Congratulations Raya (once again!!) on your 1st place finish at the 2024 Northwest Fall Classic (Premier). You go girl :) 













Congratulations to Roopali for going undefeated at the DCC Scholastic #3 chess tournament (U900) to grab a well deserved 1st Place [U800] :) And... congrats again to Roopali for also placing 2nd at the Cincinnati Scholastic Chess tournament (U1100) [Yay! - love the Halloween costume :)].









Congratulations Soham for his 1st place finish (K12 U900) at the 2024 DCC Scholastic with an impressive tournament performance of 3W, 0L, and 1D :) Here's one more trophy to your ever growing collection... ;) 

Technically, Soham won two trophies this time, because his team: Wyandot Elementary also took 1st place! Well done !!!





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​​Congratulations to TEAM OH for their 1st place finish against TEAM KY at the OH VS KY TEAM BLITZ BATTLE!!! Each team had 16 players, and we played a total of 22 rounds (see TEAM OH top, with 1st place trophy, and Coach Bill bottom, on Board #2 with the Black pieces). 




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​Congratulations to Coach Bill on his 2nd place finish and his undefeated score (3W, 0L, 1D) at the Sunday in the Park (Open). "I definitely could not have done it with out my trusted companion (Mooney), who managed to keep cheering me on... even if chicken treats were needed from time to time to combat fatigue ;)"

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Congratulations Raya on your 1st place finish and your perfect score at the Liberty Scholastic in May (K-12 U900). Here's one more trophy, and lots of USCF rating points as well [+308 !!! to be exact] ;) to your growing and glowing list of chess achievements... :) 












Congratulations Soham for 2nd place finish (Open) at the 2024 PCA-10I2-Rapid-Event Let's add one more trophy to his ever growing collection... ;) 














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Congratulations Soham for a super strong 3rd place finish (K-3 Open) at the 2024 Queen City Classic Not only did Soham achieve the ever-elusive and much fabled 100 point rating increase in a single tournament, but he also got to add the knight to his ever growing collection of chess trophies ;) 











Congratulations Ahaan on your win with the Black pieces against 8th grader Weston Lenkey! Ahaan watches intensely as Weston makes a crucial move in their game at the State College Area School District chess tournament on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.​











Congratulations to Roopali for getting a perfect score (6 of 6) at the Ohio High School Middle School Championships to grab a well deserved 1st Place [U800] :)

Her USCF rating increased by almost 300 points!! 












​Congratulations to Shashank for going undefeated (3.5 of 5) at the 2024 Clinton Scholastic to grab 3rd Place [U1000] :)

His USCF rating increased by a whopping 75 points!! 


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​What an amazing performance by DELTAWORKS students at this year's 2023 Ohio Grade Level Championships!!

Great job Aashi (left) for taking 3rd place in 10th grade with a whopping rating increase of 160  points!

Well done Om for taking 2nd place in 5th grade :)

Honorable mentions go out to the chess brothers Soham & Samar for taking 4th place with a 40 point rating increase in 2nd grade, and 4th place in 7th grade, respectively. 








Congratulations once again to Om for his stellar performance at the 2023 Wellington Fall Classic taking 1st place with a USCF rating increase of more than 100 points! Very well done Om :)
















"Congratulations" to Soham (left) & Samar for nabbing 3rd place in their sections too, U500 and Championship, respectively.












Congratulations to Om for his perfect score at the Scholastic Beginner's Quads taking 1st place in his very first chess tournament! Well done Om :)

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Congratulations to Om for taking 3rd place at the 2023 Halloween Scholastic (U1000) :)












Congratulations to Sai for winning 1st place in the Dublin Scholastic U600 Quads!! Keep up the good work :) 













CONGRATS!! to Coach Bill (aka TheChessDoktor) for reaching a lichess.org (LC) rating of 2204 :) 

Coach Bill has spent more than 10 years developing his unique and award-winning DELTAWORKS (DW) system for learning chess. By becoming a LC Master, he is living proof that the DW system works! If you want to improve your chess, then there is probably no better time than now, and no better coach than Coach Bill): 734-355-9590.


Congratulations to Aagam for (1) going undefeated in the U500 Section, (2) scoring 4.5 out of 5 points, (3) nabbing 1st place on tiebreaks, and (4) increasing his USCF rating by more than 250+ points at the 2022 Clinton Elementary chess tournament! 

Raya also gained 33 rating points with 2.5 out of 5 in the U1000 :) 

Way to go guys and girls! Here's to promising young chess talents, and the proven success of DELTAWORKS!!!! 




​Congratulations to Sankalp for scoring 4 out of 5 points at the 2022 Wellington Fall Classic to take 2nd Place in the HS/MS Reserve Section.











Congratulations to Sankalp for scoring 4 out of 7 points at the 2022 National Elemetary Championship to nab 4th place (K-6 Unrated)!













Congratulations to Coach Dhruti, Coach Sneha, and Prisha, (left to right) for outstanding performances at the 2021 Ohio Grade Level Championships. Coach Dhruti, and Coach Sneha both came in 3rd for their respective grade levels, while Prisha, nabbed 2nd place with 4 wins, 1 loss, and no draws!

