What Ojen Goshtashb says about my coaching...
To Whom it May Concern: A testimonial for Chess Coach Flyn
- Coach Flyn's methods have been paramount to advancing my Son's Chess game skills. I taught my Son how to play chess at 5 years old and he was so excited about the game that he wanted to improve his game to be able to challenge others.
- Coach Flyn has been an amazing mentor for him. When we started, he was only 6.
- From the beginning, he did an excellent job evaluating my Son's level. He built a good report with him. He can sense when to switch it up as kids tend to zone out when sitting in one place. I haven't seen my Son want to step away from a session or try to skip one. He is looking forward to each session and enjoys the entire time Coach is teaching him.
- Coach Flyn provided material for me and my Son to review and work on during each week. He would then monitor that work and send me notes if adjustments needed to be made. At the lessons he focused on reviewing games, improving his “board vision” (ability to see where the pieces can move and what they can do, teaching him basic strategic concepts to use in choosing his moves, teaching him basic endgames. Coach Flyn believes that “tactics” and endgames” are the biggest keys to fast improvement as a beginner. My Son’s results say Flyn was right.
- Flyn is super passionate about chess and teaching kids the secrets of the game. He doesn't coach, just make money. I can assure you he is fully invested in my Son’s progress and improvement and dedicates his time as if he is teaching his own Son.
- He is well prepared, before each session with materials based on the homework he assigns and provides constant feedback to me as appropriate.
- When my Son started with Coach Flyn in August of ‘24 his LiChess rating was about 760. Today his rating is about 1180. His LiChess puzzle rating was around 1200. Today his puzzle rating is just under 1800. These results are the product of about 18 lessons starting in late September. Most were 1-hour in duration. Now that his interest has grown from working with Coach Flyn and he can handle it we have moved to 90-minute lessons.
- My Son loves when Coach Flyn comes over to teach him. He has gotten more interested in the game and is preparing to play in his first tournaments. We can't be any happier with Coach Flyn and the outcome. I would recommend him without reservation to anyone that's looking to teach their kids some serious Chess!
Regards, Ojen Goshtasb