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Meet the Team Behind DNA Chess

About Us

Tejas Sukesh

Executive Director

Tejas Sukesh is a senior at Trinity Valley School and has played chess for over a decade. He is the president of TVS Chess Club and Team which has ranked consistently top in the state. Tejas finds chess to be common ground among all people as anyone despite their age or background can play. His mission with the organization is to bring the Fort Worth community together through the game of chess. Despite being a high schooler, he continues to balance chess with his academics. Tejas hopes to have the chess club outlast himself and stay in Fort Worth for years to come.

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Logan Bettinger

Vice-President

Logan, a 11th grader at Trinity Valley School, with over 7 years of chess experience. He enjoys going to the meetings and playing chess with people of many different ages, ratings and experiences. During the school year, he plays football, basketball, and golf, as well as being an avid global advocate, earning the TVS Multicultural Goodwill Ambassador Certificate during his freshman year. 

Adam Bhaloo

Co-Founder and Board Director

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Our Coaches

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Ryan Deering

Professional Chess Coach  (1800+ USCF rating)

coachryandeering@gmail.com

Former coach for the Saint Louis Chess Club. 

Johnathan Cearley

Professional Chess Coach  (20 year experience)

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Former National Champion

Richard Perry

Professional Chess Coach  (2000+ USCF rating)

http://www.uschess.org/msa/MbrDtlMain.php?10373689)
rp59eldorado@gmail.com

National Chess Master

Camp Counselors

Julia Kanthack

Camp Counselor

A 10th grader at Trinity Valley School 

Alayna Bhaloo

Camp Counselor

A 10th grader at Trinity Valley School 

How to get a role

Interested in joining? Start by volunteering with us and we can move from there

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