CM David Maycock

My name is David Maycock, I'm 20 years old and I've been playing chess for over 10 years now! I started when I was young and quickly got absorbed by the game. I went on to represent my home country, Mexico, many times internationally and I gained key experience and knowledge that I'm still grateful to this day. Now I'm living in the UK, playing competitively and coaching.

Participated in the ‘World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad‘ in Konya, Turkey (2018).
Winner of the Mexican Under 16 Chess Championships Chetumal (2019).
Winner of the Mexican Under 16 National Open Chess Championships Aguascalientes (2019).
Winner of the National Under 18 Youth Chess Games Monterrey (2019).
Winner of the National Under 2250 Invitational Mexico City (2021).
Drew 2nd place in the chess tournament “Hull 4NCL International Open” (2021).
Winner of the “Oxford LJCC Under 18 Qualifier” (2021).

I've been teaching chess in primary schools for around 2 years now. My groups often compete in tournaments against another schools, and they perform well!

I'm a filmmaker, and I've created chess content online (YouTube) with the ultimate purpose of getting more people interested in chess.

- Play decently during time trouble.
- Find my way in chaotic positions.
- Try to find the right move rather than the one I think will work best against my opponent (cheap tricks).

The lesson's would be heavily invested in two things:
- Calculation (Tactics/Pattern-recognition)
- Strategy (Analyzing your games, explaining my thoughts during my own chess games).