Chess.com & ChessKid Staff Profiles: Introducing Rafa!

We checked in with the ChessKid team today for our Staff profile feature and we are super pleased to introduce you to Rafa! 

What is your name?

Rafa Quiñonero

Where do you live?

I live in Berlin, Germany. What I like about Berlin, besides how pretty it is for me - especially in spring/summer when the city is completely green! - I love the underground culture. It doesn't matter what you like, you'll find it here, in a bar, in a library, in an independent cinema, in a small or a big club, on the street... Berlin is a very rich city in terms of culture, and that's one of the most important things for me. Why? because I'm a musician and because I'm a father, and I like the idea of my child growing in a such an open-minded city as Berlin.

How long have you worked for Chess.com & ChessKid.com and what do you do?

Right now a bit more than 4 and a half years! I do front-end development and I design some stuff on our ChessKid project.

What do you like about working at Chess.com & ChessKid.com?

I love to work wearing my pajamas while listening to my favorite music in a flexible time. Also to be working for the best chess online website and help kids to learn this awesome mind sport makes me very happy.

What are your other interests and hobbies?

Music is my passion since I was a kid. Inside music, drums are my passion. So my hobbies are music-related. Listening, buying, producing, playing, rehearsing, playing concerts and so on.

Of course I also love to play chess, watch videos, read articles and learn!

If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

Fly or be able to teleport!

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Thank you Rafa, and thank you everyone for reading!