Yeah, calling him "not very good" is funny. If this was programming, he'd have been something like an L6 at a FAANG. At the same time, as someone who reached ~2

Yeah, calling him "not very good" is funny. If this was programming, he'd have been something like an L6 at a FAANG. At the same time, as someone who reached ~2170 USCF, I get it. When you get to that level, because of the way chess tournaments are structured, most of the high-stakes games you play are gonna be against people who are either about as good as you or better than you. And at that point, you are close enough to the real "pro circuit" that you're judging yourself by those standards. And by those standards you are pretty shit Also, if he really was driven and committed, this Ermenkov was a shit coach. Anyone who wants it enough to dedicate their life to it can become a legit GM, I am sure