Congratulations to our latest and 34th CCL graduate, Minghao Gu.  Minghao has been a steady and hard worker in chess, participating in many tournaments. He graduated when his rating went over 2000 by winning a quad.  Minghao started showing his interest In chess when he was 7 years old; his grandfather first taught him Chinese chess, and we saw the concentration in his eyes. Minghao appreciates chess helping him to become quiet and focused, and now becoming part of his life; he experienced happiness, and pains in the past years, learned to face challenges, and shared success with family and friends. The skills developed in becoming a CCL graduate transfer to a successful future.  I am amazed at all of the accomplishments of CCL graduates in their future endeavors, which I am sure that I will see in Minghao's future as well.

It is a hard-earned honor to become a CCL graduate, which includes a lifetime membership to CCL, based on good behavior, without the need to take lessons from CCL.  Anything that CCL has to offer (newsletter, library, team participation, etc. will always be available to you).    To become a CCL graduate, you need to meet any of the following requirements:

- 1 year in CCL and earning a rating of 2000
- 4 years in CCL and earning a rating of 1900
- 5 years in CCL and earning a rating of 1800

I will probably not know if you meet one of these requirements unless you notify me.