GM Benjamin Bok

26-year-old professional Chess Grandmaster from the Netherlands.

Offering online private and group lessons. All coaching inquiries can be sent to gmbenjaminbok@outlook.com. Please include your FIDE page or lichess/chess.com profile so I can get to know more about you. If you sent in an earlier inquiry on a different communication platform that was not responded to, make sure to send it in again to the abovementioned email address.

FIDE: http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=1017063
Twitter: twitter.com/benjamin_bok
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Email: gmbenjaminbok@outlook.com

FIDE Classical peak: 2645 (World Top 100 level)
FIDE Blitz peak: 2676 (World Top 50 level)

- Grandmaster since the age of 18 (2014)
- Member of the Dutch Olympic team since 2016
- 2023 European Games Gold Medalist
- Participated in the World Cup in 2017 (Top 128), 2019 (Top 64), and 2021 (Top 128)
- Winner of many prestigious international tournaments (e.g., London FIDE Open 2015, Groningen 2017, Spring Chess Classic 2023)
- Ranked #48 on the World blitz rankings.
- I have defeated some of the best players in the world, including Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura.

I started coaching in 2018 and I have experience with students of all levels and ages, ranging from very young beginners, to Grandmasters. My most well-known student is Lucas van Foreest, whom I have helped achieve his GM-title and later went on to win 2 World championship titles in the U18 category.

Furthermore, I have helped a few young talented players gain