(From left) Chess4Life founder Elliott Neff and coaches Chess4Life coaches Hristo Arabadjiev and Anand Mehta believe chess is the universal language. (Photos by Ilona Idlis)

Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly.  Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.