I began taking chess seriously in 2007 when I was 16. In high school in 2008, I was the only player to beat FM Albert Chow in a 30+ board simul at Aurora Central Catholic High School. In 2009, I won the division 2 state individual championship in Illinois. I also led my team to a top 25 finish as 1st board.

I recently started playing tournament chess again in 2018 after a 6 year break. Through 5-6 tournaments and a performance rating of over 2000 I raised my USCF rating to 1851, FIDE rating to 1830, and USCF blitz to 1971.

My coaching experience began as an unofficial coach for the Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School chess team. In the few years I coached and played there I helped them achieve 3 top 25 finishes in Illinois as well as a 13-0 conference record in the SWSC.

After moving to Chicago, I then decided to build a business as a chess coach. This began with tutoring chess on Wyzant.com, where I accumulated 200+ total ratings with a 5 star average. My wyzant profile can be found here: https://www.wyzant.com/match/tutor/82057970

I was then hired to teach for the Renaissance Knights chess club where I ran chess programs in different schools all over Chicago. I've since moved out of the city and make a living teaching about 20 students each week, coaching tennis, and running chess events in my community.

The best way to contact me for coaching is to message me here and we can discuss different rates, packages, and trial lessons.

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