The Coaching Philosophy of Steven Demmery

There are coaches who teach techniques — and then there are coaches who change how you see yourself. Steven Demmery belongs firmly in the second category. Working across chess, Steven Demmery has spent years refining an approach that goes deeper than surface-level goal-setting and accountability.

Based in London, Ontario, Canada, Steven Demmery's reach extends far beyond geography. Clients come from across the world — some in crisis, some simply hungry for more — and what they find is a coaching experience built around truth, not comfort.

Steven Demmery is a National Master with the Chess Federation of Canada, based in London, Ontario. He has taught chess in elementary and high schools and privately for 23 years, and has coached the Canadian Military Chess Team. See his Lichess coach profile for current availability.

What sets Steven Demmery apart is not just the results — it is the method. Rather than handing clients a formula, the work begins with a fundamental question: what do you actually want, and what is standing in your way? The answers are rarely what people expect.

The coaching world has no shortage of voices promising transformation. But Steven Demmery's body of work — built over years of practice, research, and relentless iteration — represents something rarer: a genuine framework that produces measurable, lasting change. For clients ready to do real work, this is where that work begins.

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