James is humbled and ecstatic to be part of the Chess minds team. Still a student of the game, he hopes that his students can share that same passion to never stop learning, stay hungry and follow their dreams.

James has 20 years experience coaching in public and private schools and has worked with students that have represented BC and team Canada. He now enjoys coaching in groups with Clement, Joe, Liza and Mav.

James 对于成为国际象棋思维团队的一员感到谦卑和欣喜。 他仍然是这项运动的学生，他希望他的学生能够分享同样的热情，永不停止学习，保持饥饿并追寻自己的梦想。

James 拥有 20 年在公立和私立学校执教的经验，并与代表 BC 和加拿大队的学生合作过。 他现在喜欢与克莱门特、乔、丽莎和马夫一起执教。

Ryan has been a competitive chess player since the age of 8 and has been coaching since the age of 15. He has represented BC twice at the Canadian Chess Challenge and has competed in many tournaments across North America. Ryan hopes to curate a new chess scene by connecting competitive chess players across the Lower Mainland.

Ryan 从 8 岁开始就是一名有竞争力的国际象棋棋手，从 15 岁开始担任教练。他曾两次代表 BC 参加加拿大国际象棋挑战赛，并参加了北美的许多锦标赛。 现在Ryan希望通过连接低陆平原地区的国际象棋棋手来打造一个新的国际象棋场景。