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OUR coaches
WIM Beverly Mendoza
Coach Beverly has been an active member in the Philippines National Women's Team for years, representing her country in world events like the Asian Zonal, SEA Games and Olympiad, and achieved the title Women International Master (WIM) during a her stint in Olympiad, Turkey year 2000.
Being a seasoned player, Beverly certainly has a lot of experience to offer to young aspiring chess players.
Josephine Berago (AFM)
Coach Josephine has been teaching chess passionately for many years now. She is known for her patience and instilling perserverance in her students.
Coach Josephine has a rating of 1900 (NCFP) and is an Arena FIDE Master (AFM)
Jethro Esplanada
Coach Jethro is an active player in the Philippines chess
scene, bursting into the highly competitive national scene by winning the runner-up position during the Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship, twice in 2019 and again in 2022 after the lockdown.
Strong, formidable and natural at 2056 (FIDE) and 2153 (National), he is now translating his skills and knowledge to students who are under his care in the Academy.
Christopher Diaz (AGM)
Coach Chris has worked in many countries as a chess coach and spent many years in Singapore training successful teams in schools.
Coach Chris is rated at 2043 (FIDE) when at peak, a National Instructor (NI), National Arbiter (NA) and an Arena Grandmaster (AGM)
Enrique David
Coach David is currently rated 2024 (FIDE Standard & Rapid) and 2143 as a national rating.
In his second stint now (he left in the midst of the pandemic) as coach with KL Chess Academy, coach David had previously coached many students who are now achieving great success in the national and international arena.