FM Maria Eizaguerri Floris

Hello! I’m María, I’m 19 years old, and besides being a chess player, I’m also an Economics student. I’m Spanish and have been playing chess since I was 6 years old.

Absolute U18 Spanish Champion in 2021. I participated in the Olympics in India in 2022. Youngest player in Spain to obtain the FM title. Spanish women's champion on 12 occasions. 8th place in the World Championship in the U16 category in 2018. 4th place in the European Championship in the U8 category in 2012.

I have played many national and international tournaments. I have extensive experience in competitive chess and constantly strive to improve my skills.

I have been teaching since 2021.

I consider myself a hardworking, methodical, and organized person. In chess, I am quite tactical and enjoy attacking. The middlegame is one of my favorite phases, and I also enjoy formulating plans, improving pieces, and evaluating positions.

I divide chess into 4 blocks: openings, middlegame, tactics, and endgames. From there, I create topics that fall under each block. In each lesson, I usually cover 2 of these blocks, making the class dynamic and not focused on just one aspect. I often create studies on Lichess and share them with the student, though I adapt to their needs.