Jack currently attends the University of California, Berkeley, where he plays on the UC Berkeley Chess Team. 

 

Jack began playing Chess at 8 years old when he was introduced to Chess by his school’s Chess Club. He went on to be a Finalist in his first Best of Phoenix Chess Tournament and earned the distinction of being on the List of Top 100 Players under 12 yrs old in the US Chess Federation the following year. Jack has placed in the Top 5 in several ASCF and USCF tournaments since then. He is a 3-time Arizona State Chess Champion, having won 1st Place in the Governor’s Cup K-12 twice (2016, 2017) as well as the Best of Phoenix K-12 Arizona State Chess Championships (2015).

 

Jack is currently at his peak USCF Rating of 1966 and was on the List of the Top 100 Players 18 yrs old and under in the US Chess Federation regardless of Country, Residence, or Federation. Jack continues to play chess locally and nationally while playing on the UC Berkeley Chess Team.  

 

Outside of Chess, Jack is a Member of the Cal Rotaract Club and mentored a local Berkeley student as part of the Bridging Berkeley Program. Jack also competes for the Cal Club Tennis Team and was a Southwest and National Juniors Tennis Player. He was the recipient of the USTA Southwest Male Sportsmanship of the Year Award in 2015. Jack has also worked as an on-court companion and event volunteer at the Arizona Tennis Special Olympics since 2015.