You have met our coaches in our Summer Chess Academy

Contact us if you wish to work with our coaches: chess64@comcast.net

The fee for beginners lessons starting from $20/hr and some of them are available to come to your house.

Nicholas Orlov rated 1550 is available for lesson with beginners (K-3 graders) $20 each 1 hr lesson. Nicholas knows all openings that beginners need to know. He came #2 at 2005 National Championship. Great references are available.

NM Joshua Sinanan is available for lessons.

IM Georgi Orlov

Available for lessons for advanced students only.

WGM Elena Donaldson, Three Time US Women’s Chess Champion:

WGM Elena has limited space, please contact her if she has openings. .

Elena is accepting students of beginners-intermediate level only (U1100), with no previous private coaching who is ready to follow her requirements for home work and playing in tournaments.

Elena works with her students twice a month or bi-weekly. Elena’s fee starts from $75/hr.

If your child is lucky to be selected by Elena they will soon become one of CHAMPIONS

While other coaches are proud to have students achieving rating of 1000 by 4-6th grade Elena students get to this rating in less than a year, even if they are as young as K-graders!

Elena’s son (Nicholas Orlov – he is available for lesson) achieved rating of 1000 when he was in pre-K, at age of 5 and by second grade he was rated over 1400 winning most of local 4-6 grade tournaments. He came second in 2005 Nationals (Championship) and he is the only student so far in state of Washington who won Tournament of Champions in K-3 section as a second grader.

Elena created curricullum Chess Academy workbooks for after-school and homework.