Your job is to let me know what you like and don't. This guide answers many common questions and helps set expectations. Chess a game for all ages - and it can strengthen the brain as one gets older, just as exercise strengthens the body. Learn more about some of the interesting aspects of chess, such as problems, tournaments, history, etc. One of my serious students, Danny Benjamin, who is now going for his PhD at Harvard, came for three hours a week.
Some students only have occasion lessons.
Although Garry Kasparov makes several million dollars a year, it is unrealistic to expect that anyone will be a professional chessplayer, concert pianist, or professional baseball player. While many of my students have become champions, that is not a required goal. Chess and piano both develop the mind, so think of them as very similar, beneficial, amateur activities. Regular lessons and practice are far more effective than once every few months, as with any similar activity. One only gets out of chess lessons what one puts in.