bbeck310

I used to be a scholastic chess champion. 3rd in the nation for 6th graders in 1994. Ohio State elementary school champion in 1995, junior high champion in 1997, and high school champion in 1998. Then, I plateaued at 1900, discovered debate, and stopped playing, except for an occasional tournament or two in college. My rating dropped to 1774. At the age of 29, I rediscovered the game, and started this blog about my two chess goals: reaching the Master title as a player, and becoming a major tournament director and organizer.