@DontShadowBan said in #1:
> I keep having bad experiences with chess coaches.
> The last coach I tried, I wanted him to teach me chess theory, but he just insisted that I use the database.
> Problem is that All those lines don't stick and I'm not a good independent chess student.
> I specifically paid him to train me, but he just took my money, played me in 4games and said, if you want to improve, learn to memorize the database. WTF!?
>
> Are there any chess TRAINERS, not coaches?
1) There are a lot of coaches
2) All coaches are different and therefore work different (age, gender, experience, rating, playing skills, teaching skills, etc.)
3) Each coach has (or should have) his own chess methods of teaching
Depending what is the way of the coaches they teach students, there are various approaches. For example I do not teach the opening lines, but I identify my students strong and weak points. Based on the students games and their comments I identify their problems and find the solutions.
As simple as that even if sometimes simplicity is not that easy to apply in practice.
Did you message your coach what kind of chess support do you need and how do they work with students? If not - next time do that and you can avoid disappointment.
> I keep having bad experiences with chess coaches.
> The last coach I tried, I wanted him to teach me chess theory, but he just insisted that I use the database.
> Problem is that All those lines don't stick and I'm not a good independent chess student.
> I specifically paid him to train me, but he just took my money, played me in 4games and said, if you want to improve, learn to memorize the database. WTF!?
>
> Are there any chess TRAINERS, not coaches?
1) There are a lot of coaches
2) All coaches are different and therefore work different (age, gender, experience, rating, playing skills, teaching skills, etc.)
3) Each coach has (or should have) his own chess methods of teaching
Depending what is the way of the coaches they teach students, there are various approaches. For example I do not teach the opening lines, but I identify my students strong and weak points. Based on the students games and their comments I identify their problems and find the solutions.
As simple as that even if sometimes simplicity is not that easy to apply in practice.
Did you message your coach what kind of chess support do you need and how do they work with students? If not - next time do that and you can avoid disappointment.
