There is a new payment method for Alan

Please pay with PayPal to cclalanc@gmail.com  or

Pay with Venmo to @AlanCaissa

A student who sees me regularly should pay $65.

Information on the mentor service is below:

CCL's mentorship program. This plan will enable inactive students to maintain valuable relationships with their former coaches. It will also form a connection to CCL for inactive students who no longer take lessons or have transitioned to higher-level coaches. It will also benefit students who no longer wish to be regular but still enjoy taking occasional lessons.

Initially, Alan will be the only coach to use this program, but other coaches could fine-tune it for their use.

The initial design would be for people who want to take 1 -4 lessons per year with Alan. His focus will generally be outside the scope of standard coaches, emphasizing the factors that improve a student's results that lie outside of traditional chess study. A mentor builds an ongoing, personal relationship focused on long-term growth.

Before each lesson, the student should send Alan 5 - 10 recent games typical of their current play. Alan will review these games before the lesson to find patterns of concern and areas that need more attention.

One of these 1.5+ hour lessons will cost $75. To incentivize participation in this new program, you can buy three lessons for $175, saving $50. The only stipulation is that the three-lesson credit is only valid for one year from the purchase date.