Coach Lane
Lane has been teaching chess professionally for 15+ years. During that time, he has taught private lessons to over 100 students and taught extracurricular Chess Clubs at over 70 schools in the greater Seattle area. Lane has managed 10 weeks of summer chess camps each year, where he was responsible for the safety and learning of 200 students each week, including managing and training on-site staff. Lane also has 6+ years of experience training coaches on how to run chess clubs at schools. MORE INFO
Coach Tim
Tim has been sharing his passion for chess with students for over 25 years. A five time national scholastic champion and US Candidate Master, Tim brings his deep knowledge of chess at the highest level to help students grow their skills. As a certified FIDE trainer, Tim is an expert in the tools that young players need to succeed, and provides valuable insight into every student’s chess journey. His additional background in childhood development makes him an expert in working with students of all ages and skill levels. Tim is committed to helping every student learn and grow at their own pace. Private Lessons: moroney.tim@gmail.com
Coach Pete
Pete started his first elementary school chess club 20 years ago with the desire to bring his love of chess to aspiring young chess students. As a player, Coach Pete has competed in hundreds of tournaments, achieving a rating over 2000 and qualifying him as a National Expert. As a coach, Pete has worked with students ranging from beginners to some of the top rated scholastic players in Washington State. Coach Pete’s extensive chess knowledge helps him develop a unique success plan for each student depending on their individual needs so that they can achieve their chess goals. Coach Pete also offers Private Lessons: chesscoachpete@gmail.com
Coach Steve
Steve has 5+ years experience working with children. He always focuses on making sure all kids are having fun and being challenged. His best strength is his caring demeanor with his students. Steve excels at being attentive to every student and making sure every individual is having fun. Coach Steve offers Private Lessons: thestevenbrock@gmail.com
Coach Hristo
Hristo has been teaching chess professionally for over 15 years. He excels when it comes to working with the most advanced students. He is passionate when it comes to game analysis and its ability in helping each student reach their fullest potential for tournament play.
Coach Jerome
Jerome has a newfound passion for the game of chess. He has a focus on improving his own chess skills and helps relay his passion and knowledge to his students. One of Jerome’s greatest strengths is teaching the newest chess players the fundamentals of the game. He recently competed in our state’s biggest chess tournament, the WA Open.
Coach Peter
Peter has 5+ years of experience teaching chess. He strives to make chess as fun as possible for every student in class. Peter passes on his knowledge to his students from his journey of competing as an elementary chess student himself. He loves to share stories of famous Grandmasters’ games.
Coach Oliver
Oliver has been playing chess actively for the past 4 years. He is rated 1374 NWSRS and 951 USCF. His favorite chess piece is the Pawn because it can be promoted to every piece except for the King! His enjoys playing the Ruy López Chess Opening and his his favorite Checkmate pattern is Smothered Mate. We are happy to have Oliver assisting us in our school programs!
Coach Kai
Kai has been playing chess competitively for the past 5 years. He’s competed in multiple national and international tournaments. Kai has an accomplished rating of 1776 USCF and 1950 FIDE. His favorite chess tactic is the Discovered Attack and excels at playing the Caro-Kann Opening as Black! Kai has also helped judge multiple chess tournaments.
Coach Sloan
Over the past eight years, Sloan has coached students through private lessons, school chess clubs, group classes, and dedicated training programs. He also regularly visits local tournaments to support his students. You may see Sloan as a substitute coach at one of our school programs. He also offers weekly in-person group classes through his company, Grand Knights Chess Academy. More info
Coach Bert
Bert has 15+ years of Elementary Chess teaching experience. He has helped run close to 100 scholastic chess tournaments, including being one of the head Tournament Directors at the Washington Elementary State Championships. Bert excels in teaching all ages of students ranging from students as young as 4 years old. We appreciate Bert helping us run many of our Excel with Chess State Qualifier Tournaments.