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Raffaele Domenico Ricci

Coached chess for 25 years in Parma

🇮🇹 Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Parma Crown Youth Club
Since 2001
Italian

I'm a chess coach. I never went pro, but I get to see 950 kids fall in love with the game. Winning was never the point, though I won't pretend I didn't enjoy it. I write a short note to every student at the end of term.

More about Raffaele

If you played for me, you probably remember the day we all got the giggles in assembly.

Sports or skills coached

Chess Gymnastics

What gifts mean to Raffaele: Anything sent will buy equipment for the junior team.

Messages of thanks

Did Raffaele make a difference to you? Tell them. Messages are free.

Cora CallahanTeammate🇺🇸
You coached me in 2009. I still hear your voice on the sideline. Greetings from Los Angeles.
Liam H. NorrisParent🇬🇧
You coached me in 2015. I still hear your voice on the sideline. Greetings from Leicester.
Sami Bilal HamdanParent🇪🇬
You coached me in 2004. I still hear your voice on the sideline. Greetings from Giza.
Hannah MartinParentPhoto verified🇦🇺
I still think about the cold winter when we all kept our coats on. Best summer of my life Greetings from Brisbane.
Delilah StanleyParentID verified🇺🇸
I still think about the time the class pet escaped. Best summer of my life Greetings from San Jose.
Valentina Simona PaganoParent🇮🇹
you coached me in 2004. I still hear your voice on the sideline. Greetings from Salerno.
João Gabriel FonsecaParent🇧🇷
I still think about the snow day nobody expected. Best summer of my life. Greetings from Feira de Santana.
Eli Shai AzoulayTeammate🇮🇱
I still think about the day we all got the giggles in assembly. Best summer of my life Greetings from Haifa.
İsmail Onur YılmazTeammate🇳🇱
You coached me in 2006. I still hear your voice on the sideline Greetings from Amsterdam.
Marcel VoigtTeammate🇩🇪
I still think about the snow day nobody expected. Best summer of my life. Greetings from Cologne.