Hello! My name is Makaio Krienke and I started playing chess at the age of 14. My chess career started out playing in a few tournaments in Hawaii and then in Central Florida where there is a big chess culture. Since I’ve been in Florida, I’ve had the pleasure of learning from several strong players and enhancing my playing skills. I enjoy sharing the knowledge I’ve gained and hope to encourage more people to play chess. I have been coaching chess in person for more than 3 years, including my time as an elementary school chess teacher at Franklin Academy to over 600 students. I am looking to expand to different platforms of teaching chess, such as the internet.

Aside from playing and studying chess, I like to read and write about finance as well as play video games.

Some information about myself:

• Makaio Krienke
• 26 years old
• Highest USCF Rating = 2229
• USCF National Master since 2013
• Started playing chess competitively at age 14, now 26 years old with 12 years of experience
• 3+ years of experience coaching chess players in person

Usernames:

• “goldenspine” on Chess.com

Accomplishments:

• Tie for 1st at the 2008 World Open winning $12,000
• 1st place at the 2009 US Amateur Team South Tournament
• Tie for 2^nd at the 2010 North American Open winning $3,000
• Tie for 3^rd at 2013 World open winning $1,500
• 1^st place at the 2014 Ocala Summer classic
• 2^nd place at ZPR Florida Invitational 2016

Click here to contact me so that we can schedule a day and time for a lesson