Meet Gary Leschinsky

Gary Leschinsky is an accomplished chess player, holding the titles of National Chess Master and Candidate Master from the United States Chess Federation. He is also is ranked within the top 25 chess players for his age group in the US.
Gary is the founder of Chess Beyond Borders, a global nonprofit that has taught chess to over 8,300 students across 91+ countries. He has partnered with Google and Microsoft to fundraise nearly $7,000 to empower students across the world. Gary has experienced the power of chess as a universal language and hopes to use chess as a mechanism to break barriers and connect students all across the world.