Murad Mamasaliev is a former professional chess player, master of chess and a licensed FIDE Instructor. He became a champion of Uzbekistan among youth and took part in the Asian and world youth chess championships in 2004. Later he dedicated his leisure time to teaching chess. He worked as a part-time chess tutor at the Chess Federation of Uzbekistan from 2004 to 2013. Most of his students achieved high results in local and international competitions. He has a degree in Education and Computer Engineering.

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Along with chess tutoring, Murad is a Microsoft, CompTIA and Cisco certified IT professional with solid international experience working in Education, Oil and IT industries.