I first learned to play chess when I was 8 years old, so I have been playing for 28 years. I haven't found time in my extracurricular activities to become officially rated under FIDE. But I play ches... s at an estimated ELO of 1600 - 1800. My particular expertise in chess is explaining the ideas behind named openings, and the possible variations that could arrise within the first 15 moves of said openings. I can't get you to a Master Chess level. However, I can make it so that if your opponent doesn't know at least the top three variations of the opening that you are playing, you will beat them every time because you will be prepared knowing what the pitfalls and traps are in these openings. I specialize in romantic chess, with openings like the King's Gambit, the Vienna Gambit, The Morphy Gambit against the Sicilian, The French, The Jaenisch Gambit against Ruy Lopez, The Traxler Gambit against the Fried Liver Attack, and the King's Indian.read more

My tutoring philosophy is that humans are made in the image of God, and as such they are deserving of respect and the granting of the potential for high achievement. When we learn things, we are aut... omatically assuming the principle of induction: the idea that the facts of the universe will remain the same tomorrow as they were today. God is the necessary precondition for this idea to hold any meaning. I am currently a student at BelHaven University, studying the become a professor of theology. I chose this particular route because I love theology and academic pursuit. My propensity for learning has made me a jack of all trades, and I also have a degree in graphic design. My current GPA is 3.7. When I was in grade-school, if I didn't get a 100% on a test, I would cry about it! I'm very unapologetic about the level of nerd that I am, because it landed me here, where I have the opportunity to help one image bearer of God at a time realize their full potential on a given subject. I hope that you will go with me, because my subscribers on YouTube can tell you that I will put my whole heart into our lessons. It's more important to me that you learn what you came to me to learn than it is for the payment to successfully go through.read more