Current Members
Current Members
IM Eric Li, Co-Founder and President
Eric Li @ Scouting
Biography and Chess Achievements
International Master Eric Yuhan Li
US Chess Federation All-America Chess Team, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024
California Super States K-12 Champion, 2022, 2024
State Champion of CA State Open Championship, 2022
Led the team and won 3rd place of 2019 US Amateur Team Championship-West
North American Youth Chess Championship, Silver Medalist, 2018
Pan American Youth Chess Championships, Gold Medalist, 2017
Pan American Youth Chess Blitz Championships, Silver Medalist, 2017
CA and NJ Grade Champion, 2017, 2015
First place in the 51st Greater NY Scholastic Primary Championship sponsored by the Kasparov Chess Foundation, 2017
Qualified to represent USA in World Youth Championship many times
Achieved NM title at 10 and FM title at 12.
Chess coach and volunteer for after-school program since 2021. Private chess coach since 2022
Outside of chess, Eric enjoys Scouting America activities, cooking, playing music and video games.
Ashley Pang, Co-President
2018 World Cadets Chess Championship Co-Third Place
National Champion in the 2017 North American All Girls Championship
North American Youth Champion 2016
State champion in the 2021 CalChess Women's State Championship
Qualified to be on Team USA for the 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022
One of top boards for school team to represent US in World School Team Tournament as part of Dubai World Expo 2020
Nicholas Weng, Vice President
Nicholas is currently a junior at Gunn High School and has played chess for the last 10 years. He started volunteering at Mission360 in 2022 and also enjoys math and music.
Andrew Guo, Resident Tournament Director
National Master 01/23
FIDE Master 05/23
IM Norm 06/23
2024 US National Championship G30, 1st Place
North American Youth Chess Championship Mexico City 2023 U18 Open, Fifth Place
Qualified to represent USA in World Youth Championship
Top 10 highest rated chess player in own age group many times
NorCal Premier Soccer State Cup U15 Boys, Champions (Platinum Cup)
Jeffery Wang, Web Development Officer
Qualified to be on Team USA 2024
CalChess Barber National Representative 2024
FIDE Candidate Master, 2024
North America Youth Chess Championship 2nd place for U14, 2023
USCF National Master, 2023
2019 Kirshner Cup Championship, Age 4-9 Champion
Aaron Xuli Dai, Resident Tournament Director
National Master, 2023
Has been playing chess since he was 8 years old, and competitively since he was 9 years old.
He was introduced to chess after he moved from China to America, and his parents found a place for him on the weekends to play chess, and his interest in chess grew. He went to group lessons at a place in Saratoga, and started playing in tournaments.
Aaron has been working hard to become an experienced Tournament Director.