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erik

Erik A
Mountain View, CA, United States

Member Since: May 7, 2007
Last Login: May 13, 2008
Profile Views: 15750
Points: 4466
Status:   VERY exciting things in the works! (2 days ago)

Occupation: Webpreneur

USCF Rating: 1600

About Me:
I am the guy who put Chess.com together - who came up with the site vision, put together an amazing team (Jay, Piotr, Igor, and others), and then worked day and night to design the site and get it going. I have 3 beautiful daughters, a new son, and a wonderful wife!

My Chess Style / Favorite Openings:
I learned chess when I was 8 years old, but didn't really pick it back up until about 10 years ago. Since then I have been playing, studying, and enjoying it regularly. I prefer semi-open and closed positions that blow up tactically (like the Closed Sicilian, King's Indian, Glek etc).

erik's Latest Blog Post

Why I'm Better at Blitz

Submitted by erik on Apr 21, 2008 10:03pm.

I'll be honest - my ability to focus on a chess game goes down hill after a few minutes. It's sad. I've won a few OTB regular tournaments in the lower classes, but I'm not a great tournament player. And I'm not a good turn-based p...Read more »

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