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CCL finishes in the top 5 spots in the State of Ohio Elementary School Championships

April 16, 2012

Last weekend Vikram won the Ohio Elementary School Championship with a last round victory over our current Ohio Middle School Champion, Luke. In 2nd place was Luke, in 3rd place Jacob, in 4th place was Cody, and in 5th place was Matthew. The only games that these players lost were to each other.

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Luke breaks 1900 and qualifies for 2012 U-10 World Youth Championships – 5 CCL players now qualified!

April 8, 2012

We now have 5 players who have qualified to play in the 2012 World Youth Championships. Coaches Goran and Jovana plan to accompany these young players to Slovenia to help them to compete for their World Championship titles. The list is now: Maggie, Chris, Meghana, Emily, and Luke. An incredible feat has occurred and an amazing experience awaits these young superstars.

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CCL finishes 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th in the State of Ohio Middle School Championships

April 2, 2012

Last weekend Luke (4th grade) won the Ohio Middle School Championship on tiebreaks over Abhi (6th grade and defending champion). In 4th place was Maggie (5th grade) and in 5th place was Arjun (7th grade). Across all 4 of these players only a half of a point was lost to a non-CCL player. Luke is planning on taking advantage of his resulting invitation to play in the Barber tournament.

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CCL finishes 1st and 2nd in the State of Ohio High School Championship

April 2, 2012

Last weekend Walker and John defeated everyone in their path before meeting in the last round, while leading the rest of the field by a whole point. A long struggle ended in a draw resulting in Walker coming in 1st place on tiebreaks over John, both finishing with 5.5/6. Walker is planning on taking advantage of his resulting invitation to play in the Denker tournament.

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Meghana and Emily qualify for the World Youth Championships

March 31, 2012

CCL now has 4 players who have qualified for the 2012 World Youths! They are Maggie, Chris, Meghana, and Emily! Luke got his rating up to 1895 last weekend which means that he only needs 5 more rating points to qualify.

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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
  • 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

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  • Justin Storn wins State Championship while CCL soars September 5, 2023
  • Matt Wang becomes the 35th CCL Graduate May 23, 2023
  • 2023 MOTCF March 29, 2023
  • 2023 Queen City Classic March 29, 2023
  • Kevin Xu February 25, 2023
  • Minghao Gu becomes the 34th CCL Graduate February 6, 2023
  • Jason Wang wins the North American Open January 3, 2023
  • 2022 National Grade Level Championships December 31, 2022
  • For real? December 6, 2022
  • 2022 Ohio Grade Level Championships November 15, 2022
  • Michael Lin becomes the 33rd CCL Graduate September 14, 2022
  • Sneha becomes a TD while she, Jack, and Joshua each win a quad. August 14, 2022
  • Rohan Padhye wins Joe Yun Memorial and becomes a Chess Master July 20, 2022
  • CCL at the National Elementary School Championship May 20, 2022
  • Jason Wang wins Ohio HS Championship while Rohan Padhye takes MS Championship May 9, 2022
  • Where are they now? February 4, 2022
  • CCL wins Ohio Grade Levels in grades 6, 8, 9, 10 November 8, 2021
  • Three New CCL Graduates September 11, 2021
  • CCL Chess Camp 9/11-12/2021 July 4, 2021
  • CCL takes top 4 spots in the Ohio High School Championship April 24, 2021
  • 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

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