ABOUT US
JESSUP BYUN
Founder
Aryan Kumar
President
Aryan is a Junior at Foothill High School and has been playing chess for 4 years. He is the president of Foothill's Chess Club and the Tri-Valley Chess League. Aryan's favorite chess player is Alireza Firouzja.
Aryan Achuthan
Vice President
Aryan is currently the vice president of the Monta Vista High School Chess Club. He has been playing chess since he was 5 and is still actively playing competitive chess. He is currently a USCF National Master.
Jaymin Byun
Co-Vice President
Jaymin is currently the treasurer of the Foothill High School Chess Club. In his free time, he loves playing basketball, video games, and chess.
Advay Bajpai
Director of Tournament Management
Advay Bajpai is a junior at Foothill High School. In his free time, he enjoys playing the guitar and reading science fiction novellas. Advay is a member of his school's Jazz Band and Science Olympiad team. Advay's favorite chess player is Bobby Fischer.
Thomas Zhu
Chess Coach
Thomas has been playing chess for 9 years. He loves reading, playing games, and studying Psychology. He hopes to one day reach the title of master.
Guarav Gupta
Chess Coach
Gaurav is the president of the Amador Chess Club and has been playing chess for 8 years. He loves studying science and math in his free time and is also the president and founder of the AVHS Science Bowl club. His favorite chess player is Mikhail Tal.