The CCL Chess School

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

Luke becomes a National Champion

Last weekend Luke came in tied for 1st in the K-5 division of the National Elementary School Championship. This has certainly been the year of the Xie. Check out all of these accomplishments, and don’t forget that Luke is only a 4th grader. Does anyone know if there has ever been another Ohio 4th grader with a rating in the 1900’s?

  • National K-5 co-champion
  • Co-champion of the 2012 Central Ohio Junior Invitational
  • Ohio Middle School Champion and qualified to play in the National Barber tournament
  • Ohio Grade Level Champion
  • Qualified to play in the 2012 World Youth Championship!

Maggie, Abhi, and Stanley Shine at Cincinnati Open

Not too many of us competed in the Cincinnati Open last weekend but those that did really shined. Maggie came in tied for first in the Open section with CCL Coach Hans. I am not aware of a 5th grader ever winning a major Ohio open tournament before. Abhi came in clear first in the U-1900 section. This is especially nice after just taking clear first in the U-1800 section of the Cardinal Open last January. I think that I may be seeing a trend. Stanley, who has gained over 300 rating points in the past couple of months, took clear first in the U-1600 section, with Emily finishing clear 2nd.

Whatitbelike finishes 2nd in 4545 league

The CCL team Whatitbelike finished 2nd out of 30 international teams in the T52 tournament of the 4545 league. This was an excellent result by a young team, competing in an adult league. Congratulations to the team members: Chris, Matthew, Austin, Cody, Rohit, and Stanley.

CCL welcomes new Central Ohio Coach, Life Master John Stopa

We are so proud to announce that CCL has added Life Master John Stopa to our coaching staff. Already possessing the best and deepest coaching staff in the Midwest, Coach John adds even more experience and depth to our team coaching approach. Please see more information on Coach John on our coaches page.