Meet the coaches
The Fat Cat coaching team
The team is led by head coach Patcharawee Brahmawong (โค้ชแมวอ้วน), with coaches Tonkla, Thia and Pond, and guest coach WGM Enkhtuul Altan-Ulzii.
Head coach
Patcharawee Brahmawong
FIDE Instructor · International Arbiter · known to students as โค้ชแมวอ้วน (Coach Fat Cat)
- Coach of the Thai national team at the SEA Games 2013 and 2019
- Coach of the Thai women’s team at the Chess Olympiad 2016
- Outstanding Coach award for board games, Thailand University Games, 2024 and 2025
Coaching team and staff
Coach Tonkla (โค้ชต้นกล้า)
Fat Cat Chess Academy coach
Coach Thia (โค้ชเธีย)
Fat Cat Chess Academy coach
Coach Pond (โค้ชปอนด์)
Fat Cat Chess Academy coach
Wasinee Brahmawong
International Arbiter
Supanuchchagorn Kusarankul
Chess teacher
Guest coach
WGM Enkhtuul Altan-Ulzii
Woman Grandmaster · FIDE Trainer · Mongolia
- 1st place, World School Chess Championships – Girls U17 (2010)
- Vice President, Mongolian Chess Federation (since 2022)
Learn with the Fat Cat team
Group classes at the academy in Khlong San, and private lessons online or at home. Classes are taught mainly in Thai, and our coaches can help in English when needed.