Robert M. Snyder
Robert M. Snyder is a National Master and chess educator. He has introduced chess to over 170,000 elementary and junior high school students through his presentations. His students have won thirty six individual first place titles in championship sections at the National Scholastic Chess Championships.
At the age of twelve, Mr. Snyder learned how to play chess. By the age of eighteen, he earned the title of National Chess Master. In 1973 he became champion of the western United States.
In 1983 Mr. Snyder founded the "Chess for Juniors" club, which grew to become one of the largest and most active chess clubs for youth in the nation. He has written articles for Chess Life, School Mates, Fernschach (Germany) and Schach Echo (Germany).