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Holden

5 (3 reviews)

Rate $57
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Number of students Holden has accompanied since arriving at Superprof
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Number of students Holden has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

5 (3 reviews)

$57/h

1^st lesson free

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- County Champion and Former England International player offering tailored 1-1 chess lessons - Online or in-person covering all abilities from beginner to expert - 2400+ online blitz/bullet/rapid

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About Holden

Hi! I'm Holden, I live and work in Carlisle in Cumbria, and teach chess on the side! As a junior I played chess competitively, and eventually progressed to the England Team where I represented the squad many times. Chess has taken me all over the world, having played in Gibraltar, Bulgaria, Greece, the Netherlands, and India. I am a two time Cumbria County Champion (2024/2025) and understand the competitive side of the game. Outside of chess I enjoy climbing, walking and getting into the outdoors. If you're interested or have queries, please get in touch :)

About the lesson

Competitive player with experience in the UK chess scene. 5 years coaching experience with both children and adults. Lessons are typically done through lichess with a variety of training exercises. We will discuss goals, play training games, tactics training, analyse your own games, build calculation, plug weaknesses, and train intuition. Tailored 1hr Lessons to meet your goals: Beginner Focus (0-1000): - Piece movement - Opening basics - 'Must-Know' checkmates Intermediate Focus (1000-1500): - Building an opening repertoire - Deeper tactic training - Finding plans - Endgames Expert Focus (1600-2000): - Pawn structures - Advanced tactics - Positional chess - Strategy and calculation

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5 (3 reviews)

Sam
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Perfect! Holden is an exceptional chess tutor. As someone with mild autism, I really appreciate his teaching style—he breaks down the fundamentals of chess clearly and structures lessons in a way that is easy to follow without feeling overwhelming.

The pace of our sessions is fantastic. He balances interactive puzzle practice with thoughtful reviews of my game mistakes, which has helped me understand my errors and build confidence on the board. I've thoroughly enjoyed every lesson so far and highly recommend Holden to anyone looking for an patient, encouraging, and effective chess coach!
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Sam

Perfect! Holden is an exceptional chess tutor. As someone with mild autism, I really appreciate his teaching style—he breaks down the fundamentals of chess clearly and structures lessons in a way that is easy to follow without feeling overwhelming.

The pace of our sessions is fantastic. He balances interactive puzzle practice with thoughtful reviews of my game mistakes, which has helped me understand my errors and build confidence on the board. I've thoroughly enjoyed every lesson so far and highly recommend Holden to anyone looking for an patient, encouraging, and effective chess coach!
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Mike

Highly skilled & empathetic chess coach & mentor. Real ability to listen, encourage and tutor.
Holden is one of the good guys.

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Mike
Highly skilled & empathetic chess coach & mentor. Real ability to listen, encourage and tutor.
Holden is one of the good guys.
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Nathalie

I recommend Holden wholeheartedly to anybody wanting to improve their chess skills. No doubt there are plenty of excellent chess resources available at reasonable prices, but we didn’t want our pre-teen chess obsessed son spending too many hours online in the company of chess-bots. Holden provided excellent teaching, humor, perspective and mentorship - somebody for our son to look up to. A wonderfully decent, reliable and kind human being who we couldn’t rate any higher.
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Nathalie
I recommend Holden wholeheartedly to anybody wanting to improve their chess skills. No doubt there are plenty of excellent chess resources available at reasonable prices, but we didn’t want our pre-teen chess obsessed son spending too many hours online in the company of chess-bots. Holden provided excellent teaching, humor, perspective and mentorship - somebody for our son to look up to. A wonderfully decent, reliable and kind human being who we couldn’t rate any higher.
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Anna

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