What Sheela Surisetty says about my coaching.
To Whom it May Concern:
My name is Sheela. My daughter, age 7, was interested in chess. She’d been taking online lessons for about 6 months when I decided it might be good to have a live coach.
Coach Flyn has only given my daughter 3 lessons. I write this testimonial to share the goldmine I discovered in him with you. Sorry this is long but my husband and I could easily do another page on Flyn. I am writing this in the hope you won’t miss out.
I found Coach Flyn on Thumbtack. His profile was impressive, so I called and had a chat. The first thing I noticed and could feel talking with him was that he had a great passion for chess and kids. So I asked him to do a lesson.
It turns out he’s amazing at what he does and how he worked with my daughter. My husband and I were both blown away.
He told me his lessons were 90 minutes. My first thought was my daughter would never be able to pay attention for anywhere near that amount of time.
However, Flyn fully engaged her for the entire 90 minutes. She never lost her attention and grasped everything he taught.
The lesson resulted in my daughter being inspired to a point that even surprised us. She now talks chess all the time and does hours of homework as suggested by Flyn. This is not with my encouragement, mind you, she wants to do it and sets and keeps her study schedule.
Flyn’s an extraordinary mentor and coach. He has a unique ability to make chess accessible and enjoyable for young learners. His teaching style goes beyond mere instruction; it is infused with enthusiasm and a genuine passion for the game. My daughter, who initially had little interest in chess, was quickly captivated by Flyn’s engaging and interactive lessons. She’s still a beginner but he’s already taught her some fairly complex things many don’t know and can’t do: using the opposition, queening a pawn (king+pawn vs. king) and both the king and queen and king and rook checkmates (properly).
I’m going to leave it here and just say you must consider him if you are looking for a coach for your child. By the way, you will also receive coaching on how to help your child get better.
I’ve written out the story of the first few lessons. If you’re interested, CLICK HERE to read it.
Regards; Sheela Surisetty
Here's her progress to date...
The BLUE BROKEN LINE is her Tactics Rating, The GREEN LINE is her playing rating.