1 week ago

Play in my monthly blitz online tournament on May 25

First place winner gets a $10 Amazon gift card

The tournament is on Saturday, May 25th at 9:59am PST. Please note that this is not USCF rated. Participating in the tournament is completely FREE. Anyone who is rated 100- 2199 on chess.com is welcome to play in this tournament. Also, partcipants must have played a minimum of ten chess.com games to participate.

More info: The tournament is 7 rounds and the time control is 3 | 2, which is a blitz time control. That means a player starts out with 3 minutes. Every time that player makes a move, then 2 seconds is added to his or her time.

First place wins a $10 USD Amazon.com gift card!

If you are others are planning to play in my tournament, I encourage you to sign up for my email list where I'll send the latest updates and more. Please sign up here and you'll also get my FREE eBook for beginners.


In order to play in the chess tournament, then you must be a member of my chess.com club. Join my club here.
After you join, then you will see the link to join my chess tournament on my club's homepage. If you don't see the link, here is the tournament link.

I host this monthly chess blitz tournament for my the last Saturday of every month! This is a great opportunity to play against my other students and followers!


I DO NOT TOLERATE cheating in my tournaments. If you want to cheat, then DON'T play in my tournament. You WILL get CAUGHT cheating if you do cheat in my online chess tournaments! In other words, cheating is a very bad idea!

On another note, did you know I recently broke the initial Guinness Book of World Records for the longest crochet scarf by an individual? My 75 pound black and white scarf is about 501 feet long and used over 35 miles of yarn to make! My dream is to get the scarf displayed in a public place, such as a museum or airport, to inspire others to play chess and more. Be part of my journey! Please contact me if you think you can help me achieve this dream. Thanks in advance!
More info about the scarf is here.

2 weeks ago

Play in my May 2024 USCF rapid online tournament

All skill levels are welcome!

Here is more info about this tournament:

When: Saturday, May 18 at 10am PST
Tournament Format Type: Swiss-system. That means nobody gets eliminated from the tournament, even if she/he looses.

# of Rounds: 5 rounds
Time control is G/10 + 2 (affecting US Chess online quick rating).

Sections: one open section with no rating restriction (open to all ratings!)
Pairing: based on chess.com rapid rating.

Entry Fee: $15

Prizes: First place wins $20. Second place wins $15. Third place wins $5.

Click here to sign up for the tournament.

Rating of the event: The tournament will be submitted to US Chess for rating after the fair play screening has been completed. Any adjustment due to fair play violation will follow the standard US Chess Online Play guidelines.

Other things to know: My monthly USCF rated online chess tournaments will always be the third Saturday of every month at 10am PST. The platform for the chess tournament is chess.com. Cheating is never tolerated in my tournaments.

If you aren't a USCF (United States Chess Federation) member, you must be a USCF member to play in my tournament. You can join the USCF here. For your info, foreigners are welcome to join the USCF.
If you want me to sign you up to be an USCF member, you'll get a discount! Please email me about this.

I have been a USCF member since 1999! Here is my USCF rating page. You will get a USCF rating page once you are a USCF member too.

Here is my official United States Chess Federation tournament listing.

Only players with a chess.com account in good standing are qualified to play in the tournament. At any point a player has an account that's been closed, they loose the right to play in the tournament. No exceptions.


I also am offering a LIVE Q&A session on Zoom on Friday, 5/17 at 6:30pm PST, in case anybody has questions about my tournament.

Zoom details: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89923682338?pwd=wa6QacikJCzh16Ug0b4pyxFFHVqeVc.1
Password: 044383

Alternatively, you can click here to join the Zoom meeting.

I hope you and others will play in the tournament! I want people to have fun while they play in my tournaments! If requested, I will analyze your chess games for free in my online workshop.

1 month ago

Play in my USCF monthly April 2024 online tournament

All skill levels are welcome!

Here is more info about this tournament:

When: Saturday, April 20 at 10am PST
Tournament Format Type: Swiss-system. That means nobody gets eliminated from the tournament, even if she/he looses.

# of Rounds: 5 rounds
Time control is G/10 + 2 (affecting US Chess online quick rating).

Sections: one open section with no rating restriction (open to all ratings!)
Pairing: based on chess.com rapid rating.

Entry Fee: $15

Prizes: First place wins $20. Second place wins $15. Third place wins $5.

Click here to sign up for the tournament.

Rating of the event: The tournament will be submitted to US Chess for rating after the fair play screening has been completed. Any adjustment due to fair play violation will follow the standard US Chess Online Play guidelines.

Other things to know: My monthly USCF rated online chess tournaments will always be the third Saturday of every month at 10am PST. The platform for the chess tournament is chess.com. Cheating is never tolerated in my tournaments.

If you aren't a USCF (United States Chess Federation) member, you must be a USCF member to play in my tournament. You can join the USCF here. For your info, foreigners are welcome to join the USCF.
If you want me to sign you up to be an USCF member, you'll get a discount! Please email me about this.

I have been a USCF member since 1999! Here is my USCF rating page. You will get a USCF rating page once you are a USCF member too.

Here is my official United States Chess Federation tournament listing.

Only players with a chess.com account in good standing are qualified to play in the tournament. At any point a player has an account that's been closed, they loose the right to play in the tournament. No exceptions.


I also am offering a LIVE Q&A session on Zoom on Friday, 4/19 at 6:30pm PST, in case anybody has questions about my tournament.

