Staff & Key Partners
OUR TEAM
Experienced organizers, coaches, and chess professionals united by a love of the game.
LEADERSHIP
Kevin Bachler
CEO • FIDE Master • FIDE Trainer
FIDE Master and FIDE Trainer with decades of experience building programs and developing champions at every level.
Deborah Socha
COO • Operations • Management
Over 35 years of experience managing complex businesses and creating exceptional programs for players and families.
Meet the team behind every event.
OUR STAFF
Randall Wallin
Technical Assistant II
Director I
Senna Kawji
Technical Assistant I
Tournament Director II
Cipriano Menendez
Technical Assistant
Tournament Director
Ethan Tobias
Technical Assistant I
Director I
Brando Pawling
Technical Assistant I
Tournament Director II
And more team members
Dedicated. Passionate. Here for you.
Daniel Drcha
Technical Assistant
Tournament Director
Trusted leaders in chess.
KEY PARTNERS
Gregory Kaidanov
Grandmaster
Dmitry Gurevich
Grandmaster
Yury Shulman
Grandmaster
Alex Yermolinsky
Grandmaster