Results for the FIDE Trainer Seminar (USA) 11-13 December 2020

The Mechanics’ Institute’s first FIDE Trainer’s Seminar held from December 11-13, 2020 was a big success, with 19 students looking to enhance their credentials and expand their chess knowledge. World class trainers taught over 3 days on a wide range of topics including psychological issues, different levels of training, analyzing one’s own games, calculation and tactics training and the role of the trainer.

Instructors included GM Melik Khachiyan, GM Jacob Aagaard, GM Dejan Bojkov, IM John Donaldson, WIM Alexey Root, Dr. Judit Sztaray, and Mechanics’ Institute Chess Director Abel Talamantez.

It was a diverse cohort with people of many backgrounds and skill levels, including grandmasters, international masters, chess enthusiasts, and chess coaches of all levels, including many scholastic coaches. The vast experiences of the group made it a very educational experience.

Particularly engaging was WIM Alexey Root, who utilized Zoom breakout rooms throughout her presentation to get people to interact with different members and facilitate new discussions on the topic of psychological issues in coaching students. The blending of the different styles of instruction from the lecturers had a little something for everyone.

Dr. Judit Sztaray also added something very new to FIDE seminars with a lecture on online chess. The technical parts of the teaching of chess was covered by GM Khachiyan, GM Aagaard, GM Bojkov, and IM Donaldson, covering many different aspects from opening to endgames to the study of classical games. It was an amazing weekend of learning.

We look forward to organizing more seminars in 2021, including some educational and professional development opportunities, particularly in the area of online chess. We would like to thank Peter Long and FIDE for their support.

Abel Talamantez

Chess Director, Mechanics’ Institute

RESULTS TABLE

No.	FIDE ID	Name	Country	Proposed Title
1	5090580	Rekha Sagar	IND	DI
2	NO FIDE, USCF:14345153	Danni Chen	USA	DI
3	5110203	Julio Avella-Zanella	MEX	DI
4	2864286	Juan Cendejas	USA	DI
5	30930189	Judit Sztaray	USA	DI
6	10200258	Neamul Neru	BAN	NI
7	2093235	Annastasia Wyzywany	USA	NI
8	5115620	Gaspar Garcia Morales	MEX	NI
9	2051400	Holly McRoberts	USA	NI
10	30922658	Rich Willis	USA	NI
11	5009871	Prathiba Yuvarajan	IND	NI
12	2066971	Andy Schley	USA	NI
13	NO FIDE, USCF:16005636	Rajkumar Honmurgi	USA	NI
14	2035359	Timothy Moroney	USA	FI
15	14140667	Yuriy Krykun	UKR	FI
16	5105994	Ivette Alejandra Garcia Morales	MEX	FI
17	3800482	Renzo Gutierrez	PER	FI
18	726265	Peter Prohaszka	HUN	FT
19	8604282	Qibiao Wang	CHN	FT
20	2017288	Michael Aigner	USA	FT