Chess Guides

Welcome to the collection of notes, games, and historical scraps which comprise my chess guides. I’ve been an avid chess player since childhood and have made a little career out of helping people connect, learn, and have fun through playing chess.

My goal for the 2026-7 academic calendar is to get all of my scattered chess notes gathered into one place and shared with you, my fellow chess players. Things may look a little scattered at first, but like an old interlaced image slowly downloading over dialup, the picture of how to play and think about chess better will grow over time.

I’m not the world strongest chess player, fastest writer, or most confident content creator, but I’ve had a lot of success with helping beginners become strong players and players who are better than me become strong enough to compete at the state level in Florida, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

If you have any suggestions for my videos or lessons, please feel free to share them. At a minimum, I return to each theme at least once a year to write updates and make new videos.

Openings

Ruy Lopez

Strategies

Queenside Attack

Meta

Chess Schedule