Ehlvest Chess Gates Maryland LLC      

We offer fun and intellectually-challenging chess education and tournaments to kids between five and seventeen years old. The sessions are held at participating schools through their enrichment programs as well as at park districts.

The adaptive chess program is designed for all levels of young chess players. The kids are divided into first level, second level, and advanced level. Once a child masters current chess program, he or she is promoted to the next level.

ECG has very experienced coaches and is affiliate with UMBC chess program where many internationally recognized grandmasters are currently studying. In summer 2005 we are going to run the Master Chess Camp where we are going to invite prominent grandmasters for everyday workshops.

We believe our innovative program provides a great educational and entertaining atmosphere for children. We look forward to seeing your students at our chess classes, chess tournaments and summer camps!

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International Grandmaster Jaan Ehlvest

Jaan Ehlvest was born on the 14^th of October, 1962 in Tallinn, Estonia to a family of doctors.. His mother taught him the game of chess when he was six years old. While attending high school in Estonia, he also attended a chess academy.  From 1981-87 he studied and graduated from Tartu State University with a degree in Psychology. He became an international master in chess in 1983 by winning the European Junior Championship. In 1987 he tied for second place in the Zagreb Interzonal and became a grandmaster.

In the first series of the World Cup tournaments, Ehlvest came fourth after World  Champions Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov, and grandmaster Valery Salov. In 1989    he    won   the    Reggio   Emilia   supertournament ahead of grandmaster Vassily Ivanchuk and Karpov. In the last World Championship in Delhi he finished on the top 16th. Ehlvest’s highest international rating is 2660, and he has been one of the top 5 players in the world.

Ehlvest was once elected as zonal president of FIDE (the world chess federation).  He is actively working in FIDE’s “Chess in Schools” and trainees committees.  He is currently also managing Ehlvest Chess Gates, an organization for teaching chess to children.

Contact:  jaan@ehlvestchessgates.com

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U.S. Women`s Champion Anna Kahn

Women's International Master Anna Hahn was born in Riga, Latvia on June 21, 1976. As a child she used to watch her father and grandfather play chess and when she was seven years old her grandfather decided to take her to the local chess club.

Her best chess achievements are becoming the Latvian Women's Champion in 1992, tying for second place in the World Girl's Championship in 1993, and winning the U.S. Women’s Championship in 2003. She became a women’s international master in 1995. In 2000 She participated in the Women's World Championship and the Women’s Chess Olympiad, representing the U.S.  Her best international rating is 2295.

She graduated in December 1998 from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Finance and Computer Science.  She is currently pursuing a masters degree at Carnegie Mellon, studying Computational Finance

Contact:  info@ehlvestchessgates.com

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Bryan Smith

Bryan Smith was born on the 26^th of February in Orange, California, and shortly thereafter moved to Alaska.  He learned chess from a fellow student at the age of 13.  

Smith was champion of Alaska in 1996, 2002, and 2003.  He won the championship of Maryland in 2000.  He became a FIDE master in 2000 and achieved a norm for the international master title in 2001, in a tournament in Germany.  He is the highest rated player ever from Alaska, with a highest international rating of 2412.

In 1998 Smith moved to Baltimore to study at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, on a full scholarship.  He was on the U.S. Champion UMBC chess team three times.  He has also won many other Grand Prix tournaments. 

He graduated from UMBC in 2003, with a major in Modern Languages and Linguistics.  He also studied in Russia and Germany.  Smith has a great deal of experience teaching chess to both children and adults.  He currently works contractually as an interpreter, translator, editor, and teacher of chess.

Contact:  info@ehlvestchessgates.com

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