From 2014 to 2019 I was the 5-time repeat Albany, NY Chess Champion, and 3-time Capital Region MVP. I also won the Illinois State Championship Gold Medal in 2010, U1900 Chicago Open Championship in 2013, Manhattan Open Championship in 2018, and Boulder, Colorado Open in 2019. I was ranked in the U.S. Top 100 under 18-year-old players, and I have participated several times in the Pan American Collegiate Championship.
My current USCF rating is 2175. I have coached elementary, middle school,...
From 2014 to 2019 I was the 5-time repeat Albany, NY Chess Champion, and 3-time Capital Region MVP. I also won the Illinois State Championship Gold Medal in 2010, U1900 Chicago Open Championship in 2013, Manhattan Open Championship in 2018, and Boulder, Colorado Open in 2019. I was ranked in the U.S. Top 100 under 18-year-old players, and I have participated several times in the Pan American Collegiate Championship.
My current USCF rating is 2175. I have coached elementary, middle school, and high school-aged students, including being the coach of the Ponce de Leon Magnet Middle School school in Miami, FL, and a private coach for select juniors at the New York State Scholastic Championships. I have extensive experience developing both young and adult chess players, and I have proficiency with modern chess software such as Chess.com, Lichess.org, Chessbase, Fritz, to teach students in-person and online.
More than 5 years of chess tutor experience and more than 10 years of professional communication experience