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The CCL Chess School

Chess, Community and Learning

 

Chess lessons and more, for players of all strengths and ages.

Advance Entry of Winter Open 2026

Player's NameUS Chess IDRatingSectionByeFamily Team
Amogh Tripathi167002002181OpenTripathi
Alex Cretsos146870822102Open
Joseph Kleban139706062037Open
David Friedman124885641991Open
Maxwell Chung305552371983Open
Evan Fan168633651974Open
William Stewart125208571946Open
Anjana Thottimpudi307848211909Open
Andrew Zhu300529091903OpenAA
Brexton Laney311884081892Open
Bhavya Singhal152724381880Open
Joel Thompson304770571874Open
Sidharth Sureshkumar301843171871Open
Mason Wu161756311864Open
Spand Mehta311945241846Open
Magnolia Zhu303932691812Open
Georgios Stavropoulos315344701730Open1
David Hecht210204201703Open1
Alex Zimakov164087051658Open
Michael Simmons126478701753U1800Simmons
Arman ABBASI317792621598U1800
Justin Paschal128997841589U1800Paschal
Soham Purkar317960051500U1800
Sai Viraj Salguti320042681480U1800
Saahith Reddy Adreddy323275931369U1800
Charles Van Pelt307001351237U1800
Sarah Simmons127114201492U1600Simmons
Rowan Rustige308429671459U1600Rustige
Kaison Zhu314141161455U1600
Adam Coy315312991448U1600
Ethan Wang320896231355U1600
James Belfer169837581335U16001
Akshita Harshi Jayavel Saranya324440401350U1400
Sahaj BHARDWAJ315976371350U1400
Leon Sun300280161305U1400
Rehaan sivaraman306231471262U1400REYA
Alex Fleetwood143864411241U1400
Max Yang322238841175U1400
Amogh Lohe320867801064U1400
Asher Rustige308429801162U1200Rustige
Michael Y Lerner170601021137U1200
Daniel Jalbuena142368951082U1200
Blake Williams322205151048U1200
Dhruv Passad31176504881U12004
Owen Buckley32537948841U1200Buckley
Anna Gu32331899826U1200AA
Phillip Habermann12859782737U1200
Darian Raissi32600753949U1000
Akshaj Tripathi30384803926U1000Tripathi
Michael Pruitt31951163925U1000
Eli Gu31894614919U1000
Aidan Malone30573174905U1000
Joy Sharma32172282902U1000
Kaveesh Boppana32010618878U1000
Aidan Hwang30862024859U1000
Qilei Yin31398854843U1000
Rishi Mettapally32113575827U1000
Lloyd W. Napper12095710825U1000
Vihaan Ojha32129369808U1000
Parin Bhardwaj32578276708U1000
Shawn Aills32237080188U1000
Rohan Kalvala32331416797U800
Jim Krebs32598087785U800Krebstrong
Aadhiran Amirtharaj32022998737U800
Benjamin Luu30922436733U800
Kavin jagannathan32075340719U800
Ethan K. Zhang31557001610U800
Patrick Simmons32217299506U800Simmons
Shivansh Obbu32426870486U800
Reva Vitta32121601412U800
Paxton Paschal31213724145U800Paschal
Carson Carr32799919U800Krebstrong
Kyle Mesker32790541U800
Mark ParsellU800Parsell
Seth ParsellU800Parsell
Tanay Nair32476213390K12 U400
Aaradhya sivaraman31665884354K12 U400REYA
Yu Lu32601153325K12 U400
Karthavyan Nithiyanantham32522333K12 U400
Arthur Buckley32801505K12 U400Buckley
Rachel Li32796215K12 Nonrated
Amogh Mulamalla32505053K12 Nonrated
Micah Thorn K12 Nonrated
Wesley GilhespieK12 Nonrated

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Introduction to Our Community Chess Instructional Program

Welcome to CCL, a community-driven chess instructional initiative designed to bring timeless chess to learners of all ages and skill levels. Whether you’re a beginner taking your first steps on the board or an experienced player seeking to sharpen your strategies, our program offers something for everyone.

