Welcome to Hanley's Chess Academy (HCA)

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Offering:

  • Youth classes (Ages 4-18)
  • Youth tournaments (Ages 4-18)
  • Youth Camps (Ages 4-18)
  • Private Lessons
  • Travel to Compete in National and State Tournaments
  • 3 Scholastic Regional tournaments each year.
  • Adult & Youth Friday Night, USCF Rated, Chess Club

What We Stand For and Believe Children Will Learn From Playing Chess:
  • Develop Friends and Socialization Skills
  • Improved Critical Thinking Skills
  • Learns To Deal with Life's Ups and Downs Because We Will Not Win Every Game
  • That Making Mistakes are OK as These Are How We Learn
  • That With Perseverance and Determination, They Can Accomplish Any Dream(s) They Have
  • BONUS? KID'S LOVE TO PLAY! (Even those who thought they wouldn't!)


Hanley Chess Academy
Upcoming Big Events Calendar


1. Memorial Day Scholastic - May 27, 2012 @ Ontario Hilton Airport Hotel; