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Jiro Haruto Nakagawa
Youth chess coach and mentor
- 🇯🇵 Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
- Silverlake Athletic Club
- 2005 to 2023
- Japanese
I coached chess at Silverlake Athletic Club from 2005 to 2023. Most of my players were between 8 and 15, and a lot of them turned into friends for life.
Winning was never the point, though I won't pretend I didn't enjoy it. I played music while people worked.
More about Jiro
If you played for me, you probably remember the rainy sports day.
Sports or skills coached
What gifts mean to Jiro: A gift would go toward kit and bus fares for kids who can't afford them.
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- Ibrahim Ziad GhanemFormer student🇪🇬
You coached me in 2009. I still hear your voice on the sideline. Greetings from Zagazig.
- Roberto Raffaele De RosaFormer student🇮🇹
I still think about the surprise birthday cake. Best summer of my life. Greetings from Verona.
- Tian Ping Gao 🇨🇦 · $10
- Kiptoo Musyoka Kigozi 🇰🇪 · $3
- Silke Bergmann 🇩🇪 · $50