Chess is more than just a game—it fosters critical thinking, patience, and problem-solving skills. Our program is built around the belief that chess can unite people, challenge minds, and create opportunities for personal growth and community connection. To supplement the chess side of individual enrichment, we recently opened a prodigious activities wing to CCL, managed by renowned mathematician and prodigy Dr. Harvey Friedman.

Why Join Us?

Our program is driven by a passionate community of chess lovers dedicated to creating an inclusive, supportive, and educational environment. For details on how the community fosters the program, please go to the menu option The Community. By participating, you’ll have the opportunity to:

  • Learn at your own pace with flexible instruction formats.
  • Join a vibrant chess community and make new friends who share your interests.
  • Enhance your cognitive skills, such as strategic thinking and decision-making.
  • Compete in local tournaments and represent our community.
  • Work with renowned mathematician and prodigy Dr. Harvey Friedman in other prodigious activities.

Let’s make chess an engaging and enriching part of our community. Join us today and start your chess journey! Together, we can grow our community and inspire a love for this incredible game.

The Coaches

  • alancasden2
    National Master Alan Casden
  • International Master Atanas Kizov -- CCL Head Coach --
  • Walker
    Life Master Walker Griggs
  • GM VLATKO BOGDANOVSKI
    Grand Master Vlatko Bogdanovski
  • Zoran
    International Master Zoran Arsovic
  • NM Vladimir Kizov
    National Master Vladimir Kizov
    Head of Pre-CCL
  • Jacob Eismann
    Jacob Eismann

The Rest of the Team

  • Jeff
    Jeff Shen
    Business Manager
  • Adai
    Adai Adaikappan
    Community Laison
  • Courtenay
    Courtenay James
    Organizer
  • Shiv
    Shivkumar Kurulekar
    IT System Admin
  • Jagdish Patel
    Jagdish Patel
    Newsletter Editor
  • Harvey
    Dr. Harvey Friedman - Head of Prodigious Activites

Recent Posts

  • Maxwell Chung is US Chess Expert Level Player!! November 20, 2025
  • CCL November Chess Events Announcement October 24, 2025
  • Mehmet Wins Blitz Gold October 8, 2025
  • Vikrant’s Art September 15, 2025
  • Student Spotlight August 25, 2025
  • CCL Students on the US Chess July Top 100 List by Age and Gender August 5, 2025
  • Arjun Sai’s Hot Streak on the Board! July 30, 2025
  • Student Spotlight: Dae San Kim July 13, 2025
  • CCL Chess Stars Score Big at the Cleveland Open! June 16, 2025
  • CCL Chess Students Shine on the Podium at SuperNationals VIII in Orlando, FL May 12, 2025
  • NEWSLETTER OF THE MOTCF April 15, 2025
  • CCL March Chess Camps February 25, 2025
  • CCL Graduates February 2, 2025
  • Making our 2025 MOTCF Teams January 23, 2025
  • Welcome Jacob ! January 21, 2025
  • Jeff Shen is taking over the lead role at CCL December 26, 2024
  • Simul Stuff December 23, 2024
  • CCL Alumni/Student Chess GetTogether December 13, 2024
  • 2024 State Grade Levels November 27, 2024
  • Life Master Walker Griggs is giving lessons! October 29, 2024
  • Chess Math is here! October 27, 2024
  • An Evening with Atanas October 23, 2024
  • March CCL Chess Camps October 17, 2024
  • Maxwell again! Good Gosh September 16, 2024
  • Louis Zhang becomes the 36th CCL Graduate July 30, 2024
  • Major Changes in CCL June 6, 2024
  • Catch Up Time May 17, 2024
  • Cole Braun wins Ohio Middle School Championship February 27, 2024
  • CCL Chess Camp 4/20-21/2024 February 17, 2024
  • Rohan Padhye win Cardinal Open while CCL finishes very strong January 19, 2024

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