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International Master Mikhail Shur
Revised: 10/06/2024
Phone: 413-455-7321
Email: mikhailshur21@yahoo.com
I am an international chess master, residing in Agawam, Massachusetts. I am available for chess lessons for students of all ages that are at an advanced level. My ID is 12908267 and my US chess rating is 2565.

Feel free to contact me at 413-455-7321 or mikhailshur@yahoo.com

I started playing chess at the age of 6. At the age of 13, as a member of the legendary Azerbaijan Chess Team led by Garry Kasparov, 13th World Champion, I won bronze medals playing against world chess stars such as Anatoly Karpov, Viktor Korchnoi, Vasiliy Smyslov, and Lev Polugaevskiy.

By 16, I had won five championships among juniors in Azerbaijan and held the title of vice-champion of the USSR, twice. I am Master of Sports in the USSR and a member of the national Azerbaijan team, first, among juniors, then among young adults, and, finally, ‘the big league’. I won the Cup of Azerbaijan twice. I participated in numerous national and international tournaments, which brought me many prizes and titles.

I am the vice-champion of 15 Maccabi Games in Jerusalem.

Since 1992, I have been coaching young chess players in Azerbaijan and continued my work coaching young chess stars and teams of the Czech Republic, Israel, and Russia.

Several Youth European and Youth World champions in different age baskets achieved their results following the unique training program developed and taught by Mikhail Shur. Several of my former students are current grandmasters with ratings of 2450-2750: GM Teimour Rajabov, GM Rashad Babaev, GM Gadir Guseinov, IM Farhad Tahirov, WIM Elmira Alieva, WFM Roza Eynalla

My students from MA who are/were in the top of their age group in the US and New England include:

 

  • Danila Poliannikov-FM. Three Norms IM. US rating on 09.2024 -2432/ 2020-2024 /.
  • Mikhael Isakov-NM Rating-2286 Co-Champion High School 2018. Co -Champion MA Adult Championship 2018. /2015-2018/
  • David Katsman-US rating on 09.20 24-2064. Top 8 under 18 in MA. Brookline High School Champion 2024./ 2018-2024 /
  • Sandra Shur-Grade Champion and Two Times Vice -Champion Girls Championship MA/2015-2018/
  • Chris Cui -MA Elementary School Champion 2024 /2022-2023/

 
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