Mike Goodall Teaches Chess
Mike Goodall, a Long Time Chess Expert and member of the Qualifications Committee of the United States Chess Federation, has embarked on a campaign to expose most chess teachers as frauds. With the increasing popularity of chess especially among scholastic players, a serious problem has arisen of people who really do not play chess themselves teaching others how not to play chess.
Mike Goodall wrote: "Most chess teachers are frauds who don't want to be exposed."
Mike Goodall Teaches Chess
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"I know several veteran chess teachers who are 1400 at best. Why can't a 1400 teach an 800? For the same reason an 8th grader can't teach a 1st grader. I know some "teachers" stay just a chapter ahead of their students, but they're doing their students a disservice. If these kids ever really want to learn chess they'll have to "unlearn" what they got from the 1400. There's a reason why they're 1400-they don't understand the subject matter. I used to be an expert-now I'm an A-and I've never presumed to teach anybody above absolute beginner. There should be some standards, but there aren't. Anyone who learned the moves yesterday can set themselves up as a "chess teacher"."
Mike Goodall
Here are links:
Sam Sloan's Chess Page
My Home Page
Contact address - please send e-mail to the following address: Sloan@ishipress.com