Central New Jersey Instructor Yehudis Burton learned chess as child and got back into it as an adult as a result of Queen's Gambit, as many did. She tied for second place in the June 2021 Marshall Chess Club Sunday Beginner Open.
She's been teaching chess school programs and private lessons for a little over a year now.
In addition to chess, she was a full-time assistant teacher for special needs students at The School For Children with Hidden Intelligence.
She is a senior at Rutgers University, where she is studying Mathematics and Creative Writing.