Erick Zhao

IM Erick Zhao

President
  • 2024 National K-12 Grade Chess Championship 10th grade Champion
  • 2023 North American Junior U20 Open 2nd Place
  • 2023 National K-12 Grade Chess Championship 9th grade Co-Champion
  • 2023 Pan-American Youth Chess Festival U16 Gold Medal
  • 2023 U.S. Cadet Champion
  • 2023 Barber National Tournament Co-Champion
  • 2022 Barber National Tournament 2nd Place
  • 2021 North American Youth Chess Championship U16 Gold Medal
  • 2019 National K-12 Grade Chess Championship 5th grade Champion
  • 2018 World Cadet Chess Championship U10 Silver Medal
  • Member of the All-American Chess Team
Eric Liu

IM Eric Liu

Vice President
  • 2024 National Middle School (K-8) Co-Champion
  • 2023 National K-12 Grade Chess Championship 8th grade Champion
  • 2023 National Middle School (K-8) Champion
  • 2022 National K-12 Grade Chess Championship 7th grade Champion
  • 2022 National Elementary School (K-6) Co-Champion
  • 2021 National K-12 Grade Chess Championship 6th grade Champion
  • Member of the All-America Chess Team
Ryo Chen

IM Ryo Chen

Vice President
  • 2021 Texas Scholastic Chess Championship Champion
  • 2020 & 2021 ChessKid Youth Speed Chess Championship Champion
  • 2019 Texas State Scholastic Elementary Championship Champion
  • Member of the All-American Chess Team
Vincent Tsay

FM Vincent Tsay

Co-Founder
  • 2020 Greater New York Scholastic Chess Championships – High School Champion
  • 2019 National K-12 Grade Chess Championships – 3rd place at 9th Grade section
  • 2018 New York State Scholastic Chess Championships – Junior High Champion
  • 2017 World Cadet Chess Championship U12 Gold Medal
  • Member of the 2018 & 2020 All-America Chess Team
Arthur Xu

FM Arthur Xu

Co-Founder
  • Invited to 2023 U.S. Junior Championship
  • 2022 U.S.Junior Open Co-Champion
  • 2021 North American Youth Chess Championship U14 Gold Medal
  • 2019 North American Youth Chess Championship U12 Silver Medal
  • 2017 World Cadet Chess Championship U10 Silver Medal
  • 2017 Illinois Youth Invitational Barber 2nd Place
  • Member of the 2018 All-America Chess Team
Derek Jin

NM Derek Jin

Alumni
  • Collins Award for 1st Place Scholastic Team (K-12), Top Massachusetts Team (All ages), 2023 World Amateur Team Championship
  • 2023 Massachusetts Spiegel Cup 3rd Place
  • 2021 Massachusetts Spiegel Cup 2nd Place
  • 2021 Laurence L Schmidt Memorial 2nd Place
  • 2021 Peter Henner Memorial 2nd Place
  • 2021 Bradley Open 2nd Place
  • 2020 Massachusetts Spiegel Cup 2nd Place
  • Top Massachusetts Team (All ages), 2019 World Amateur Team Championship
  • Member of the 2018 All-America Chess Team
Liran Zhou

IM Liran Zhou

Alumni
  • 2019 World Cadet Chess Championship U12 Gold Medal
  • 2017 North American Youth Chess Championship U10 Gold Medal
  • 2017 World Cadet Chess Championship U10 Gold Medal
  • Member of the All-America Chess Team since 2018
Celina Zhou

Celina Zhou

Alumni
  • The highest rated female player under the age 18 in Missouri
  • 2023 Haring National Tournament of Girls State Champions 6th Place (tied)
  • 2023 Missouri Girl’s State Champion
  • 2022 North American Youth Chess Championship U16 Girls 8th Place
  • 2022 Missouri K-8 State Champion
  • 2019 Missouri K-5 State Champion
Jason Wang

IM Jason Wang

Alumni
  • 2023 National High School (K-12) Champion
  • 2022 North American Open 1st Place
  • 2019 Barber National Tournament of K-8 Co-champion
  • 2018 World Cadet Chess Championship U12 8th Place
  • 2017 National Elementary(K-6) Co-Champion
  • 2017 North American Youth Chess Championship U12 Silver Medal
  • 2016 World Cadet Chess Championship U10 5th Place
  • Member of the All-America Chess Team since 2016
Davis Zong

FM Davis Zong

Alumni
  • 2021 North American Youth Chess Championship U16 – 3rd place
  • 2019 Greater New York Scholastic Chess Championships-Junior High – 2nd place
  • 2018 Greater New York Scholastic Chess Championships-Elementary – 2nd place
  • 2016 Greater New York Scholastic Chess Championships-Elementary – 1st place
  • Member of the 2017 All-America Chess Team
Andrew Hong

GM Andrew Hong

Alumni
  • 2023 U.S Junior Championship 2nd Place (tied)
  • 2019 US Cadet National Championship – 4th Place
  • 2016 World Cadet Chess Championship- U12 Silver Medal
  • 2015 National Elementary (K-6)- Champion
  • 2014 North America Youth Chess Championships-3rd Place
Ágoston Juhasz

FM Ágoston Juhasz

Alumni
  • 2018 Hungarian Youth Chess Champion
  • 2017 Hungarian Youth Chess Champion
  • 2017 World School Team Championship U12 2nd Place with the Hungarian team
William Tsay

William Tsay

Alumni
  • 2015 New York State Scholastic Chess Championships – Middle School Reserve -1st place (Tied)