Instructors

Expert

Tim Steiner
USCF rating - 2128    USCF
FIDE rating -   2132    FIDE

State rank - #4 Link

• Started competitive chess at age 16
• Achieved Expert level
• Top 97th percentile of all players
• Ranked as high as #6 in the state
• State of Kansas Champion in 2000
• State of Kansas Reserve Champion in 1995
• Kansas Scholastic State Co-Champion in 1991
• Defeated numerous masters in his career
• Placed 12th overall out of 500 at National High School Championships in 1990
• Was a member of scholastic team (S.M. West) that holds the record for most consecutive 1st place finishes and most 1st place finishes for a season
• Won numerous state and local tournaments
• BA in Biology from Kansas State University
• Former Certified Emergency Medical Technician
• Former Co-President of Kansas Chess Association
• Check out his latest performances and some games.
• Defeated 2-time US Champion and International Grandmaster Alex Yermolinsky