Pandemic kickstarts successful career for young Toronto chess coach

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“It was like the only job that was reliable was mine,” he says. Now he teaches about 40 hours a week, with students spread across North America.

Plotkin advertises his services on a site that features hundreds of titled players from around the world who charge anywhere from $10 to $250 per hour for private online instruction. He thinks his fee of $65 is competitive and attractive especially to Canadians who know him by reputation. Though he works six days a week at his job, Plotkin also wants to continue playing in tournaments. He thinks the grandmaster title is within reach.

 

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