erik
Erik
Mountain View, CA, United States 
Member Since: May 7, 2007
Last Login: Aug 19, 2008
Profile Views: 26781
Points: 5783
Status: Back from my trip - lots to do :( (10 hours ago)
Occupation: Webpreneur
USCF Rating: 1600
About Me:
I am the guy who put Chess.com together - who came up with the site vision, put together an amazing team (Jay, Piotr, Igor, and others), and then worked day and night to design the site and get it going. I have 3 beautiful daughters, a new son, and a wonderful wife!
I learned chess when I was 8 years old, but didn't really pick it back up until about 10 years ago. Since then I have been playing, studying, and enjoying it regularly. I prefer semi-open and closed positions that blow up tactically (like the Closed Sicilian, King's Indian, Glek etc).
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