AK Chess

Top Pro

$39/hour

estimated price

Zip code

Student age

Responds in about 1 hour

Introduction

👋 Hi! I'm Arnav, your chess instructor. I currently teach chess at various after-school programs, summer camps, and private lessons both in and out of the city. I love working with students of all ages! 🎉 Some of my major accomplishments include drawing with a Candidate Master ♟️ and securing a top spot in the Scholastic State Championship 🏅 just last year. Here’s the Structured Process we follow to help our students improve: 🔍 Personalized Weakness Identification: We dive deep into each student’s specific weaknesses and work on them thoroughly. 💡 Tailored Approach: I strongly believe that focusing on individual weaknesses and fixing them is the most effective way to excel as a professional chess player. 📚 Customized Lessons: We design lessons based on your unique needs, ensuring you're always improving. 👁️ Improving Key Skills: We focus on enhancing visibility (to better analyze situations), calculations, strategies, openings, and variations. 🏆 Tournament Preparation: We help guide and prepare our students for chess tournaments, making sure they’re ready to compete. Thank you, and I look forward to spreading my knowledge of chess with you! ♟️😊

Overview

Current Top Pro

Hired 62 times

Serves Campbell, CA

Background checked

15 employees

11 years in business

Business hours

Sun9:00 am - 7:00 pmMon9:00 am - 7:00 pm

Payment methods

This pro accepts payments via Apple Pay, Cash, PayPal, Square cash app, Stripe, Venmo, and Zelle.

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Reviews

Customers rated this pro highly for work quality, responsiveness, and professionalism.

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Phariah Y.

4 weeks ago

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Hired on Thumbtack

My son has been taking chess lessons from AK for several months and has made great progress and improvements in the games and strategic thinking. My son really enjoys chess and the classes. We highly recommend AK!

Details: 10 - 13 years old • Beginner • I don't have an Elo rating • Once a week • 60 minutes • Remotely (phone or internet)

AK Chess's reply

Thank you for your kind words Phariah, Darren is doing great!

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Justin M.

1 month ago

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Hired on Thumbtack

Just finished first hour, and I can tell I’m going to improve much faster than I expected due to the teaching quality and focus of these sessions. Highly recommend!

Details: 26 - 44 years old • Beginner • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc. • Remotely (phone or internet)

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Mahmoud E.

Mar 6, 2020

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Arnav is an excellent chess teacher. He has been started teaching my twin boys (6) 3 weeks ago and we have been having great experience. He is excellent in many ways: his methods and keeping the kids engaged throughout the lesson, he follows up immediately after the session with homework and is always on time. Also Arnav is very focused on the outcome and seeks feedback continuously to maximize the outcome of the session. I would definitely recommend him for anybody at any age and any level. Mahmoud

Details: 6 - 9 years old • Beginner • I don't have an Elo rating • More than once a week • 60 minutes • Remotely (phone or internet) • My home, venue, etc.

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Jaewon H.

Dec 19, 2022

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Hired on Thumbtack

Arnav is very knowledgeable about chess, and very good at answering questions thoroughly. He is also very responsive and professional.

Details: 26 - 44 years old • Beginner • I don't have an Elo rating • As recommended by teacher • 45 minutes • At the pro’s location • Remotely (phone or internet)

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Carolina M.

Oct 14, 2022

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I’ve learned a lot in such a short period of time. Really good at breaking down concepts and instilling them through practice. Above all super patient with students and passionate about the game. I would recommend AK Chess to anyone.

Details: 18 - 25 years old • Beginner • I don't have an Elo rating • Once a week • 60 minutes • At the pro’s location • Remotely (phone or internet)

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Credentials

Background Check

Subhash Kapur

FAQs

What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
My prices are the price listed on the top of the service.
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Identifying student's weakness personally and working on it in depths successfully is the usual approach followed by me. I am a firm believer that working on individual's weakness and rectifying the problems is the most effective approach for a professional Chess Player. I will evaluate you and see your weaknesses and help you improve making you a better chess player and decision maker overall.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I have been playing chess at a young age and i teach many students. I have trained a lot doing hundreds of thousands of tactics and playing a countless number of games.