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Jose F. Ayala

Coached chess for 21 years in Detroit

  • 🇺🇸 Detroit, Michigan, United States
  • Detroit Swimming Club
  • 1999 to 2020
  • English
For 21 years I ran the chess program at Detroit Swimming Club in Detroit. We trained 5 evenings a week, whatever the weather. My best seasons were the ones we lost most games and still showed up every Tuesday. I never expected anything in return, but a kind word always makes my day.

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If you played for me, you probably remember the rainy sports day.

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What gifts mean to Jose: A gift would go toward kit and bus fares for kids who can't afford them.

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  • Bunga Intan SaputraTeammate🇮🇩

    You coached me in 2009. I still hear your voice on the sideline Greetings from Jakarta.

  • Pierre LopezParent🇫🇷

    You coached me in 2000. I still hear your voice on the sideline. Greetings from Paris.

  • Martina Rosa MontiParent🇮🇹

    You coached me in 2019. I still hear your voice on the sideline Greetings from Bergamo.

  • Enrique R. CorderoFormer student🇲🇽

    I still think about the morning the power went out and we had class in the yard. Best summer of my life. Greetings from Puebla.

  • Phúc Cường TrinhParent🇻🇳

    you taught us how to lose properly. Worth more than any trophy. Greetings from Hanoi.

  • Maya PatelParent🇬🇧

    thanks for picking me when I was the slowest kid on the team. Greetings from Nottingham.

  • Jabu D. LombardFormer student🇿🇦

    you coached me in 2018. I still hear your voice on the sideline Greetings from Sandton.

  • Adam Piotr ZającParentPhoto verified🇬🇧

    I still think about the long bus ride home. Best summer of my life Greetings from Bristol.

  • Elena J. MontgomeryFormer student🇬🇧

    I still think about the rainy sports day. Best summer of my life Greetings from Leeds.

  • Dinda Sinta KurniawanParent🇮🇩

    You coached me in 2022. I still hear your voice on the sideline. Greetings from Kediri.

  • Luís Enzo SiqueiraFormer student🇧🇷

    I coach my own kids' team now and I use your drills. Greetings from Curitiba.

  • Fatima C. MahlanguParent🇿🇦

    I still think about the quiz night we nearly won. Best summer of my life. Greetings from Pretoria.

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