Hi everyone!
My name is Simona N. and I'm a junior at Brown University, currently studying abroad at the University of Oxford. I started taking chess classes at five years old, and a year later, I won the U.S. Open within my age section and became National Champion. Since then I started taking the sport seriously and chess became an enormous part of my life. I have been teaching chess to elementary school kids for the past five years. My students went on to win the San Francisco Scholastic...
Hi everyone!
My name is Simona N. and I'm a junior at Brown University, currently studying abroad at the University of Oxford. I started taking chess classes at five years old, and a year later, I won the U.S. Open within my age section and became National Champion. Since then I started taking the sport seriously and chess became an enormous part of my life. I have been teaching chess to elementary school kids for the past five years. My students went on to win the San Francisco Scholastic Chess Championships 4 times in a row, as well as improve their United States Chess Federation (USCF) rating by over 500 points.
Some of my personal chess achievements include:
- United States National Chess Team member for 5 consecutive years;
- 5-time winner of the Northern California’s Girls’ Chess Championship;
- Official representative for the North American Chess Festival for Youth and Childhood in Baja
California;
- Participant at 4 World Youth Chess Championships;
- Winner of the Susan Polgar's National Chess Open for Boys and Girls;
- Winner of the North American All-Girls Chess Championship;
- Member of the U.S. National Maccabiah Chess Team;
- Awarded the bronze medal at the World Compatriots' Games in Sochi, Russia.
Please don't hesitate to reach out to me! I will be more than happy to answer any questions!
