LT Chess Club

Home of 8 time state champions  and 3 Time national champs, Lyons Township High School Chess Team.

Coached by GM and Green Beret Dr.Kevin Bertolotti 

For Inquiry’s about possible lessons from one of our many masters or experts please email [email protected]

Board 1: GM Henry Wang: 2642 elo and board 1 for Chinese u18 national team

Board 2: IM Carl Kash: 2020 national champion and Team Captain

Board 3: FM Luke Novak: Owner of Gotham chess channel 

Board 4:  Xander Buckhalter: 200 strength player and currently on probation for charges of Wang Hating.

Board 5: GM Brian McGovern: 2530 elo and has been banned from 18 different Chess.com accounts 

Board 6: NM Charlie Cummings: 2340 and Won gold with the U.S Olympic team

Board 7:  WCM Declan Wallach: Declan became the first ever male to achieve the title of Women’s Candidate Master in 2018

Board 8: Nolan Dinas: Nolan won the world blitz champion in 2016 and continues to compete at the highest levels.

Adrian “ Gonza” Gonzalez: Gonza is the only Mexican of the team and besides providing the necessary racial diversity he is rated 1967 and has won multiple state championships.

Will Keeley:  Will was one of the original members of the LT Chess Team and continues to contribute to the chess world through his free lessons for the poor

Pablo Espinosa: The name “Espinosa” strikes fear into all opponents

WORLD CHAMPION ALEX ZHAO:  Sir. Alex Zhao is rated 2986 and widely regarded as the greatest player in chess history. ZHAO Has reinvented the game of chess as we know it

Coach Kevin Bertolotti: Leader of Men. Eats   Chess Masters For Dinner.

Notable Alumni 

Ethan Aylesworth

Casimir Kash

Ramez Rifai

Abrahim something 

Ahmed “The Conquer” Ayyeh

Emergency Player: Tiernan