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Chess Tutor

Location: Remote · India | US Shift
Commitment: 4–6 hrs/week, Mon–Fri
Compensation: Paid · ₹500 per hour

About the role

We are looking for a part-time Chess Tutor to work with two students, aged 10 and 11, through live online sessions. You will be teaching American students in English, so clear spoken explanation matters here as much as playing strength does. Strong players are common. Strong players who can explain a move to a 10-year-old are not.

This is a coaching role, not a lecture. Most of each session is the student playing, calculating out loud, or working through their own games with you asking the questions rather than giving the answers. We expect AI to be part of how you prepare and teach. Chess is the one subject where the machine has been stronger than every human for decades, so what matters is how you use engine analysis to build a child's understanding rather than replace it. Sessions run Monday to Friday, timed around US student availability.

What you'll do

Conduct live, one-on-one online coaching sessions with students aged 10 and 11.
Review student games, asking guiding questions to help them identify mistakes and alternative plans.
Use chess engines like Stockfish and the Lichess analysis board to prepare for sessions and explain tactical and strategic conceTeach chess fundamentals to two students aged 10 and 11 — tactics, calculation, opening principles, endgame technique, and board vision.
Run live online sessions, one-on-one or paired depending on the topic. Training games and post-game analysis work well with both students together.
Review the students' own games with them and turn each loss into one specific thing to work on.
Teach opening principles rather than memorised lines. At this age, understanding why beats knowing what.

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Takes about 10 minutes. Answer in your own words. We'd rather read something honest and specific than something polished by a template.

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A few questions about this role

1. Explain the concept of 'opposition' in a king and pawn endgame as you would to a 10-year-old who has never heard the term. *

2. How do you use chess engines or other AI tools when preparing a lesson or analyzing a student's game? Describe your workflow. *

3. A student consistently plays a dubious opening because they won a memorable game with it once. How would you handle this situation? *

4. What is your philosophy on teaching chess openings to young, improving players? *

5. Please provide a link to your primary online chess profile (e.g., Lichess or Chess.com). *

We are looking for evidence of your activity in the chess community, not a specific rating.

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