CCL Chess Teams Announced for the MOTCF Tournament

Teams	Player	Chess Membership	March Rating	Team Rating
	Walker Griggs	14079634	2360	*2173.75*
CCL A	Aryan Balyan	15273590	2225
Team 8695	Siddarth Kunapuli	16368693	2094
	Mehmet Yilanli	30489673	2016

	Maxwell Chung	30555237	2023	1881.00
CCL B	Colin Park	16104281	1898
Stockfish & Chips	Bhavya Singhal	15272438	1824
	Magnolia Zhu	30393269	1779

	Louis Zhang	16785655	2048	*1873.75*
CCL C	Joseph kleban	13970606	2037
DeepSeek Declined	Shiv Srinivasan	17181917	1969
	Akhilesh Sasikumar	30335731	1441

	Anjana Thottimpudi	30784821	1961	*1813.25*
CCL D	Het Patel	17107721	1896
The Silicon CCLians	Georgios Stavropoulos	31534470	1737
	Sanjay Medicherla	14844158	1659

	Alex Zimakov	16408705	1575	*1485.00*
CCL E	Sai Viraj Salguti	32004268	1554
Quantum Gambit	Arjun Sai Kommineni	32067235	1525
	Roopali Palla	31165944	1286

	Shashank Palla	31160074	1524	*1436.75*
CCL F	Henry Wolfe	30490915	1498
Zero Emotion, Full Promotion	Lucas Zhang	30184904	1450
	Max Yang	32223884	1275


	Hunter Hong	17181855	1725	*1386.75*
CCL G	Ethan Wang	32089623	1402
En Passant.exe	Amogh Akshay Lohe	32086780	1269
	Hengrui Wang	31771525	1151


	Qilei Yin	32601153	1011	810.50
CCL J	Parin Bhardwaj	32578276	801
ChessBots in Training	Ahmed Rawa	30529692	780
(Junior MOTCF)	Ethan K. Zhang	31557001	650

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.