DHS Chess Club
Join the action at one of DHS' most popular clubs
Join The Action at one of DHS’s most popular clubs!
  • Nearly 100 players every Wednesday during lunch in the DHS Library meeting room
  • Open to experienced tournament players and beginners
  • In-person club tournaments with prizes
Check who all are a part of the club - Chess Club Members List
Check the Chess Club Calendar 
This is how we raise and use the funds - Budget and Fundraising Plans
DHS tied for 2nd in the 2023 State Team vs. Team Championships:
​Hemanth Ku Merugu, Ekam Dhot, Mihir Korupolu, and Shreyan Goli
One of the top teams in the country
  • 2023 - 2nd place (tie), CalChess Scholastic Team Vs. Team Championships (above)
  • 2022 - 4th place, National Online Scholastic Rapid Championships (below)
  • 2021 - 2nd place, US Amateur Team West Scholastic Championships 
  • Nationally-ranked individuals: National Master Evan Ai (Northern California individual high school champion 2019) and Katherine Pask
DHS’s 2022 National Online 4th-place team (from left to right):
​Evan Ai, Suriya Gnanasundar, Cassius Lai and Aadith Muthukumar
Active in the local community
DHS club members volunteer to coach at:
  • Wells Middle School chess club (above)
  • Wallis Ranch weekend chess club
State and national champions, Fallon Middle School chess club
Join us every Wednesday at lunch in the DHS library meeting room!
Contact Us:
  • Incoming 2023-24 President and Vice-President: Jeevpreet Ahluwalia and Sudith Thota
  • Parent Advisors: Eric Lai and Bhavna Jain
  • Faculty Advisor: Sara Hollison (library)​​