experience. Of special note is that Sean is extremely patient and nimble when it comes to dealing with a very active and precocious little boy. I have no hesitancy to give Sean the highest possible rating. He’s been a wonderful addition to the development of my precious little boy and his grandfather. 5+ stars for sure!

Sean's response
Robert and his grandson Dom are a pleasure to teach!
- Sean's response :
  Robert and his grandson Dom are a pleasure to teach!
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Jennifer
- 5
Perfect! Sean is awesome. Great with my 9 year old.
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Jennifer

Perfect! Sean is awesome. Great with my 9 year old.
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Nikhil
- 5
Perfect! Sean is an incredible tutor. He mixes humor and insight, makes it very fun, and has deepened our son's enthusiasm for chess. Our son loves working with him!
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Nikhil

Perfect! Sean is an incredible tutor. He mixes humor and insight, makes it very fun, and has deepened our son's enthusiasm for chess. Our son loves working with him!

Sean's response
Great focus!
- Sean's response :
  Great focus!
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Miles

As a long time teacher, I have the ability to identify teaching skills. Sean is a very good teacher. I had watched an online chess course and it was way over my head so I thought chess wasn't for me. But within 10 minutes Sean dispelled all that, made learning fun, AND taught me more in an hour than I learned during HOURS of online classes. Highly recommend Sean!
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Miles
As a long time teacher, I have the ability to identify teaching skills. Sean is a very good teacher. I had watched an online chess course and it was way over my head so I thought chess wasn't for me. But within 10 minutes Sean dispelled all that, made learning fun, AND taught me more in an hour than I learned during HOURS of online classes. Highly recommend Sean!
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Jon

As an adult relearning the game Sean has been incredibly patient and taken away all the intimidation related to learning a game that can at sometimes seem overwhelming.
I can't recommend him enough to help you get started on or hone your chess journey.
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Jon
As an adult relearning the game Sean has been incredibly patient and taken away all the intimidation related to learning a game that can at sometimes seem overwhelming.
I can't recommend him enough to help you get started on or hone your chess journey.
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Al

Sean has been very effective at building upon my son’s foundation in chess. He looks forward to his weekly sessions with “Coach Sean”. We highly recommend Sean as his knowledge and disposition make him an asset to anyone looking to improve his / her understanding of chess.
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Al
Sean has been very effective at building upon my son’s foundation in chess. He looks forward to his weekly sessions with “Coach Sean”. We highly recommend Sean as his knowledge and disposition make him an asset to anyone looking to improve his / her understanding of chess.
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Robert

Sean is a gifted teacher to young and old alike. I am a 73 year-old grandfather. Trial lawyer by occupation. Very active person in my career and family life. I have a loving six-year-old grandson , as all grandfathers would say, he is quite bright. We stared taking chess lessons with Sean about two months ago. It has been a wonderful experience. Of special note is that Sean is extremely patient and nimble when it comes to dealing with a very active and precocious little boy. I have no hesitancy to give Sean the highest possible rating. He’s been a wonderful addition to the development of my precious little boy and his grandfather. 5+ stars for sure!

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Robert
Sean is a gifted teacher to young and old alike. I am a 73 year-old grandfather. Trial lawyer by occupation. Very active person in my career and family life. I have a loving six-year-old grandson , as all grandfathers would say, he is quite bright. We stared taking chess lessons with Sean about two months ago. It has been a wonderful experience. Of special note is that Sean is extremely patient and nimble when it comes to dealing with a very active and precocious little boy. I have no hesitancy to give Sean the highest possible rating. He’s been a wonderful addition to the development of my precious little boy and his grandfather. 5+ stars for sure!
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Passionate chess coach and President of the Riverside Chess Club in Illinois

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Super tutor

About Sean

About the lesson

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Recommendations

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Rate

Pack prices

free lessons

online

Similar Chess tutors in Riverside

Agil

Rogan-Joe

Chandrika

FI Ishan

Danuk

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Xie

John Ray

Zané

Lucas

Thomas

Vincent

Arun Kumar

Thomas

Arvin

Vladimir

Senuk

Ramiro

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