Founded in 2004, Chess-Now Ltd. is a training and development company that provides customized chess experiences for our clients. Our objective is to use chess as a professional business tool to learn new skills by creating events for business, education or personal recreation.

Jim Egerton, Founder and President

Mr. Egerton has been actively involved with organized chess since 1971, is a Life Member of the United States Chess Federation (USCF) and a delegate from Illinois for recent USCF annual business meetings.

Having conducted chess instruction since 1992, Mr. Egerton combines:

Teaching experience:

• Certified teaching degree with classroom experience in Middle and High School Mathematics

Chess experience:

• Extensive playing ability with in depth knowledge of chess
• USCF Postal Master rating of 2210
• FIDE rated 2045
• Active OTB (rated 1977 in 1996) Class A rating
• Participant in major national tournaments for more than 30 years

Business experience:

• Holds an MBA degree (Finance)
  
• More than 20 years in Business Information Technology
• HR training and development Manager and Trainer
  
• Employed by 2 Fortune 500 firms in the Energy and Global Banking industries

“I was so impressed with the seminar you conducted for our Strategic Planning and Initiatives Department on chess that when I returned to work, I recommended to our General Counsel that all of our attorneys get trained on the game at our next offsite meeting.”

Tom D.
RRDonnelley and Sons
Chicago, IL

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“Chess-Now has been presenting "How to Get Better at Chess" lectures for our club for several years. The presentations are always up-to-date, interesting and at a level that our members understand and enjoy. Thanks for keeping the interest in the club growing.“

Don A.
President Indian Prairie Chess Club
Darien, IL