Maya Myers was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, where she started playing chess at age 4. Maya’s favorite thing about the game is finding and solving tactical problems on the board. Some of her accomplishments as a player include being a 4-time All-Girls Nationals Team Champion, as well as being part of the infamous chess team I.S. 318, which had a featured film on Netflix and Hulu and was the first middle school to win the High School Nationals.
Maya holds some of the highest Chess Tournament Director titles. She is a FIDE International Arbiter and a US Chess National Tournament Director. In 2024, she received the Senior Tournament Director of the Year award from US Chess. Some of her most notable tournaments she's directed include the U.S. Championship, U.S. Women’s, Cairns Cup, Sinquefield Cup, American Cup, U.S. Junior, Girls, and Senior, FIDE Rapid & Blitz, and FIDE Women's Rapid & Blitz.
Since moving to Charlotte, Maya has expanded her Arbiter work with DGT Broadcasting. Often, you will find her at the large events managing the top boards and broadcasting the games to online platforms such as Chess.com, Lichess, and ChessBase India.
When Maya isn't refereeing, she's either spending her time with her husband and daughter or taking Hip Hop classes at local studios.