NM Eamon Montgomery

Hey there! I'm a 26 year old living in Denver, Colorado. After learning the game as a kid, I played my first rated tournament at 16. A fun fact about me is that I went from 1500 USCF to 2000 in under a year. I finally achieved my lifetime goal of National Master in 2024.

I've been playing US chess tournaments for the past 9 years. I've also played rated tournaments in Spain, Mexico and Argentina. Recently I won the Colorado Closed Championship and Colorado Open State Championship.

I'm currently a coach with Chessmates. I have two years coaching experience, both scholastic players and adults.

The first step of my lessons is analyzing games my students have played, either over the board, or serious online rapid games. We'll identify a pattern of mistakes and tailor a plan of lessons to target those areas. We'll review classic games from history to improve positional understanding. We'll study tactics and endgame studies to improve the most important skill in a chess players' arsenal: calculation. I can also help you build an opening repertoire using the Lichess database. Online lessons are conducted over Zoom.