No. 1 Ranked Division I Collegiate Chess Team in the U.S.
GM Le Quang Liem (Vietnam)
World Blitz Champion
National Champion
Olympian
World Cup Participant
Nickname: Liem
Major(s)/Minor(s): finance
Status: junior
Hobbies: watching movies & shows
Favorite Sport: badminton and swimming
Born in: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
GM Ray Robson (USA)
National Champion
Olympian
World Cup Participant
Nickname: Ray
Major(s)/Minor(s): international studies
Status: junior
Hobbies: tennis
Favorite Sport: tennis
Born in: Guam, USA
GM Illia Nyzhnyk (Ukraine)
National Champion
European Champion
Nickname: Illia
Major(s)/Minor(s): mathematics/computer science
Status: sophomore
Hobbies: watching movies and playing with friends
Favorite Sport: table tennis and billiards
Born in: Vinnytsia, Ukraine
GM Vasif Durarbayli (Azerbaijan)
World Youth Champion
National Champion
Olympian
World Cup Participant
Nickname: Vasif
Major(s)/Minor(s): economics
Status: sophomore
Hobbies: dance and reading
Favorite Sport: soccer, basketball and CrossFit
Born in: Sumqayit, Azerbaijan
GM Aleksandr Shimanov (Russia)
National Champion
World Cup Participant
Nickname: Shima
Major(s)/Minor(s): MBA
Status: graduate
Hobbies: Poker
Favorite Sport: ice hockey
Born in: St. Petersburg, Russia
GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez (Cuba)
National Champion
Olympian
Nickname: Fide
Major(s)/Minor(s): computer science
Status: senior
Hobbies: playing sports
Favorite Sport: basketball and baseball
Born in: Pina del Rio, Cuba
GM Manuel Leon Hoyos (Mexico)
National Champion
Olympian
Nickname: Manu
Major(s)/Minor(s): economics/international relations
Status: senior
Hobbies: traveling and reading
Favorite Sport: soccer
Born in: Merida, Mexico
GM Ashwin Jayaram (India)
National Champion
Nickname: Ashwin
Major(s)/Minor(s): finance
Status: graduate
Hobbies: movies and reading
Favorite Sport: soccer
Born in: Aluva, India
GM Denes Boros (Hungary)
National Champion
Nickname: Dennis
Major(s)/Minor(s): counseling/psychology
Status: graduate
Hobbies: playing the guitar, music and tennis
Favorite Sport: tennis and gym
Born in: Budapest, Hungary
IM Eric Rosen (USA)
National Champion
Final Four participant
Nickname: Eric
Major(s)/Minor(s): computer science/web development
Status: junior
Hobbies: photography
Favorite Sport: tennis
Born in: Evanston, Illinois, USA
IM Irene Sukandar (Indonesia)
National Champion
Olympiad Silver Medalist
World Championship Participant (F)
Nickname: Irene
Major(s)/Minor(s): international relations
Status: graduate
Hobbies: traveling
Favorite Sport: table tennis
Born in: Jakarta, Indonesia
FM Jouaquin Carlos Banawa (Philippines)
National Champion
Nickname: Jake
Major(s)/Minor(s): forensic accounting
Status: graduate
Hobbies: CrossFit
Favorite Sport: CrossFit
Born in: Mandaluyong City, Philippines
WGM Anna Sharevich (Belarus)
National Champion
Olympian (F)
WGM Katerina Nemcova (Czech Republic)
National Champion
Olympian (F)
Nickname: Kacka (Kashka)
Major(s)/Minor(s): MA in public relations
Status: graduate
Hobbies: reading, movies
Favorite Sport: ice hockey and basketball
Born in: Prague, Czech Republic
Shawn Swindell (USA)
National Champion
Nickname: Shawn
Major(s)/Minor(s): political science/economics
Status: freshman
Hobbies: forensics and debate
Favorite Sport: basketball
Born in: Brooklyn, New York, USA
WFM Luisa Mercado (Colombia)
National Champion (F)
Nickname: Luisa
Major(s)/Minor(s): biological sciences
Status: sophomore
Hobbies: watching movies
Favorite Sport: basketball
Born in: Cartagena, Colombia
Maraani Kamphorst (Brazil)
National Champion (F)
Nickname: Mara
Major(s)/Minor(s): MA in international business
Status: graduate
Hobbies: reading
Favorite Sport: soccer
Born in: São Carlos – SC, Brazil
Paul M. Truong (USA)
National Champion
Nickname: PJ
Major(s)/Minor(s): biology
Status: senior
Hobbies: League of Legends
Favorite Sport: basketball
Born in: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Tori Whatley (USA)
State Champion
(F)Nickname: Tori
Major(s)/Minor(s): graphic design
Status: sophomore
Hobbies: drawing and image editing
Favorite Sport: basketball
Born in: North Augusta, South Carolina, USA
Reginald Jackson (USA)
Nickname: Reggie
Major(s)/Minor(s): speech communications
Status: junior
Hobbies: helping others build confidence in their dreams
Favorite Sport: basketball
Born in: Chicago, Illinois, USA