Zoom details: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89923682338?pwd=wa6QacikJCzh16Ug0b4pyxFFHVqeVc.1
Password: 044383

Alternatively, you can click here to join the Zoom meeting.

I hope you and others will play in the tournament! I want people to have fun while they play in my tournaments! If requested, I will analyze your chess games for free on my Twitch livestream!

1 month ago

Play in my upcoming FREE April blitz tournament

First place winner wins a $20 Amazon gift card!

The tournament is on Saturday, April 27th at 9:59am PST. Please note that this is not USCF rated. Participating in the tournament is completely FREE. Anyone who is rated 100- 2199 on chess.com is welcome to play in this tournament. Also, partcipants must have played a minimum of ten chess.com games to participate.

More info: The tournament is 7 rounds and the time control is 3 | 2, which is a blitz time control. That means a player starts out with 3 minutes. Every time that player makes a move, then 2 seconds is added to his or her time.

First place wins a $20 USD Amazon.com gift card!

If you are others are planning to play in my tournament, I encourage you to sign up for my email list where I'll send the latest updates and more. Please sign up here and you'll also get my FREE eBook for beginners.


In order to play in the chess tournament, then you must be a member of my chess.com club. Join my club here.
After you join, then you will see the link to join my chess tournament on my club's homepage. If you don't see the link, here is the tournament link.

I host this monthly chess blitz tournament for my the last Saturday of every month! This is a great opportunity to play against my other students and followers!


I DO NOT TOLERATE cheating in my tournaments. If you want to cheat, then DON'T play in my tournament. You WILL get CAUGHT cheating if you do cheat in my online chess tournaments! In other words, cheating is a very bad idea!

On another note, did you know I recently broke the initial Guinness Book of World Records for the longest crochet scarf by an individual? My 75 pound black and white scarf is about 501 feet long and used over 35 miles of yarn to make! My dream is to get the scarf displayed in a public place, such as a museum or airport, to inspire others to play chess and more. Be part of my journey! Please contact me if you think you can help me achieve this dream. Thanks in advance!
More info about the scarf is here.

4 months ago

Play in my USCF online tournament this Saturday

All skill levels are welcome

Here is more info about this tournament:

When: Saturday, January 20 at 10am PST
Tournament Format Type: Swiss-system. That means nobody gets eliminated from the tournament, even if she/he looses.

# of Rounds: 5 rounds
Time control is G/10 + 2 (affecting US Chess online quick rating).

Sections: one open section with no rating restriction (open to all ratings!)
Pairing: based on chess.com rapid rating.

Entry Fee: $15

Prizes: First place wins $20. Second place wins $15. Third place wins $5.

Click here to sign up for the tournament.

Rating of the event: The tournament will be submitted to US Chess for rating after the fair play screening has been completed. Any adjustment due to fair play violation will follow the standard US Chess Online Play guidelines.

Other things to know: My monthly USCF rated online chess tournaments will always be the third Saturday of every month at 10am PST. The platform for the chess tournament is chess.com. Cheating is never tolerated in my tournaments.

If you aren't a USCF (United States Chess Federation) member, you must be a USCF member to play in my tournament. You can join the USCF here. For your info, foreigners are welcome to join the USCF.
If you want me to sign you up to be an USCF member, you'll get a discount! Please email me about this.

I have been a USCF member since 1999! Here is my USCF rating page. You will get a USCF rating page once you are a USCF member too.

Here is my official United States Chess Federation tournament listing.

Only players with a chess.com account in good standing are qualified to play in the tournament. At any point a player has an account that's been closed, they loose the right to play in the tournament. No exceptions.


I also am offering a LIVE Q&A session on Zoom on Friday, 1/19 at 6:30pm PST, in case anybody has questions about my tournament.

Zoom details: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89923682338?pwd=wa6QacikJCzh16Ug0b4pyxFFHVqeVc.1
Password: 044383

Alternatively, you can click here to join the Zoom meeting.

I hope you and others will play in the tournament! I want people to have fun while they play in my tournaments! If requested, I will analyze your chess games for free on my Twitch livestream!

4 months ago

Play in my January online blitz tournament on chess.com!

This is a monthly tournament

The tournament is on Saturday, January 27th at 10am PST. Please note that this is not USCF rated. Participating in the tournament is completely FREE. Anyone who is rated 100- 2199 on chess.com is welcome to play in this tournament. Also, partcipants must have played a minimum of ten chess.com games to participate.

More info: The tournament is 7 rounds and the time control is 3 | 2, which is a blitz time control. That means a player starts out with 3 minutes. Every time that player makes a move, then 2 seconds is added to his or her time.

First place wins a $10 Amazon.com gift card!

If you are others are planning to play in my tournament, I encourage you to sign up for my email list where I'll send the latest updates and more. Please sign up here and you'll also get my FREE eBook for beginners.


In order to play in the chess tournament, then you must be a member of my chess.com club. Join my club here.
After you join, then you will see the link to join my chess tournament on my club's homepage. If you don't see the link, here is the tournament link.

I host this monthly chess blitz tournament for my the last Saturday of every month! This is a great opportunity to play against my other students and followers! I will offer analysis of your chess games on my Twitch channel, if requested.


I DO NOT TOLERATE cheating in my tournaments. If you want to cheat, then DON'T play in my tournament. You WILL get CAUGHT cheating if you do cheat in my online chess tournaments! In other words, cheating is a very bad idea!