Our Team
The Chess Girl Collective
Our Chess Girl Collective of educators are more than chess professionals. They are engineers, architects, psychologists, artists and mathematicians who, between them, teach in six languages and counting. They are Grandmasters, Women FIDE Masters, and Women International Masters.
Before they had any of those incredible titles and careers, however, they were first girls who absolutely fell in love with the game of chess! Our collective is comprised of some of the top female chess talent from around the world. They are all Bosses, who are passionate about being positive role-models for their students and who inspire every girl to tap into their inner Girl Boss.
Our Chess Girl Educators foster individual connections with students and use a variety of creative teaching techniques and styles, so that no girl feels left behind. This allows every Girl Boss that comes our way to go from beginner to game-ready, in both chess and in life!
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Chess is a miniature version of life. To be successful, you need to be disciplined, assess resources, consider responsible choices and adjust when circumstances change.
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Ingrid Gayle
Founding Girl Boss
Canada
English

Ailen Mena
Chess Educator
Argentina
English, Spanish
Woman FIDE Master

Angelyn Binan
Chess Educator
Philippines
English and Fillipino

Bojana Bejatovic
Chess Educator
Macedonia
English, Macedonian, Serbian

Emily Robinson
Chess Educator
Canada
English

Fruzsina Szente-Varga
Chess Educator
Hungary
Hungarian, English
Woman FIDE Master

Nadia Saud
Account Director
South Africa
English, Arabic

Rachelle-Mari Voges
Chess Educator
South Africa
English and Afrikaans
Woman Candidate Master

Sally Sampson
Director of Communications
Canada
English, Arabic

Stella Becker Queiroz
Chess Educator
DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM
DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM
Italy
English, Portuguese, Italian

Thifanni Nakata
Chess Educator
Brazil
English, Portuguese, Spanish