Daniel Goodspeed

Daniel began playing chess in 2003 under the instruction of a class E player in the United States of America.  He progressed through the national ranks to just above 1800 in three years before entering the international arena.  In 2007 he played his first international tournament in Berlin, Germany achieving a provisional FIDE ranking of 2111.  Since then, he has spent his time founding chess programs and teaching young American students the rewards of chessic strategy.