Philadelphia Instructor National Expert Angelo Dellomargio is an alumni of the perennial national championship winning Masterman school. He has taught in many Philadelphia schools, including Esperanza, and has trained several chess coaches and directed tournaments for After School Activity Partnerships . Some of his chess claims to fame include tying for first in the 2021 Mastermind …
Westchester Instructor Dr. Richard Lewis retired two years ago from his dentistry career and has since taught for us in several schools in Westchester and the Bronx. He taught International Master Yaacov Norowitz and our New Jersey Instructor Mikhail Kruglyak when they were children in Elizabeth, NJ. Learn more about him on our 180th podcast episode. We …
Assistant Philadelphia Instructor Emanuel Korn started playing chess three years ago ad has been passionate about the game very since. He has played in 18,000+ games on http://www.lichess.org. We are fortunate to have him as an assistant instructor for school programs and private lessons in the Philadelphia area When not teaching chess, he acts as the Director …
Greater New York Instructor National Master Gabe Ewing originally hails from New Mexico. In July, 2014 he tied for first place in the U-2200 section of the World Open and earned his National Master title. Before he moved to New York to start his job at Google, he was the second highest rated player in New …
Philadelphia Instructor Vanita Young has been teaching chess at the perennial National Championship school Masterman and several other Philadelphia schools for many years. In 2011, she won a $40,000 chess scholarship to Texas Tech University through the Susan Polgar Girls Invitational. In 2015, she and CEO Evan Rabin won clear 1st place Mixed Dobules at …
Brian Aiken came to us as a referral from Lucca Castrucci, the second instructor we hired. He is a passionate teacher and we are lucky to have him teaching school programs and private lessons in New York City and Jersey City. When not teaching chess, he is working on his Masters in Social Work at …
Director of Virtual Programs National Expert Brian Wilmeth, who manages our virtual programs and teaches in-person classes in Brooklyn and Manhattan, has been playing chess all around New York for 20+ years. Some of his chess highlights including tying for first place in our top May 22, 2021 Central Park Quad and tying for 3rd …
Miami Instructor Christian Masseus has played chess for half of my existence and the game still amazes him until this day. He has led and taught clubs in high schools & college and loves when my students find “ah ha” moments that elevates their chess to the next level. The best moments he strives for are the …
Greater Boston Area Instructor Joseph Schlechter is a current student at Brown University studying Education and Middle Eastern Studies. Originally from Portland, OR, they have played chess competitively for almost ten years and have recently begun to teach the game in multiple capacities, most recently with Premier Chess. He also teaches on his own at …
Manager of Business Development Olga Inglis has held various analytical positions on Wall Street for approximately 10 years. Her area of expertise includes but not limited to Credit Derivatives and other exotic products, High Yield Research, and Risk Management. Olga worked closely with the Trading Desk and the Investment Banking Division. Her extensive education includes …
