Our Coaches
Ken Green
Ken has several years of experience teaching and coaching chess. He is an active chess player with a CFC rating of over 1700.
NCM Benito Surya
Benito is a National Candidate Master (NCM) and an active player in the chess community. He started his chess career at Mississauga Chess Club and is the current Mississauga Chess Champion having won the tournament in 2016. Benito represented Canada in the World Youth Chess Championship in 2013 and 2015. Benito has experience providing both individual and group lessons.
Ferdinand Supsup
Ferdinand is an experienced chess instructor and coach with several years of experience teaching both individual and group lessons. Ferdinand is also an active chess player with great tournament record over the last decade. In 2017, Ferdinand finished in 1st place in the following recently completed tournaments: Toronto Open U1800; Annual Washington International (MAryland) U1800 and the 9th Annual Chesapeake (Maryland) U1800.
IM Advait Patel
Advait Patel is an International Master with enormous potential. He has experience teaching and coaching experienced chess players. Advait became an IM at 15, He has won more than 5 national scholastic tournaments in the US and was at one point the #2 rated player in the world for his age.
FM Michel Coto Mederos
Michel is a Fide Master and a Cuban National Champion or Medalist in U10, U12, U14. He has been a FIDE Master since 2009 with 2 IM norms and has been coaching for 7 years since 2013. FM Michel is an experienced coach and have coached at least 3 National Champions in Cuba in Children’s Categories. He is also a chess coach on chess.com and actively plays in several International Tournaments.