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🔥 FIRST LESSON FREE – Private Chess Lessons – Kids & Adults ♟️ (Waipahu)
94-050 Farrington Hwy
offered in person
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♟️ Private chess lessons with Ryan Van Reken
I teach complete beginners through players around 1700 strength, with lessons customized to each student’s level, goals, and areas for improvement.
EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• 20+ years of chess teaching experience
• Coached a student who became the 2021 Nevada State K–3 Chess Champion
• In 2010, defeated the Nevada State Chess Champion in 3 of 6 rated games played at 5-hour time controls
• Experience teaching children, adults, recreational players, scholastic competitors, and improving tournament players
FIRST LESSON FREE FOR NEW STUDENTS
Your first chess lesson is free, whether you choose an online lesson or meet with me at the Waipahu Starbucks location below. It’s a great way to try a lesson, discuss your goals, and see whether my teaching style is a good fit before committing to additional lessons.
WHY LEARN CHESS?
Chess can help build concentration, patience, problem-solving, strategic thinking, and confidence in decision-making.
LESSONS CAN INCLUDE
• Chess fundamentals and principles
• Tactics and pattern recognition
• Opening principles and preparation
• Middlegame strategy and planning
• Endgames
• Game analysis
• Identifying and correcting recurring mistakes
• Tournament preparation
• Personalized improvement plans
WHY CONSIDER ONLINE CHESS LESSONS?
Online lessons are available to students throughout Oʻahu and elsewhere in Hawaiʻi.
No matter where you live on Oʻahu, online lessons make it easy to receive private chess instruction without spending time driving to Waipahu.
For many students, online chess instruction is an especially efficient and affordable option:
• No driving or travel time
• No travel surcharge, regardless of where you live
• Positions, tactics, and variations can be demonstrated clearly on a digital chessboard
• Games can be analyzed move-by-move efficiently
• The full lesson can be spent focusing on chess rather than traveling
Chess is especially well suited to online instruction because students and coaches can examine positions, test variations, analyze games, and discuss strategy together in real time.
Not sure whether online chess lessons are right for you or your child? Your first lesson is free, so you can experience the online format before deciding whether to continue.
Students who prefer face-to-face instruction can also take lessons in person at Starbucks, 94-050 Farrington Hwy, Waipahu, HI 96797.
RATES
First lesson for new students: FREE
Online lessons after the first lesson: $50/hour
In-person lessons at Starbucks, 94-050 Farrington Hwy, Waipahu after the first lesson: $50/hour
Other in-person meeting locations may also be available. An additional travel fee applies based on distance from the Waipahu Starbucks at 94-050 Farrington Hwy to help cover travel time and transportation costs.
Your total rate will always be confirmed in advance before you schedule the lesson.
Want to take lessons regularly? Discounted multi-lesson packages are available for both online and in-person students, reducing the average cost per lesson.
TO REPLY
Please reply through Craigslist and include:
1. Student’s age
2. Approximate chess level or experience
3. Whether you prefer online or in-person lessons
4. If in person, your preferred meeting location
I’ll reply with availability and scheduling information.