FM Adrian Randazzo (Italy) [FIDE ~2302]: I have to thank Valeriy for the training sessions that have helped me improve my chess to the Fide Master level. A good assessment of the typical position in the middlegame and the basic rules in the endgame was, for me, very important. I must not forget that solving puzzles helped me to maintain concentration during critical moments of my games. I highly recommend to all chessplayers the training sessions with GM Valeriy Aveskulov.

Bruce Highcock (Canada) [CFC ~1784]: As an adult learning chess, I was very happy to find GM Aveskulov as a coach. He is a talented high level player with very affordable rates, a dedicated coach and teacher. He has shown me how to improve my game in an enjoyable and unpretentious atmosphere with an emphasis on the examination of my own games and specific training geared towards a higher level of understanding and appreciation for the game. He has a solid understanding of the principles involved in chess and key ideas in chess strategy that he conveys easily in each lesson. As well, he has a tremendous work ethic and he is dedicated to helping me improve in a direction that suits my own style and interest. He often includes attachments and pgn files following a lesson for further study or future reference and he has sent me many games of masters in openings I have shown an interest in.

Dr. Jeffrey Plew (Australia) [ACF ~1956]: I've been having chess lessons with GM Valeriy Aveskulov for about eight months. It's been a great experience. He is of course an accomplished player, but also a very switched-on, capable and positive teacher, adept at electronic media. Valeriy quickly understood where I am at as a chessplayer - strength, style, knowledge, repertoire, personal context - and was able to effectively engage my play and move it forward. For example, I'd been struggling with a response to 1. d4 (was a stodgy QGD or Dutch Stonewall) until the Nimzo-Indian was suggested and explained - I rapidly felt comfortable with this opening, was able to implement it successfully OTB, am happier playing it and see further horizons for advancement - thanks to Valeriy otherwise this wouldn't have happened. He put me in touch with a range of useful resources. The benefits have been palpable, and confirmed in tournament play. While my chess perspectives have been expanding, it also became clear that the main limitation to improvement is the amount of time I can spend training (work, family ... fortunately Valeriy understands this too). But chess has been my passion for a few decades, and the opportunity to explore chess with such a player and person is terrific, worthwhile in itself. If you are looking for a chess mentor, I strongly recommend GM Valeriy Aveskulov.

Praveen Narayanan (USA) [USCF ~1972]: I recommend Valeriy as an excellent Chess trainer for his logical and patient approach, and in his ability to break down positions into their essential elements in a way that is accessible to the student. His services are also relatively inexpensive and affordable. He has helped dissect my games, so as to pinpoint the critical moments and reveal the possibilities contained in them, always emphasizing a rational and logical course. Sessions with him also provide a rare window into the way the mind of a grandmaster works, which, if taken piece by piece, may by themselves seem clear and obvious, but it is the whole the one is concerned about, and the picture that emerges is often remarkable and convincing. He has helped me develop confidence in my style (it is, of course, a long journey towards improvement), and urges combining calculations (shall we say, tactics) with positional themes (restriction, blockade, overprotection, etc). The discerning student should be able to improve his understanding of the game by supplementing his own training efforts (analysis of one’s games, books and working through training materials that are provided) with expert advise from Valeriy.