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CCL Youth wins Ohio Championships

April 3, 2021

Dhruti Shah won the Ohio Girls Online Championship 2021 with a perfect 5-0 score while Siddarth Kunapuli won the Ohio Elementary Online Championship 2021 with a 4.5-.5 score. This means that they both won a spot in the champion of champions tournaments. Dhruti can represent Ohio and CCL at the Haring National Tournament of Girls State Champions. Siddarth can represent Ohio and CCL at the Rockefeller National Tournament of Elementary State Champions. This is a great honor to both of these young stars. The The Ohio High School Middle School Championship is Saturday April 17.

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The sleeping giant awakens

April 3, 2021

CCL is primarily geared to playing over-the-board chess.  So during the pandemic, we have had a relatively small footprint in  the chess world.  Now that OTB tournaments are starting to arrive again, we will make our presence felt again.  Most of our students have been quietly but conscientiously working on improving their game.  I am excited about CCL version 2, which should be coming to life over the next couple of months.

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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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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

  • CCL Youth wins Ohio Championships April 3, 2021
  • The sleeping giant awakens April 3, 2021
  • 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

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