Mark Weeks is an American living in Europe who has had a life-long interest in chess. He has been a USCF member since his high school years, has a FIDE rating of 2235, and is an ICCF Master.

Among his other chess-related hobbyist sites are the World Chess Championship, the Chess for All Ages blog, and Chess History on the Web email list. See below for links.

He's a graduate of Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, and works professionally as an International IT Project Manager.

I have a keen interest in all aspects of my sites: content, design & layout, images & graphics, search engine promotion, and ecommerce. My goal with About.com is to promote the science, art, and sport of chess. I love to receive mail from other chess enthusiasts, so don't hesitate to contact me.