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… for students of all ages and strengths

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Dae San Kim with the 2020 CCL Chess Championship

August 22, 2020

Dae San Kim is the first CCL Champion!!

Dae San scored a perfect 5-0 score to win the 1st CCL Championship.  14 players participated in this event which included 2 experts and 3 class A players.  I have always been impressed with Dae San‘s ability, which this event further cemented in my mind.  Dhruti Shah came in clear 2nd place with a 4-1.  Dhruti has been playing very well the past 6 months.  In this tournament, she played 1 expert and 3 class A players, with her lone loss being to Dae San..  Many players had 3-2 scores.  Tournament results are at http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202008223252-13758563.

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2020 CCL Chess Championship

August 12, 2020

Date :
Saturday August 22
Time:
1:45 PM – about 6:15 PM
Place
https://play.chessclub.com/cclchess
Format
5 round swiss g/25 d/3
USCF online quick rated
See last newsletter for more details

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US vs Canada Online Youth Chess Match

August 4, 2020

This match will be played August 15th.  Almost half of the players are from CCL which includes 4 of the top 6 players.

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CCL USCF rated online chess tournaments

June 9, 2020

Tournaments are run from 1:45 to around 6:30 on Saturdays.

G/25 d/3 USCF rated online quick only

5 round swiss system pairings, everyone plays all 5 rounds

They are free and a lot of fun!

Dates:

6/13
6/20
6/27
7/11
7/25
8/8
8/22

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2020 Queen City Classic

March 3, 2020

CCL cleans up at the Queen City Classic

- Aryan Balyan wins the tournament (K-12) for the 2nd year in a row while the team comes in 1st place.

- Jack Hamilton wins the 4-6 section while the team comes in 1st place.

- Evan Fan wins the K-3 section while the CCL team comes in 1st place.

Despite a small turnout by CCL, we took control at the 2020 Queen City Classic

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K-12 team

(l-r) Matt Wang, Aryan Balyan, Siddarth Kunapuli

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4-6 team

(l-r) James Scarbrough, Colin Park, Jashwin Pisini, Jack Hamilton, Abhinav Pullabhotla

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K-3 team

(l-r) Evan Fan, Aryan Kondekar, Patrick Counts

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The Coaches

  • alancasden2
    National Master Alan Casden
    -- CEO --
  • International Master Atanas Kizov -- CCL Head Coach --
  • GM VLATKO BOGDANOVSKI
    Grand Master Vlatko Bogdanovski
  • Zoran
    International Master Zoran Arsovic
  • FM_Sasa_Jevtic
    FIDE Master Sasa Jevtic
  • hans2
    FIDE Master Hans Multhopp
  • NM Vladimir Kizov
    National Master Vladimir Kizov
    Head of Pre-CCL
  • Jelena
    Woman FIDE Master Jelena Arsovic

The Best in Chess Instruction

How can we say that?
- read our blogs, our results speak for themselves

Why are we so successful?
- we use the top chess coaches from around the world
- we develop a chess community
- we use a team approach with experts in both chess and psychology
- over 1900 free chess book library
- we always put the student first

Who are our customers?
- we started in Ohio but now reach out to all of North America, currently with students in 20 states and 8 countries
- we address the needs of students of all ages and strengths (a CCL and Pre-CCL program)

Let us help you to live up to your potential.

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Recent Posts

  • Dae San Kim with the 2020 CCL Chess Championship August 22, 2020
  • 2020 CCL Chess Championship August 12, 2020
  • US vs Canada Online Youth Chess Match August 4, 2020
  • CCL USCF rated online chess tournaments June 9, 2020
  • 2020 Queen City Classic March 3, 2020
  • Some Holiday Results December 28, 2019
  • CCL wins most of the grades at the 2019 Ohio Grade Level Championships November 11, 2019
  • CCL tops the charts October 15, 2019
  • CCL Chess Camp 11/2-3/2019 September 16, 2019
  • Elton Cao is the State of Ohio Chess Champion September 3, 2019
  • Jason Wang is the Barber Co-champion August 9, 2019
  • 2019 Columbus Chess League August 8, 2019
  • Chris Shen breaks 2400, setting CCL history July 20, 2019
  • CCL old picture test July 16, 2019
  • Chris Shen wins US Junior Open while Elton Cao wins U-15 July 2, 2019
  • Rohan Padhye ties for 2nd place at National K-5 Championship May 15, 2019
  • 4 CCL Players Qualify for US Team at the World Youth Championships April 15, 2019
  • Vincent Baker wins the Ohio HS Championship and Jason Wang wins Ohio MS Championship April 9, 2019
  • CCL has perfect scores in winning both Ohio Elementary School Championships April 1, 2019
  • CCL dominates at Queen City March 20, 2019
  • A CCL Chess Camp 3/30-31/2019 March 15, 2019
  • 3 New CCL Graduates March 4, 2019
  • CCL is State of Ohio Grade Level Champions in Grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 & 11 November 25, 2018
  • 2018 World Cadet Championship November 23, 2018
  • A CCL Chess Camp September 25, 2018
  • Elton Cao becomes a National Master September 18, 2018
  • Abhi and Dakshin dominate their sections at the Columbus Open July 20, 2018
  • CCL finishes 1-2 in both Ohio HS and MS Championships June 2, 2018
  • A Successful Spring Chess Camp April 25, 2018
  • CCL Wins at MOTCF 2018 March 29, 2018

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