Bronx/Upper Manhattan Instructor David Pozo has been teaching chess for several years and is an alumni of Chess in the Schools. He is an active player who is rapidly improving himself and enjoys sharing his experiences with students. His chess career highlights include tying for first place in the December 2022 Marshall Chess Club U-2000 tournament, …
Long Island Instructor National Expert Jack Niculescu is an experienced chess instructor. He has been an expert for over 20 years, and is ranked in the top 3% of all US players. He is a certified USCF tournament director and holds a Science degree from St. John’s University. Some of his tournament career highlights include …
New York Instructor Nathan Goheen’s father taught him how to play chess at the age of 8. However it wasn’t until over 20 years later when he witnessed the chess culture of New York City that he became more interested in the game. He enjoys teaching children, having taught them music for many years and …
Bronx/Westchester Instructor Jose Leon is a Class A player with a peak rating of 1862. He has been working with kids of all ages in New York Metropolitan Area for almost 22 years. He has taught chess for about 14 years and enjoys seeing his students develop and grow as chess players and individuals. His …
Philadelphia Instructor Ezra Goff is a psychology honors student at Temple University and an active member of the Temple Chess Club, along with Eren Yarigici .Ezra was taught chess by his grandpa when he was 4 years old and has loved playing and teaching it ever since.
Brooklyn Instructor Mitchell Krasnerman has been teaching chess for over 8 years and have been able to make chess both fun and intelligible. He gets great satisfaction from teaching the game of life to students of all ages. When not teaching chess, he works with autistic children and uses ABA therapy to improve their social …
Austin Instructor Chad Ambrose, A.K.A Coach Chad, has been instructing youth classes for the past four years at various elementary schools. His favorite chess piece is the knight because it can be such a game changer when used in the right place and time. He leads all of my students onto a path of constant …
New York Instructor Palmer Menken loves chess and teaching life skills through the game. He teaches school programs throughout New York City. He also serves as an instructor for our close partner Hands on Hoops Skills, founded by Michael Deutsch.
Bronx Instructor In addition to being a chess enthusiastic, Peter Armenia plays poker and the Asian game of Go. He travels all over the world and is an accomplished photographer. He came to us a referral from Nader Goubran and we are grateful to have him on board to teach school programs and private lessons.
New Jersey Instructor Arman Sandhu is a chess enthusiast, who has been teaching for 9 years. He is a studying Accounting and Finance at Rutgers University. Earlier this year, he played board 4 on the Rutger’s team in the 2nd Annual Kasparov Chess Foundation University Cup, an event organized by our 132nd Podcast guest Michael Khordarkovksy. …
