Authors

  • GM JuditPolgar

    GM JuditPolgar

    Grandmaster Judit Polgar is the strongest female chess player of all time. Ranked #1 in the world for just shy of 25 years, Judit's contributions to chess both on and off the chess board are many. Besides being one of the best chess players in history, she serves as an ambassador for the game through the Judit Polgar Chess Foundation for Education Benefits, is the recipient of the prestigious Hungarian "Order of Merit" award, and is an author of multiple chess books. Judit's program, "Chess Palace" has been adopted as a part of the National Curriculum for Hungarian Schools, and she is also the author of the series, Judit Polgar Teaches Chess.

  • PinkHamster

    PinkHamster

    David learned how to play chess with his brother while on vacation at the tender age of 6. David and his brother didn't always move pawns correctly, but they sure had fun! When school started, David signed up for chess classes and the fun continued. David played in many local chess tournaments and made lots of friends through chess. While in college, David rediscovered the game, and began teaching scholastic chess. David loved teaching so much, that even after graduation, he continues teaching chess to kids every day.

  • IM PlayfulSquirrel

    IM PlayfulSquirrel

    At the age of twelve, David was lucky to be brought by his mom to a session of the Berkeley Chess School's Friday night kid's chess club. There he met Master Robert Haines, who showed him that chess was full of deep strategies and cool tactics. He also showed David a thing or two about teaching. Seventeen years later, David is still in love with the game, and with teaching.

  • IM PoppaBear

    IM PoppaBear

    Daniel learned to play chess at the age of 10. With the help of his grandpa, brothers, and close friends -- a chess team was started at the Shelby School (a local private school). Danny went on to compete with the Shelby School chess team for many years, and as a group they won 11 National Scholastic Chess Championships and over 25 Arizona State Championship titles. He is now an International Master and a full time Chess Coach. Danny still regularly competes in high level chess tournaments around the world.

  • NM StrongHeart

    NM StrongHeart

    Amanda learned how to play chess when she was 10 years old and joined her elementary school’s chess club - only because her best friend was in it! Though her friend quit a year later, Amanda stuck with it, playing in hundreds of events in Phoenix, Arizona. Over ten years later she still competes regularly in chess events across the country, and hopes to one day soon travel to Europe to play chess abroad. She attends college in Tucson, Arizona, and dedicates all of her free time to studying, playing, and teaching chess.

  • FM MusicCityMaster

    FM MusicCityMaster

    FM Todd Andrews is one of the nation's foremost chess instructors. He manages the Nashville Chess Club in his hometown, sharing his enthusiasm for the game with young and old alike. He had one of the fastest rises in American chess, going from 1000 to 2100 in 2 years.

  • FM ImmenseDonkey

    FM ImmenseDonkey

    April 25 is actually "Elliott Liu Day" in San Diego County! The young FIDE Master from San Diego earned that distinction by winning the 2005 U.S. under-16 Championship, 2006 Pan-American Games U18, 2 IM norms, and playing in one U.S. Championship and three World Youth Championships. He recently finished college and got a real job!

  • GM Benzoo

    GM Benzoo

    Ben Finegold was the strongest International Master in the U.S.A. for many years... until at age 40 he won the Grandmaster title!! Ben has been playing and loving chess since he was a kid, and has a really long list of accomplishments, like playing in 8 U.S. Championships!

  • GM CoachEugene

    GM CoachEugene

    GM Perelshteyn learned chess from his father, a professional chess coach. His record of accomplishments is long; some of his honors include: 2000 US Junior Champion, represented the U.S. in 5 World Jr. Championships, led UMBC to 5 national college titles, and first place in 2003 Generation Chess Invitational, 2006 Foxwoods Open, and 2007 Spice Cup. As a chess teacher, he is the author of two bestsellers: Chess Openings for Black, Explained and Chess Openings for White, Explained (with GMs Dzindzihashvili and Alburt).

  • IM BryanSmith

    IM BryanSmith

    Bryan grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, and learned how to play chess at the age of thirteen, when another kid on the school bus taught him how to play. His first game had to be "adjourned" however, when the bus hit a particularly large bump in the road, sending the chess pieces flying! Soon after he began competing in tournaments. Although there were not many tournaments in Alaska, he loved the game and studied it from books. When Bryan went to college in Baltimore he was able to play more frequently. He is now an International Master who plays in tournaments around the world, in addition to teaching chess.

  • NM mprilleltensky

    NM mprilleltensky

    Matan is a teacher, student, and chessplayer in New York City, where he lives in a shoe. He is completing a graduate degree in education, and has worked with many afterschool groups and private chess students, from the beginner to the World Youth level. Matan won the TN State High School Championship in 2005 and received the National Master title in 2010.

  • NM FalseNarwhal

    NM FalseNarwhal