Team

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

FM Arthur Xu: Co-Founder & Co-President

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

NM Derek Jin: Co-President & Coordinator of Massachusetts

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

FM Erick Zhao: Vice President & Coordinator of Pennsylvania

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
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 since 2019

IM Liran Zhou: Coordinator of New York

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

IM Eric Liu: Coordinator of Texas

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 2024 All-America Chess Team

IM Ryo Chen: Coordinator of Texas

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 since 2019

Celina Zhou: Coordinator of Missouri

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

IM Jason Wang: Coordinator of Ohio

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

FM Davis Zong: Coordinator of New York

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

William Tsay: Board member

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

GM Andrew Hong: Board member

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

FM Ágoston Juhasz: Board member

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