JJ Lang (they/them or he/him pronouns) is a USCF expert-rated chess player with over a thousand hours of coaching experience. After returning to chess after a nearly decade-long hiatus (and a half-decade in a philosophy Ph. D. program), JJ grew from being a tactical, concrete calculator to a more abstract, intuitive player, and draws on that growth and experience in their teaching. You can book private lessons with JJ here.