Reserve Competition Team

We are introducing a customized program designed to enhance the chess ratings of our dedicated students while nurturing a strong team atmosphere. If you'd like to learn more about this program and become a part of our Reserve Competition Team, please contact us at chess@icea1.org.

Program Highlights
  • Weekly Online Classes
  • Monthly In-Person Workshops
  • Monthly OTB USCF-rated Tournaments
  • Monthly Internal Online Training Games
  • Training Homework Assignments
  • Additional Tournament Game Analysis
  • Representation of ICEA Chess in SoCal SuperStates Championship
  • Small group with Dedicated Coaches. (Up to 4 students per group)

Competition Team

Alex Wang

  • National Master 
  • Peak Rating: 2301
  • 2nd Place in K-12 2024 SoCal SuperStates Scholastic State Chess Championship
  • Co-champion of 2023 Los Angeles Open
  • Co-champion of 2023 Memorial Day Classic
  • Captain of ICEA Chess Team to win 1st place of K-12 2023 & 2024 SoCal. SuperStates Championship.

Esther Jou

  • USChess Expert
  • USChess Top 2 of Girls Age 16
  • Peak Rating: 2178
  • 2023 SoCal Girls Chess Champion & SoCal Representative of the 2023 WIM Ruth Haring National Tournament of Girls State Champions
  • Co-Captain of ICEA Chess Team to win 1st place of K-12 2023 & 2024 SoCal. SuperStates Championship.

Angela Liu

  • Woman FIDE Master 
  • USChess Top 3 of Girls Age 14
  • Peak Rating: 2143
  • 2024 SoCal Girls Chess Champion & SoCal Representative of the 2024 WIM Ruth Haring National Tournament of Girls State Champions
  • Co-Captain of ICEA Chess Team to win 1st place of K-12 2024 SoCal. SuperStates Championship.
  • U16 Girls Bronze Medalist in the 2023 Pan-American Youth Chess Festival
  • U16 Girls Bronze Medalist in the 2023 North American Youth Chess Championship
  • U20 Girls Bronze Medalist in the 2023 North American Junior Chess Championship

Felix Guo

  • USChess Expert
  • USChess Top 29 of Age 12
  • Peak Rating: 2084
  • Co-Champion of the 2023 North American Youth Chess Championship (U12 Open)
  • Blitz Champion of 2023 Pan-American Youth Chess Festival (U12 Open)
  • Champion of 2023 World Open Blitz Championship (U2000 Section)

Ellie Zhang

  • Woman Candidate Master
  • USChess Top 3 of Girls Age 14
  • Peak Rating: 1966
  • SoCal Representative of the 2022 WIM Ruth Haring National Tournament of Girls State Champions
  • Champion of the 2022 Pacific Coast Open (U1900)
  • Medalist of Team USA in the 2018 North American Youth Chess Championship (U12 Female)

Elena Zhang

  • Woman Candidate Master
  • USChess Top 10 of Girls Age 14
  • Peak Rating: 2009
  • Medalist of Team USA in the 2018 North American Youth Chess Championship (U10 Female)
  • Co-champion of the 2018 International Youth Championship (9-Under)

Sihan Tao

  • FIDE Master & National Master
  • USChess Top 19 of Age 14
  • Peak Rating: 2267
  • Co-champion of 2023 Los Angeles Open
  • U14 Champion of the 2023 Pan-American Youth Chess Festival
  • SoCal. Representive of the Barber K-8 National Chess Championship in both 2022 and 2023

Julian Colville

  • Candidate Master
  • USChess Top 30 of Age 13
  • Peak Rating: 2179
  • 3rd Place in K-8 2024 SoCal SuperStates Scholastic State Chess Championship
  • U14 Open Gold Medalist in the 2023 North American Youth Chess Championship 

Forest Sherwood

  • USChess Top 45 of Age 11
  • Peak Rating: 2039
  • 4th Place in K-8 2024 SoCal SuperStates Scholastic State Chess Championship

Sabarish Kailasam

  • USChess Top 72 of Age 11
  • Peak Rating: 1857
  • Co-Champion of K-5 2023 SoCal SuperStates Schlastics State Chess Championship

Vanessa Zhou

  • USChess Top 6 Girls of Age 15
  • Peak Rating: 2010

Ryan Sweezey

  • Peak Rating: 1721
  • 1st Place of the Pacific Southwest U1800 section in 2023
  • 1st Place of the Lina Grumette Memorial U1600 Section in 2022

Sean Jura

  • USChess Top 50 of Age 10
  • Peak Rating: 1820
  • 13th Place in K-5 2024 SoCal SuperStates Scholastic State Chess Championship

Willian Wang

  • USChess Top 93 of Age 12
  • Peak Rating: 1834

Jeffrey Wei

  • USChess Top 34 of Age 10
  • Peak Rating: 1885
  • 5th Place in K-5 2024 SoCal SuperStates Scholastic State Chess Championship

Reserve Competition Team

Coming Soon ...

Austin Huang

  • Peak Rating: 891

Jun Choi

  • Peak Rating: 681

Abbott Shamos

  • Peak Rating: 594

Alec Benson

  • Peak Rating: 895

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