Status: NEW
On August 20th, 2025, three students from the Winchester Thurston High School founded the 180th
branch of the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS): Central Pittsburgh, PA.
Founders:



Congratulations to Erick Zhao, Eric Liu, and Ryo Chen!
Description of AYLUS Central Pittsburgh, PA
We are members of Chess for Unity in Central Pittsburgh, which is a platform for young chess lovers to meet and interact outside of chess tournaments. It enables them to: Share their passion and love for chess; Inspire and support one another; Raise awareness of chess in their greater and local communities; Support under-resourced youth in chess. We want to set up a new branch in AYLUS to continue our impact on the chess community, inspire more young kids to love playing chess.
Branch Leadership
| Position | Name | |
| President | Erick Zhao (founder) | ayluschess4unitypa@gmail.com |
| Vice President | Eric Liu (founder) | ayluschess4unitypa@gmail.com |
| Secretary | Ryo Chen (founder) | ayluschess4unitypa@gmail.com |
| Advisor | Ying Liu | aayluschess4unitypa@gmail.com |
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