I'm sure we'll be seeing more from them in future... Way to go!!!










Well done Ritav for taking 3rd Place yet again! This time in the Ohio Middle School Online Championship 2021 chess tournament! Awesome, keep up the good work... we'll be keeping our eye on you!














​Congrats! Coach Dhruti for all your hard work and for continuing to  make chess fun for everyone! As a recipient of the COMMUNITY Champion Award, we wish you the very best in all your future chess endeavors... wherever they may take you :)











​​Great job Ritav for taking 3rd Place in the Greater Cleveland Scholastic Chess League (GCSCL) February 2021 chess tournament! Very impressive... keep up the good work!












Way to go Raya (left) and Yohaan (right) for sharing 1st Place in the Nov. 7th Casual Beginner Arena online chess tournament sponsored by Columbus Chess Academy (CCA) and hosted by lichess.org! 

And, as a testament to her chess acumen, Raya went undefeated :)










Well done Prisha for winning 1st Place (U900) at the 2020 Clinton Elementary Tournament :) In addition to taking 1st, Prisha also went undefeated for a score of 4.5 of 5 and picked up 216 USCF rating points along the way!! 

Congrats to Coach Bill :) for taking 1st in the Toledo February 2020 Swiss Tournament (U2000)!











Good Job Coach Bill :) for winning 1st Place and becoming the 2019 Upper Cup Chess Champion :) After a 3-way tie for first (with a score of 4 points in 5 rounds of regular tournament play), Coach Bill went undefeated in a double elimination playoff to win the Cup!!

Also, good job to Sahasra for winning 2nd Place in the 2019 Fairborn Skyhawk Scholastic Chess Tournament (Unrated), with a score of 3 of 4.

Lastly, congrats to Ritav for increasing his USCF rating by +100 points at the same tournament. 






Good Job Arjun!! & Scottish Corners Elementary for winning 2nd Place at the 2019 NW Classic chess tournament :)





























Way to go Prisha for an impressive perfect score (4 of 4) at the  2019 Ohio Girls Championship (U600)!

And good work to Dhruti (not shown) and Coach Sneha (not shown) for their 2nd place finishes as well :)

















Good work!! Aditya (left) & Dhruti (not shown here) for each scoring 4 of 5 points at the 2018 Columbus NW Classic to win 2nd place in the Open!!

Several other Deltaworks Kids also had impressive finishes as well, including John [ 4th place (U900) ] & Prisha [ 4th place (U500) ].

Also, congrats to Karrer Middle School for nabbing 2nd place as a team with 7 points between 2 players :)











Well done! Dhruti scores 5 of 6 points at the 2018 Ohio HS/MS State Chess Championships to win 2nd place on tie-breaks!! Her USCF rating increased by a whopping +196 points :)

Several other Deltaworks Kids increased their USCF ratings: Prisha (+35), Jaswanth (+24), and Varun (+12).












Good Job! Dhimu grabs 4 of 5 points to earn 2nd Place at the 2017 Columbus Academy Scholastic !!!












​Well done Jaswanth for receiving an Honorable Mention at the 2017 OH Grade Level Championship with a score of 3.5 of 5!

Yuvraj also scored above par with 3 points out of 5 :)

Way to go guys!!!






















​Good Job! Yurav & Jaswanth for scoring 3 of 5 in Open of the Columbus Northwest Classic :) Yuraj was awarded the trophy on tie breaks.

Also, in the U900 section, Varun and Rishi had strong performances, each with 3 of 5 as well :)















​Job well done! Coach Kathy (left) poses at the US Women's Open in Las Vegas with Hema (middle) and IM Nazi Paikidze--the 2016 Women's US Champion!!

















An impressive performance indeed by Aditya, winning all 5 of his games!! to take 1st Place (U600) at the 2017 Spring Clover Challenge at Nationwide & Farm Bureau 4-H Center (shown left).

Dhimu also played very well with a final score of 3.5 to take 3rd Place in the U900 section!
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Trophy winners!! Dhimu (left) and Varun (center),
after a their strong performance at the 2016 Ohio
​Grade Level Champions Chess Tournament :)
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 After 52. ...   Nd5! my opponent resigned, and my final score of 6 and 1 
 was enough to win 1st Place at the 2016 Chicago Chess Open (U1900).

Coach Bill was undefeated throughout the 7-round Swiss system :)
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    Varun (left) and Dhimu (right) show that Deltaworks works! 
    Both students were awarded trophies for their strong performances
    at the 2016 Clinton Elementary chess tournament.

    This was Dhimu's first chess tournament!

    Deltaworks & Columbus Chess Academy are very proud of Varun
    and Dhimu. May their minds and trophy cases never stop growing :)

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Coach Bill plays 10 young chess players at once 
during the Wellington School Chess Simul in Columbus! 
The games were lively and intense, with lots of fun on both sides. 
Although most games were adjourned for lack of time, 
Coach Bill was undefeated!