Aloha from the Captain of the Hawaii Chess Team, the 2025 US Team Chess League champions.

The root words of aloha are alo (face contact/presence) and hā (shared breath). Chess players worldwide are unified by our enthusiasm to sit patiently across the board, sharing presence-and-breath (aloha) as we contemplate the subtle mysteries of a complex, tiny universe comprised of just 64 squares. The FIDE motto says it well: Gens una sumus (we are one people).

I organize and direct in-person tournaments for K-12 students, as well as tournaments and matches at Chess.com. I coach other chess coaches to start and build their school programs and to become tournament directors. I am a past President of the Hawaii Chess Federation and now serve as Secretary.

Human dignity is more important than winning. I will never cheat my opponents and ask the same of them. Cheating is an insult to the dignity of both players.

My proud moments as a life-long amateur chess enthusiast:

Captain of the Hawaii Chess Team - the 2025 US National Champions!
President of the Hawaii Chess Federation, 2023-2025
Secretary of the Hawaii Chess Federation, 2025-present
Hawaii Chess Federation Scholastic Chess Director, 2021-2023
Coach of Hawaii Scholastic Chess Team (7-3 in the World Online Team 2020!)
Captain of Team Kauai in the World Online Team Live League, 2019-2023.
Hawaii Senior Champion, 2016-2022
Gibraltar Open prize winner, 2020
Hawaii Blitz Chess Champion, 2020
Fischer Random Chess World Championship Qualifier, 2019
Hawaii State co-Champion, 2018
Presenter at Koltanowski Chess in Education Conference, UTD, 2011
Utah State Chess Champion, 2010, 2011
Coached Durango Elementary to win Colorado state title, 2008
Coached Grand County High to win Utah state 2A title, 1995
US Amateur G/60 Champion, 1991
Colorado High School Team Champion, 1981
USCF Lifetime Candidate Master (NCM)
USCF Peak Rating of 2075
USCF Senior Tournament Director
USCF Advanced Chess Coach
FIDE National Arbiter
FIDE Instructor

I prefer Chess960 and Bughouse to classical chess. (Khet is chess with lasers!)

For my old brain, speed chess is 15/10 and bullet is 10/5

Hablo español.
Ego legere potest aliquam Latine.
Ich spreche kein deutch.
Я не понимаю этих слов.
الخط العربي جميل جدا! أتمنى أن أتمكن من قراءته.
Ke a'o ne au i ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi.

AlohaKauai