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My games in
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About Coach
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| Aleksandr Kitsis
Founder of Vivacity, Inc.
Director of Vivacity Chess Programs
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| Rephrasing Mark Twain, the difference between an instructor and
a good instructor is the same as between a lightning-bug and lightning.
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Aleksandr Kitsis, a member of the United States Chess Federation (USCF), draws on almost 40 years of chess playing and teaching experience to create an intellectually stimulating chess learning environment.
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| National Chess Master, rated among the top 1% of U.S. chess players
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| Professional Coach with over 20 years of experience
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| 2300+ rated player
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| USCF Certified Chess Coach
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| USCF Certified Tournament Director
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| Worked with children aged five to eighteen as well as adults
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| Trained instructors and gave chess clinics for adults
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| Among his students are winners of local, regional and state tournaments, winner of the 1998 World Open (U2200 section) and winner of the 2007 and 2008 World Open for Girls.
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Author of 3-volumes Chess Workbook
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| "I received your Workbook-1 a couple of months ago. It was very well done. Congratulations."
Stephen Herx, VP, Chess in Schools programs, NY
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"I used the book to go over the moves of the pieces. I found it very helpful to have children do the various exercises on how the pieces move. It reinforces what I taught students and lets me see which of them have not mastered the moves. I also found the book very helpful for teaching check, checkmate, and castling. We did not get through the whole book by any means but I am encouraging the students to continue working through it. I found the exercises very helpful and a couple parents have commented to me that it really helped them learn the game.
The books really helped in teaching the class."
Grace Wilson, Teacher, Byrden Elementary School, Beachwood, OH
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"I want to complement you on the workbook -3. It's the best one I've seen, and I think I've seen most, if not all, of them. I particularly like the way you cover openings."
Dan Cuprill, Chess Coach, (Cincinnati, OH)
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Author of chess articles:
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VivacityChess, Vivacity Students, and Mr. Kitsis has been featured in the following
articles:
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| Aleksandr Kitsis has over 20 years of coaching experience and has passed a background check conducted by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (OBCI).
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| WHAT DO OTHERS SAY?
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| “Mr. Kitsis achieved excellent results in training young players,” Victor Romkovich, FIDE Master, Director of children-teenagers chess school, Kishinev, Moldova
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| “Chess classes were very interesting. Mr. Kitsis was respected among teachers, parents and students.” N. Punga, School Principal, Kishinev, Moldova
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| “Your extensive chess experience makes you fully qualified… I wish you good fortune in the endeavor,” Tom Brownscombe, FIDE Master, Director of Scholastic Programs of the U. S. Chess Federation
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| "I appreciate the work that you have done to help your community through chess. I believe that chess is a means by which to uplift an entire society. You are helping to make that happen." Rachel Lieberman, Director of Prevention Programs, United States Chess Federation
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| "Matt enjoyed the session very much and is looking forward to the next one." Debbie DelBrocco, Chesterland, OH
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| "Nick really did enjoy the chess class." Mrs. Salem, Mayfield Hts., OH
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"Thank you for the extra help you gave Jackson at the end of the Moreland Hills class. He was very excited about learning the basic moves of all the chess pieces, and wanted to show me as soon as he got home. He would like to continue taking another course at Moreland Hills."
Natalie Wester, Orange, OH
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"Thank you for the time you spent with Aaron in chess class."
Taff Broadstreet, Oakwood Village, OH
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| "You are doing wonderful work with the area children. You're a great teacher!" Richard Melnick, Painesville, OH
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"Thanks so much for having so much faith in Andrew's ability. Andrew still talks about his first chess tournament!"
Michael & Laura Bennett, Cleveland Hts., OH
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"Sean would really like to keep taking the class he enjoyed it!"
Sheri Whitford, Berea, OH
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| "Roman loves your classes." Desia Kowalysko, Novelty, OH
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| "You are doing a great job with the kids." Louis Adams, OH
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