Jesse James has been San Antonio City Chess Champion for 6 years in a row. Being a National Master, he is very passionate about chess and has studied the game for years. Jesse James also loves working with children and wants to share his knowledge to make chess greater in San Antonio.

Alfonso is a chess International Master from Mexico. He currently has a rating of 2254. His peak rating was 2,429 in April 2007. In the 2015 season of the US Chess League, he had 7 MVP points and a 2,735 performance rating.

Almeida was Mexican Open Champion in 1991 and Mexican Absolute Champion in 1998–1999. He tied for second place at the U.S. Open 2006 in Chicago. In 2004, he was a Mexican Team member at the 36th Chess Olympiad in Calvia, Spain.

Gilberto is a chess Grandmaster from Mexico. He currently has a rating of 2550, making him the second highest ranked player on the Mexican ELO-list. He has played 7 Olympiads and has won more than 40 international tournaments.

Jeremiah has been teaching at our after-school programs for over 2 years. His coaching style focuses on opening theory and positional concepts. HIs favorite player is Daniel Naroditsky.