The team
Three coaches, one method. Whoever you’re matched with, the lesson is built around your game — not a shared syllabus.
Founder & head coach
Top 0.3%
4 yrs teaching
Charbel founded Check Mates Academy after fifteen years at the board and four years teaching. He runs the assessment game with every new student and sets the plan the following lessons are built on.
Coach
Top 0.2%
2 yrs teaching
The strongest player on the team. Majd coaches privately on the same method every Check Mates lesson follows — assess, plan, drill, play, review.
Coach
Top 3%
3 yrs teaching
Roy coaches privately on the same method every Check Mates lesson follows — assess, plan, drill, play, review.
How matching works
After the first assessment game, we match you to the coach who fits what came out of it — age, level, and whether you’re learning in person or online. Students stay with the same coach so nobody has to explain their weaknesses twice.
If the fit isn’t right, say so and we’ll change it. That costs nothing and saves months.
