Categories: Our Team

Jonathan Machtig

Los Angeles Instructor Jonathan Machtig has taught chess, played in tournaments and ran events in Los Angeles for over 8 years. He is the founder of the Reti Chess Club. One of his playing highlights is tying for second place in the LA Chess Club’s G/61 Championships in October 2015. In addition to his chess work, …

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Arthur Curry

Tri-State Area Instructor Arthur Curry has been playing and teaching chess in New York and New Jersey for 10+ years. Most Sundays, you can often find him competing at the

Nader Goubran

Nader Goubran has been playing and teaching chess in New York and Chicago areas for 20+ years. Nader tied for third place in the 1997 HTS Festival and tied for 10th place in the 2014 Marshall Chess Club Class A section.

Giovanni Merritt

Bronx Instructor Giovanni Merritt came to us as a referral from New York City chess legend Jerald Times.Giovanni and Jerald taught and trained National Championship teams at Rosalyn Yellow Charter School.

Ken Evans

Kingston Instructor Ken Evans has been playing and teaching chess in Orange County for 40+ years. He is a retired physics teacher and president of the King’s Knight Chess Club, which meets at the Rosedale Cafe

Ray Martinez

Brownsville Instructor Ray Martinez has beencoaching his Brownsville Royal Knights for 22 years and has led them to countless state and national championships.

Adam Cunningham

Tucson Instructor Adam Cunningham is a Computer Science student at University of Arizona. He recently moved from Phoenix, where he spent two years teaching school programs for the

Doron Brookhim

Houston Instructor Doron Brookhim is a passionate chess player and competitor who will be taking his skills from coaching basketball to teaching chess. Doron studied for a year at Tel Aviv University in 2008, a few

Curt Brock

Maine Instructor Curt Brock has been playing active tournament chess for over ten years. Even with a full time job and twin boys, he has managed to become a class “A” player. Curt has beaten and drawn a National Master and

David Yomtobian

Long Island Instructor and Web Developer David Yomtobian has been actively playing and teaching chess since 2012. He has played in over 200 tournaments and was awarded first place at the Marshall U1800 and