Life Master Larry Englebretson USCF Rated 2204

Coach Larry is head of the Houston Chess Club, has been the Houston City Champion a number of times, and has taught both children and adults for many years.  Coach Larry splits his time between T. H. Rogers and the Village School.  He coaches for us every Tuesday at Chess Club, teaches chess  every Friday morning to grades 1 and 2 during school,  and teaches a Wednesday afternoon class.  Coach Larry works all of our camps and teaches in our summer program.

Coach Jeff has twice been the Michigan Junior Champion.  Jeff graduated with honors 2 years ago from the University of Texas at Dallas, where he had a full chess scholarship.  He also has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.  Besides T. H. Rogers, Jeff coaches at a number of other schools and is very sought after as a private coach.  This fall, he will teach our Wednesday 1st grade class, one of the Friday Advanced classes, and will join Coach Larry teaching every Friday morning in grades 1 and 2.  He works all of our camps, teaches all summer, and comes to our tournaments to provide game analysis.

Coach Evan (5th grader Sofia and 9th grader Matthew Michaelides' father) has been a welcome addition to our coaching staff.  While his job keeps him busy during the school week, he comes to our Saturday tournaments to provide game analysis.

Expert John Hendrick USCF Rated 2126

Coach John attended UT Dallas where he received a full chess scholarship.  He completed his undergraduate studies at Texas State University at San Marcos, where he graduated cum laud with a dual degree - a B.S. in psychology and a B.A. in anthropology.  At Texas State, John founded and presided over the university chess club.  As a Scholastic Competitor, John was Texas Co-Junior Champion in 1996.  Between other schools and private students, he will teach for us on Wednesdays and Fridays. He also works all of our camps, teaches all summer, and comes to our tournaments to provide game analysis.

Coach Justin earned his degree in Economics from UT-Dallas, and was also on the Chess Team there.  He holds over a dozen Mississippi State Chess titles, was the 2000 US Game-30 Champion, and 1999 Southern K-9 Champion. He has been teaching chess for 8 years, including camps in Mississippi, Texas and Tennessee.  He started teaching for us last spring and will work Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays this year.  He currently teaches private students in Houston.

Coach Warren is one of the fastest rising stars in the US Chess World.  He started his chess career at age 14 and made Master in 2 years.  2007 has been a stellar year so far, seeing him win the Texas State Scholastic Championship (and a full scholarship to UT Dallas) and the Denker Tournament of High School Chess Champions (and another full scholarship, this time to Texas Tech).  Because Warren is traveling to a number of major tournaments this fall, including the World Youth Chess Championship in Turkey, and finishing high school, he has time to work only on Tuesdays for now.