FM David Maycock

My name is David Maycock, I'm 22 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).
- Joined 2nd in 4th Kingston Invitational IM Norm Tournament (2025).
- 2nd place of National UK League 4NCL playing for the team “CSC/Kingston 1” (2026).

I have done private chess coaching for the last 6 years, 3 of which I’ve taught chess in primary schools.

I like making educational chess content online (YouTube).

- Real-time calculation (tactics/pattern-recognition) exercises feedback.
- Real-time game analysis.

The lesson's would be heavily invested in two things:
- Calculation (tactics/pattern-recognition) exercises.
- Game analysis (more strategy oriented).

Unless told otherwise, all sessions are video-recorded and sent to the student through Google Drive.
Student's homework is also provided as game review videos (20mins approx) in between sessions.