 Interested
in gaining additional, individualized help? If you want your child to benefit
from extra coaching, NYChessKids can provide experienced scholastic chess
teachers that will take your child’s game to the next level. Whether
your aspiring youngster is relatively new to the game, or a tournament veteran
who wants to make that big breakthrough to expert or master, we can create
a program that will help accomplish the goal. We are classroom teachers
experienced with students Pre-K to high school, ranging from beginners to
national champions (we are happy to provide verification of this).
From you and your child we need only two things: belief in the system we will tailor to your child’s needs, and his or her earnest efforts to follow that system. About our success there is no doubt; join the dozens of students who have seen lasting improvement in their chess game! Depending on your child’s level, we may ask for copies of recent tournament games to determine their strengths and weaknesses. For more information, or to have any questions about private lessons answered, please email us at lessons@nychesskids.com. You can call us at 212-598-9674 from 10am-1pm on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. If you call outside of these hours, we will respond to your inquiry the next business day. When emailing us for lessons, please provide us with the following information
about your child: their age, the school they attend, the area in which
they live, their chess rating (if applicable), and any previous chess
teaching they may have had. |
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IM Saudin
Robovic Our founder, Saudin Robovic, was born in Bosnia and is an international chess master. He moved to New York City in 1996 and immediately became involved in scholastic chess. When Saudin realized the need for a program like NyChessKids he developed it in 1999. |
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Peter Aravena A USCF-rated Master and experienced chess coach, Peter is our assistant webmaster. He teaches different programs for NYChessKids and has coached chess teams in many different schools, including Special Music School, P.S. 116, and Horace Mann School (who he led to the 2005 SuperNationals in Nashville, TN). |
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Nelson Dunn An experienced chessplayer, coach, and tournament director, Nelson taught for Chess-in-the-Schools for six years and has taken many scholastic chess teams to the Nationals. From 2004, Nelson has also been Assistant Manager of the Marshall Chess Club in Greenwich Village. In the 2005-2006 season, in addition to teaching chess, he will also be actively involved in directing NYChessKids tournaments. |
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Gregory Cesar Gregory has been with NyChessKids since the start and has become one of our most sought after teachers. He hails from Haiti and has been in the city for more then 10 years. He is a student at Queens College and is studying music education. Besides his gift for music he is also extremely brilliant in chess, which is rare combination. He is a US National Chess Master and currently uses his gift to teach in several schools in the area. |
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Gary Ryan Gary is Harvard-educated in theology, and moved to New York City about 12 years ago from Mississippi. He taught chess for Chess-in-the-Schools for many years, and he has taught other chess programs in Manhattan and Brooklyn. This will be Gary’s third year with the NYChessKids family, and we have been lucky to have him. |
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André Harding An experienced chessplayer and former Assistant Manager of the Marshall Chess Club, Andre will be handling customer service and helping with the coordination of our staff. He holds the designation of USCF Senior Tournament Director, has directed over 200 tournaments, and will direct NYChessKids events for 2005-2006. This year, he will be teaching for NYChessKids and for Metropolitan Montessori School. |
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Joseph Shepard (“Shep”) This New York City native has worked with NyChessKids since its conception and is beloved by everyone here. He is one of our chess teachers and is also responsible for the sport activities during our camps. He is a chess book expert and is always researching new ones. During the camps, Shep will analyze famous games that chess masters have played in the past. The students love to sit around and listen to his unique interpretation of these games. |
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IM Milos Scekic
Milos Scekic is an International Master who joined NYChessKids in 2004. He is an experienced tournament player and regularly competes in tournaments. We recommend Milos to teach very advanced students. |
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Cris Charnin Chris Chanin has been teaching for 17 years in both the public and private schools, including the Bronx High School of Science, The Calhoun School and P. S. 75. He is the former Director of Teacher Training at Chess-in-the-Schools and has been actively involved with NYChessKids since its inception. A chess player all his life, Chris loves teaching the royal game to all students from kindergarten to adult. |
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Chris Maksymowitch |
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