Bruce Pandolfini

Bruce Pandolfini
Bruce Pandolfini in 2000
Country	United States
Born	(1947-09-17) September 17, 1947 (age 77) Lakewood, New Jersey, US
Title	National master
Peak rating	2241 (January 1970)

Bruce Pandolfini (born September 17, 1947) is an American chess author, teacher, and coach. A USCF national master, he is generally considered to be America's most experienced chess teacher.^[1][2][3]

In 1983, Pandolfini was the chess consultant to author Walter Tevis for the novel The Queen's Gambit. Pandolfini returned as consultant for the 2020 Netflix miniseries of the same name.^{[citation needed]}

As a coach and trainer, Pandolfini has possibly conducted more chess sessions than anyone in the world. By the summer of 2015 he had given an estimated 25,000 private and group lessons.^{[citation needed]} Pandolfini's list of successful students^[4] includes Fabiano Caruana,^[5][6] one of the highest ranked chess players in history; Josh Waitzkin,^[7] subject of the film Searching for Bobby Fischer; Rachel Crotto, two-time U.S. Women’s Chess Champion; and Jeff Sarwer, the 1988 Under-10 World Chess Champion and now professional poker player.^{[citation needed]} Other notable players receiving lessons as children from Pandolfini include grandmasters Joel Benjamin, three-time U.S. Chess Champion; and Max Dlugy, 1985 World Junior Chess Champion.^{[citation needed]} On the September 2015 USCF rating list, several of his students continue to be among the nation’s top ranked scholastic players.^{[citation needed]}