IM Antú Amigo Quintana

Hi! I’m Antu Amigo, an International Master from Chile. With a decade of playing experience and +5 years of coaching, I specialize in helping students improve quickly. I offer practical training focused on the positions you’re most likely to reach from your preferred openings, whether you’re a beginner or an advanced player looking for tournament prep. I can coach in English and Spanish, and I’m here to make your chess journey both effective and enjoyable.

+ 🏆 Earned the International Master (IM) title after winning the South American U18 Championship (2024)

+ 🥇 Shared 1st place in the South American U16 Championship, earning the FIDE Master (FM) title

+ 🇨🇱🏅Three-time Chilean Youth Champion (U-14, U-16, U-16 Blitz)

+ 🎯 Qualified for the Chilean Championship Finals; placed 6th this year

+ 🌍 Competed in multiple international chess championships

I’ve been coaching chess for +5 years, working both one-on-one and with groups. I’ve taught players of all ages, from young children to adult and senior learners, and I’ve worked with both recreational students and highly talented competitors. My students have achieved strong results, including top placements in the Chilean National Championships. I also give talks and workshops on the benefits of chess and how to train in a practical, efficient way for steady improvement.

I’ve helped organize chess tournaments and I’m involved in club leadership, contributing to planning and decision-making within my chess club. In addition, I create opening courses for an online chess website, focusing on practical repertoire-building and clear instructional content.

I specialize in building opening repertoires and teaching practical memorization techniques, including mnemonic methods to help students retain key ideas and move orders efficiently. As a coach, I adapt training to each student’s playing style, selecting the most suitable content to maximize strengths while systematically improving weaknesses for balanced progress.

My training is highly practical and personalized. We start with tactics tailored to your opening repertoire, focusing on the positions you’re most likely to reach in your own games. We also review your games in depth: we identify critical moments, calculate key variations from positions that could have arisen, and refine your opening choices based on real recurring situations.

From the analysis, we detect patterns of mistakes and turn them into clear training objectives. Then we study the relevant concepts and repeat targeted practice until they become automatic. Every lesson is documented in a PGN and a linked Lichess study, so you can review the material anytime. During the week, I send exercises to keep training consistent and accelerate improvement.