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IM José Santos

Understanding the game is much more important than memorizing openings or theory. That is what I'll teach you

LocationLisboa Portugal
LanguagesEnglish (US), Português (BR), Español
RatingFIDE: 237928012560
Hourly rate30€ / 40 USD - 1h.
AvailabilityAccepting students
Active

About me

22-year-old IM from Portugal. Grinding towards GM while finishing my Master's in Software Engineering. Recently started a Youtube channel! Feel free to send a msg about anything.

Playing experience

Multimple times Portuguese Champion
Best tournament: Portuguese Championship 2023 (8 points out of 9)
Represented Portugal in the Budapest & Chennai Olympiads (2024, 2022) and two Under-16 World Olympiads (2019, 2018)

Teaching experience

I have had students for many years across different levels

Teaching methodology

No memorization until at least 2000. Just focus on understanding and getting playable positions.

Latest blog posts

New Chess Tool - Novelty Hunter!

Still searching every Bundesliga game on lichess for an interesting opening idea? Let Novelty Hunter…

Why Are Some Openings So Weird?

In some openings, we can just aim to get our pieces out, castle early, and play a calm, strategical …

Grenke 2025 - My experience as an FM

Get some insight on how chess opens are and let's learn some stuff from my games!

Huge Update in Novelty Hunter

Quick read, AI-free

YouTube videos