FM Shereif Ashraf — Egypt National Team Coach
Head coach of IM Abdelrahman Sameh, the youngest International Master in the world and 2024 Egyptian National Champion at age 10.
Founder & CEO of Egypt Chess Academy. Developed multiple International Masters including IM Kareem Wageeh, IM Kevin George, IM Mohamed Hani, and FM David George (3rd place, 2024 Egyptian Championship).
8+ years coaching experience. Specializing in serious junior development, tournament preparation
About me
Playing experience
I started at the age of 18 achieved FM title then started my training career
I won some open tournaments
Etc golden cleopatra open 2021
I won some open tournaments
Etc golden cleopatra open 2021
Teaching experience
I started training at wadi degla chess academy 2018-2020
Then i started egypt chess academy from 2021 since now
My best students :
IM kareem wageeh 30 years
IM kevin george 15 years
IM mohamed hani 17 years
FM david george 14 years
And currently working with the best sudent : IM abdelrahman sameh 10 years (youngest IM in the world)
Then i started egypt chess academy from 2021 since now
My best students :
IM kareem wageeh 30 years
IM kevin george 15 years
IM mohamed hani 17 years
FM david george 14 years
And currently working with the best sudent : IM abdelrahman sameh 10 years (youngest IM in the world)
Other experiences
I have a bachelor degree in geophysical engineering
Writer
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Writer
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Best skills
Patience - friendly - hard worker - updated
Teaching methodology
I use zoom for screen sharing
I depend on quickly identifying player weaknesses then prepare work flow plan to achieve our goals in a definite time
I depend on quickly identifying player weaknesses then prepare work flow plan to achieve our goals in a definite time