Top Ranked Chess Player Getting into Starcraft ! I would greatly appreciate your support!

Hey everyone!

A little about myself... My name is Evan Ju. I am 20, in college, and I've been playing chess all my life. I have a huge passion for chess and I am a proud nerd-baller. I have represented the United States in international chess tournaments around the world and have been top ranked in the country for my age ever since I was 10. If you're curious about some of my other chess accomplishments..please follow this link : http://www.chess.com/members/view/Eilyisum

Anyways, and more importantly, I have recently really gotten into Starcraft II. I followed Stephano's tear at IPL Atlantic City (especially his loss in g2 against KiwiKaki gave me nerd chills) and Leenok's magical run at the recent MLG Providence. I remember being glued to my computer watching the live streams of those tournaments for nearly the entirety of those two weekends.

Until now, I have been simply happy and content watching the likes of Huk's top 3 control, the Day9 Daily, Destiny's Stream, reading sc2jokeexplainer, and etc. However, I now really want to try my own hand in playing SC2. There are obvious parallels between chess and Starcraft...strategy being the backbone of both games. However, chess is purely a strategical and psychological game, while Starcraft has the added element of keyboard speed and mechanics. Furthermore, chess is a game of perfect information, starcraft is not.

Basically, I am curious to see if my skills in chess can translate over to starcraft 2. Although SC2 is my first serious RTS game, I believe my ability to think strategically and my study habits/work discipline from playing international tournament chess are very applicable (professional chess training and Starcraft 2 Pro training methods are very similar).
So far, I have made it to diamond league with relatively little effort. From here I plan on playing 2-4 hours a day to see if I can make the jump to masters and then grandmasters!

One of the best parts of SC2 in my opinion is the community behind it. There is a sense of togetherness and support that frankly is not felt nearly as much among the chess community. I would greatly appreciate all of your guys' support as I continue my journey and plunge into the starcraft world :). It would help me so much if you could like my Facebook page to stay up to date with my progress: https://www.facebook.com/EvanJu1 and my twitter: www.twitter.com/Evan_Ju

TLDR: Top ranked chess player also trying to become a top SC2 player. Liking my page helps me tons and I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!

EDIT: wow! I did not nearly expect this amount of support so quickly. You guys really are the best. Some people asked about the potential of a stream/blog. I really intend on starting both of these soon (at least the blog, for the stream I feel I have an obligation to make at least masters before starting that). I will make a future post regarding those (on rstarcraft, my fbook page, and twitter) and thanks again!

EDIT: I will reconsider the idea of waiting to start the stream before making masters. I'll let everyone know via twitter/facebook/rstarcraft when I decide. I am also very interested in taking lessons from top players if you have the time. Having taken many chess lessons and as a chess coach myself, I know the importance of having a very solid foundation and not mentally ingraining bad habits. Please send me a private message or email me at jue@lafayette.edu

EDIT: I started a twitch.tv account: http://www.twitch.tv/evanju/videos Not sure exactly when I'll start streaming SC2, probably after the semester ends :).

EDIT: a quick, short part 2 http://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/mwtgl/top_ranked_chess_player_getting_into_starcraft/