Robert Michael Snyder
Encyclopedia
Robert Michael Snyder is an American
author
. He is best known for authoring the Chess For Juniors children's book series. He has published multiple books and games including Chess for Everyone and Unbeatable Chess Lessons. He founded the Chess for Juniors club and boasted it was the largest of its kind in the country, and that he trained 36 national chess champions, and holds a world record for having introduced chess to more than 170,000 students. He is considered to be a national and world renowned master chess player with wins both in the US and international tournaments. Several of his students have excelled under his tutelage with results including contention for world and US national chess titles.
Snyder has an Elo rating of 2306 with the United States Chess Federation
, but has not played in tournaments since 1990.
after fleeing Colorado
while still on supervised probation in 2008. He was found in Belize
, and on March 30, 2010 after pleading guilty was given an open (up to life) sentence.
United States
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author
Author
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. He is best known for authoring the Chess For Juniors children's book series. He has published multiple books and games including Chess for Everyone and Unbeatable Chess Lessons. He founded the Chess for Juniors club and boasted it was the largest of its kind in the country, and that he trained 36 national chess champions, and holds a world record for having introduced chess to more than 170,000 students. He is considered to be a national and world renowned master chess player with wins both in the US and international tournaments. Several of his students have excelled under his tutelage with results including contention for world and US national chess titles.
Snyder has an Elo rating of 2306 with the United States Chess Federation
United States Chess Federation
The United States Chess Federation is a non-profit organization, the governing chess organization within the United States, and one of the federations of the FIDE. The USCF was founded in 1939 from the merger of two regional chess organizations, and grew gradually until 1972, when membership...
, but has not played in tournaments since 1990.
Personal life
Snyder has been arrested and convicted for multiple sexual assaults involving children dating back to 1983. He was featured on America's Most WantedAmerica's Most Wanted
America's Most Wanted is an American television program produced by 20th Television, and was the longest-running program of any kind in the history of the Fox Television Network until it was announced on May 16, 2011 that the series was canceled after twenty-three years, with the final episode...
after fleeing Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
while still on supervised probation in 2008. He was found in Belize
Belize
Belize is a constitutional monarchy and the northernmost country in Central America. Belize has a diverse society, comprising many cultures and languages. Even though Kriol and Spanish are spoken among the population, Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official...
, and on March 30, 2010 after pleading guilty was given an open (up to life) sentence.