National Expert Jason Ciano
Upper West Side Instructor National Expert Jason Ciano has been teaching chess for 20+ years at schools including PS166, Trinity and Greenwich Country Day School. He has trained five national champions and has
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FIDE Master Nathan Resika
Westchester Instructor Fide Master Nathan Resika has been teaching chess in New York City and Westchester for 15+ years at schools like Heschel and Trevor Day School. In August 2018, he won third place in the
FIDE Master Rico Salimbagat
Queens Instructor FIDE Master Rico Salimbagat is an exemplary teacher and trainer having achieved the title of Fide Master. Mr. Salimbagat has extensive experience teaching kids and adults and helping them enjoy and
International Master Raven Sturt
Director of Tournament Programming International Master Raven Sturt has played in tournaments since being on the perennial National Championship winning PS 116 team as an 8-year old. He made National Master at the age of 15 and captured the titles of FIDE Master and Senior Master at 17. He is the 2010 National 12th Grade Champion …
Grandmaster Mark Paragua
Queens Instructor Mark Callano Paragua (born March 29, 1984) is a Filipino chess grandmaster. He was born to Flordeliza Callano and Ricardo Paragua, the latter of whom is also his coach. The father and son travel around the world to participate in international tournaments. At the 1998 Disney World Rapid Chess Championship for Kids, held …
Phil Rosenberg
Programs Director: Brooklyn Phil Rosenberg is a stalwart in the New York City Chess scene, who has taught for his own company Zen Chess, Chess NYC, Tri-State Chess and Little Red Rocket for 20+ years. When
Ben Zeltser
Operations Assistant Ben Zeltser helps us out with proposal writing, business development, instructor scheduling, newsletters, social media and other tasks. He is a senior at Brandeis University, CEO Evan Rabin’s Alma
National Master Evan Rabin
CEO National Master Evan Rabin started playing chess at a young age of 7 as a member of the Churchill Chess Team. He later studied with World Chess Champion Candidate, GM Leonid Yudasin. Evan made master in 2010. He won the 2007 United States Amateur East, tied for first at the 2011 World Open U2200 …