Owner of Chess Max of Greenwich, Grandmaster Maxim Dlugy, is one of the best chess coaches in the country. He’s worked with some of the greats, including Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov. This past summer, he brought his company – Chess Max Academy – to a two-floor space in a brownstone at 110 West 79th Street, and January 1st 2022 he is opening a Greenwich CT location that will be a chess club and a store.

The seven-year-old company, previously located on the Upper East Side, has seen over 20 of its students go on to become national champions. One particularly recognizable name is Hans Niemann, a student who in January, at the age of 17, was awarded a Grandmaster title by the International Chess Federation. Other students with impressive accolades can be viewed here.

Dlugy’s curriculum was designed to improve chess performance as quickly and effectively as possible; this is achieved through special exercises and weekly at-home assignments which are designed to reinforce what each student learned during his or her last lesson.

Classes utilize the latest technical equipment, including smart boards, Chessbase, and Bluetooth buzzers to improve the effectiveness of each lesson.

While most students are kids, Chess Max Academy and Chess Max of Greenwich offer online and in-person group and private lessons for all ages, and its student roster include established and successful adults who work in medicine, law, business, and beyond.