Connecticut State Chess Association
a 501(c)(7) nonprofit corporation




























Board of Directors

President
Alexander Lumelsky

Vice President
NM Mikhail Koganov

Secretary
William Sweeney and Ismail Pagan

Membership Secretary
Saurabh Kumar

Board Members at Large
2025 IM Kapil Chandran, FM Sunil Weeramantry
2024 Kee Low, Parag Joshi


Non-Board Officers

Senior Clubs Coordinator
NM Mikhail Koganov (south)

Historian
Bob Cyr

Website Administrator
Gert Hilhorst


Representatives

Scholastic Coordinator to US Chess
Alexander Lumelsky

Delegates to US Chess
Alexander Lumelsky*, NM Mikhail Koganov**

*member, US Chess Bylaws Committee
**member, US Chess Senior Committee

Representative to New England Chess Association***
Collin Holson

*** Alexander Lumelsky represents Connecticut at NECA as NECA Vice President
*** Gert Hilhorst represents Connecticut at NECA as NE Clearinghouse Coordinator


Committees

Awards Committee
Robert Cyr, Alexander Lumelsky and NM Mikhail Koganov

Organizers Committee
Alexander Lumelsky, NM Mikhail Koganov, Gert Hilhorst, representatives of recognized Connecticut organizers

Collegiate Committee
Alexander Lumelsky, Collin Holson (WU), IM Maximillian Lu (YU), William Sweeney (SH), Nakul Ramaswamy (UC), Adithya Saranathan (CC), Teddy Fleming (TC), Daniel Rojas (CCC), Dharani Sree Ravi (NH), Anshul Saini (UB)




CSCA Presidents

2021- ... - Alexander Lumelsky
2018-2021 - IM Jan van de Mortel
2001-2018 - James Celone
1999-2001 - Frederick Townsend
1998-1999 - Robert Roy
1997-1998 - Michael Stango
1996-1997 - Robert Roy
1995-1996 - Julius Fuster
1994-1995 - Robert Roy
1993-1994 - Leonard Robinson
1984-1993 - Robert Roy
1982-1984 - Frank Camaratta
1971-1982 - Frederick Townsend
1967-1971 - NM Dr. Joseph Platz