Can you actually learn chess online?

Is it really possible to learn chess online?

Have you ever wondered if its actually possible to learn chess online? You have always been fascinated by the brilliant moves played by top chess players but wondered if you can also make them yourselves by learning, and that too online. Is it really possible?

While the chess boom has exploded all around us, from new or old learners are trying to find ways to learn and be better at the game. Indian youngster D Gukesh became the youngest world chess champion at only eighteen and GM Divya Deshmukh winning the FIDE Women's World Cup and the question always stays in our mind if we can also learn the game. But our daily chores, work and studies maybe too much to already deal with taking out time to go somewhere and learn might be a bit too much to be done regularly.

So, what's the option? Learn chess online? Is it really possible? Well, you might be surprised to know that learning chess online can have more advantages than learning face-to-face. Let's find out how.

As we are riding in the wave of the chess boom, there is also a wave in the demand for good and qualified coaches and to be honest, they are really hard to find. Even if get in touch with them, they have limited time to devote for classes. The best solution thus becomes to get coaching from these coaches online. While there are multiple advantages, here we share some pointers of learning chess online.

1) The logistics

Logistically, online coaching models benefit both the students and the coaches. Talking about the coaches, they can cater to larger batches of students from different places all at the same time while it will be very difficult for the students to travel and get these classes regularly. The students can also be at any part of the world, sitting comfortably in their place of preference and join the classes.

2) Cost effective

As the classes are arranged online, the cost of travel, stay and ultimately the coaching gets drastically reduced. For both coach and student it is possible to cover various topics in a much efficient way. Also, online coaching costs a lot less than offline coaching so is a more cost effective or affordable option.

3) Time

Not only does online coaching save money, it is also saving the time to travel around and you can focus on your other activities. Time bound classes can also help you form a routine and help you effectively. Both for students as well as coaches this can be a great option.

4) Access to top coaches

While there are many talented coaches in India, as we discussed earlier, time is of the essence. Online coaching allows students and players to get access to top coaches not only in India, but all across the world. You can literally train with any top coach in the world online.

5) Professional players as coaches

While there are many advantages of online coaching, it also helps many professional players to coach young students at the comfort of their home as they have to also dedicate a lot of time for their own training. These players are not professional/full time coaches or do not have an academy but can be very effective for intermediate players.

We hope you this article helps you get an idea of how online chess training can help you. While offline and classroom training still remains as one of the best ways to learn, over the past few years, the learning world has also evolved and online training is becoming more of a prominent way to learn new things in life.

Written by Arteyo. A QuiqChess production.