Categories: Our Team

New York Instructor Victoria Shulman is one of the best chess instructors in Brooklyn and we are lucky to have her on the team. She has experience teaching pre-school and elementary school students for Super Fun Chess.

Manhattan Instructor Ernesto Tobar has been playing and teaching chess while directing tournaments in Queens and Manhattan for 3+ years. He has taught at various schools, like Avenues and School of Blessed

Astoria Instructor Abe Salemeh has been playing and teaching chess, along with directing tournaments in Queens, Manhattan and Brooklyn for 3+ years at Basis, Avenues and other schools.

Staten Island Instructor Ed Selling is retired NYC Fireman who has taught chess for 8+ years. He intends to instill the core concepts of calculation, problem solving skills and sportsmanship within chess to his students. He

Teaneck Instructor Mikhail Krugylak is a great player who has learned from International Master Yaacov Norowitz. He has both competed and taught in New Jersey for many years and is a perfect fit to teach for us

Lower Manhattan Instructor Lucca Castrucci started playing chess competitively at Millennium High School, where he was Vice President and Co-Founder of a high ranking team. At Beloit College, he trained new members

New York Instructor Gary Ryan  has been teaching at many schools, including Brooklyn Friends School and P.S 40 for over 10 years. He has a degree from Harvard Divinity School and

Buffalo Instructor Toure Jacobs learned how to play chess via a non-profit Chess organization in the Schools. In 2014, he came in 16th place at the High School Chess Nationals in San Diego, CA. He has taught in many

Bronx and Queens Instructor Mihai Rauta has been playing and teaching chess for 5+ years throughout New York City. Mihai has been a mainstay on Team Wu (Pi), the perennial 1st place team of the Bankers Athletic Chess League.

Binghamton Instructor National Expert Jack Heublum is a Senior at SUNY Binghamton who won the 2004 K-3 National Championship, finished 7th place in the 2014 High School National Championship and defeated