Coach Kiki Chen  陈科教练

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Coach Kiki Chen is the founder of KLC, ​WFM, National Champion Coach, ​FIDE rating 2140.

World Chess Federation certified FIDE Trainer and USCF National Coach. She was the captain of China national youth team. In over fifteen years, Coach Kiki has trained thousands of youth chess players and won many champions in the world, national and state tournaments.

Over the past eleven years, KLC has trained thousands of young chess players and won many championships in world, national and state tournaments. Each year, several students are qualified for the World Youth/Cadets Championship Team USA.

• One student won the world 3rd place
• Two students won the champion of Pan-American Youth Chess Championship.
• Several students won the champions of North American Youth Chess Championship (NAYCC).
• Many students won the National Champions.​
• Several students won the top 20th place.
• One student achieved FIDE Master Title,
• One student achieved Women FIDE Master title.
• Three students became National Master.
• Two students became FIDE Woman Candidate Master.
• Two students became FIDE Candidate Master.
• Over twenty students were qualified for World Youth/Cadets Team USA, three of them were the Official Representatives.
• Many students are ranked No.1 and No.2 in several age groups in the US Top player lists.  

陈科教练（Coach Kiki Chen），女子国际棋联大师 WFM，国际棋联FIDE Trainer 认证教练。美国棋协国家级教练，美国全国冠军教练，美国棋协裁判，中国棋协国家级裁判。

自11岁开始接触国际象棋，陈科在12岁时入选中国国家青少年队，并担任队长。她的棋艺迅速显现，在学棋不到两年时间内荣获中国棋协大师称号，13岁时国际等级分已达到2140分，成为当时备受瞩目的杰出棋手。

转型为专业国际象棋教练及裁判后，陈科全身心投入于青少年国际象棋教育的推广和发展。2012年创立金仕澜国际象棋教育中心（King’s Land Chess，简称KLC）。在过去的十余年中，陈科教练培养了众多杰出的青少年棋手，其中多位学生在美国5-12岁组中跻身全国第一，数十名棋手入选美国国家队。陈科教练拥有独特的培训体系，能够敏锐地发现并培养天赋极高的孩子，她培养的学生表现卓越，多位学员入选美国各年龄组的国家队，每年均有众多棋手名列百强。

陈科教练的学生在世界、国家和州级比赛中多次夺冠，她培养出众多优秀棋手，包括世界季军、泛美冠军、北美冠军、全美冠军、美国官方代表队成员（Team USA）以及美国全明星队成员（All-America Chess Team）。
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由于在青少年教育领域的突出贡献，陈科教练于2015年9月荣获美国加州核桃学区颁发的教育贡献奖。她在推广青少年国际象棋发展方面的杰出贡献，得到了前美国棋协主席的亲自推荐，并成为首位获得华人杰出青年奖的国际象棋优秀人才。