Draft:Mike Klein

Mike Klein (born Oct 15th, 1979), also known as "FunMasterMike", is an American chess FIDE master, streamer, coach, journalist, and ChessKid.com's Chief Chess Officer. He is a 3-time Chess Journalist of the Year by Chess Journalists of America.

Chess career
Mike_Klein.jpg's K-3 National Championship. He was also a 5-time North Carolina High School Champion, and eventually became North Carolina's youngest-ever master.
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Klein earned his United States Chess Federation national master title in 1996 and FIDE master in 2006.

Chess journalist and educator
Klein started his career as a chess journalist in 2008 for Chess Life magazine. Klein won the Chess Journalists of America (CJA) award for Chess Journalist of the Year in 2012, 2015, and 2018. He has also won other awards from the CJA, such as Best Tournament Report, and several writing awards for major newspapers. He is currently [https://chessjournalism.org/judges/#:~:text=Mike%20Klein%20began%20playing%20chess,a%20total%20of%20eight%20times. a judge of the CJA award].

Klein became the Chief Chess Officer of ChessKid.com in 2013. As one of the most recognized online chess content creators for kids, Klein frequently serves as guest speaker or host in scholastic chess events.