Featured Instructor Profiles

Humans of Chess: Nick Grachev
May 27, 2021
“I got into chess when I was in grade two. Of course, I already played at home – my dad is Russian. But I vividly remember sitting in a particular room in Palmerston Public

Humans of Chess: Qiyu Zhou
January 17, 2020
“I learned chess in France, just before I turned four years old. It happened completely randomly, I was walking down a street to the beach and just happened to see a chess set. I was immediately …

Humans of Chess: Michael Humphreys
April 1, 2019
“It was when I was around 16 that I really started to get serious about chess. What happened was I lost a couple games against someone I was used to beating. I had to
CIC Chess to Life™ Instructors
Our enthusiastic Chess to Life™ instructors have a combined total of over a century of chess teaching experience. As our front line, they manage our important relationships with students, parents, and schools, and they use their experience to deliver fun and educational chess lessons with our unique focus on life skills.