Robert Michael Snyder

Robert Michael Snyder (born May 4, 1954[1]) is an American chess teacher, author, and convicted pedophile.

[4] He is considered to be a national and world-renowned master chess player with wins both in the US and international tournaments.

[5][6][7] Several of his students have excelled under his tutelage, with results including contention for world and US national chess titles.

[8] Snyder has an Elo rating of 2306 with the United States Chess Federation, but has not played in tournaments since 1990.

[9] Snyder has been arrested and convicted for multiple sexual assaults involving children dating back to 1983.