Rated Expert by UCSF, Mr. Sadoff first began playing chess at age eight, and has had extensive experience playing chess competitively. He was a four-time High School State Chess Champion in Washington , DC and has competed both nationally and internationally. While in graduate school, Mr. Sadoff played for the Harvard Chess Club against the Chinese National team in China and the U.S.

Mr. Sadoff has experience teaching chess in public and private settings to children and adults, founded several after-school chess programs, and helped to develop an innovative chess program while a teacher at the U.S. Chess Center in Washington, DC. He has also worked as a volunteer with the American Red Cross teaching chess to soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital .

Mr. Sadoff believes that chess offers a powerful vehicle for self-reflection. Students of chess have the opportunity to analyze and learn from their own and their opponent's mistakes. It is his hope that students will be able to transfer this learning process beyond the 64 squares of the chessboard to their own lives.

Mr. Sadoff also has experience as an educator working with students across a wide range of ages. He has taught high school English at several schools in the Boston area and has also served as a Group Leader at a health and wellness club for young adolescents. Mr. Sadoff's educational approach is steered by his belief that the most effective learning takes place when students construct their own methods of obtaining new knowledge. He believes that each lesson should be tailored around the individual needs of each student.

Mr. Sadoff is an avid runner who believes in a balance of body and mind. A former collegiate cross-country and track runner, he has competed in several road races and half-marathons and also enjoys playing tennis and writing short fictional stories.

He enjoys teaching chess because he finds it rewarding to be able to offer his skills and ideas to others. Teaching chess through Chess Corps has helped him learn how to better study the game and become an even stronger player himself.

As a CRLA Level 1 Certified Peer Tutor, Mr. Fortier has served as a tutor to peers at Northeastern in calculus, chemistry and biology. He also served as a volunteer for many years at Project Connect in Manchester , New Hampshire , where he taught senior citizens how to utilize the basic functions of computers so that they could contact their families and use the internet. In addition to volunteering his time at Chess Corps, Mr. Fortier is also currently a volunteer at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston . His extensive volunteer background has enabled him lead by example to fuel the spirit of volunteerism at Chess Corps.

Outside of chess, Mr. Fortier enjoys playing piano, tennis, and golf, and hopes to soon attend Medical School .

Mr. Strimpel has experience giving private chess lessons focused primarily on familiarizing young students with basic strategy and tactics as well as simple endgames. In Mr. Strimpel's own words, “Chess…is a mirror of the world, embodying metaphors for almost every aspect of life.” The unique setting at Chess Corps gives Daniel the opportunity to learn chess and teach chess at the same time within a mutually beneficial and supportive educational environment.

In addition to his chess experience, Mr. Strimpel also has a great deal of teaching experience. He has served as a private math tutor to middle-school students as well as a math tutor through the Yale Tutoring Program. He has also taught computer programming to inner-city youth from ages 8 to 14 at the local Boys and Girls Club.

Outside of chess, Mr. Strimpel is trained in classical piano, which like chess is a form of mental discipline that demands regular practice and adherence to a method. In his free time, he is an avid snowboarder and paraglider and is also very interested in computers and their relationship with subjects such as math and chess.

Mr Husari ranks among the select group of players recognized as creators of new chess theory. He has had several of his novelties published in respected professional journals including the Chess Informant.

Since 1993, Mr. Husari has taught chess to students of all ages from diverse backgrounds and cultures including students from Britain, France, Germany, Hungary, UAE, Jordan, Lebanon and the United States. Over these years he has studied with many notable Grandmasters including Yasser Seirwan (USA) Kotronias Vasiliops, (Greece) and Fressinet Laurent (France).

Most recently he has served as Chess Coach for Harvard University, and has run library programs, chess clubs, and private schools in the greater Boston area.

Mr Husari’s teaching style and personal character are reflected in his belief that students should play bravely even against opponents who are much stronger than themselves. In his opinion this may be a more difficult path but it is an effective way to build the character of a winner and develop a strong chess style. Mr. Husari believes that in the end, the hero is not the one who wins tournaments but is the one who has the heart of a champion.

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has worked with the Pediatric Pulmonary and Respiratory Unit of the Floating Hospital for Children to develop a swimming program for asthmatic children. Anatoly is very interested in working with clients who have been injured and are being covered by workers’ compensation. Aquatic therapy has been shown to be extremely effective in speeding recovery and in getting people back to work again.