Hi! This is International Master Eric Li. I’m currently open to teaching new students. I have over 12 years of playing experience and 4 years of teaching experience.

These are some of my awards:

- International Master (IM), 2024, Second-highest professional title awarded by FIDE worldwide.

North American Youth Chess Championship, Silver Medalist, 2018
Pan American Youth Chess Championships, Gold Medalist, 2017
Pan American Youth Chess Blitz Championships, Silver Medalist, 2017

-Global Peak Rank by Age: #5, 2022

National Honors & Awards
- U.S. Class National Champion (All Ages), 2025

- U.S. Junior Chess Congress U20 Champion, 2025

- Best Game Award; 2nd Place State Team Member of Denker National Tournament of High School Champions, 2025

- 6X All-America Chess Team (USCF), one of the highest national honors attainable by young chess

players, 2018-2022, 2024
- U.S. National Championships: 2nd place (G10 & G30), 2024

- U.S. Peak Rank by Age: #1 (2021), #2 (2022), #3 (2023-2025)

As the co-founder and president of the Mission 360 non-profit organization, I've also organized and taught many free group chess lessons to kids and seniors, and organized many free tournaments that benefit more than 1000+ players in the Bay Area.

First and foremost, I believe that a chess coach needs to actively play a role in helping their students achieve better tournament performances and, subsequently, gain rating. The results speak for themselves. A coach must take responsibility for his pupil's chess growth; that is why I am free to answer any outside questions that you may have (for no additional cost).

Openings, tactics, endgames, positional, and dynamic play are the most fundamental cornerstones of chess. I try to notice any weaknesses in the pupil and subsequently fix their weakest areas. The psychological part of the game is the most interesting part of the game, but that is mostly up to the pupil.

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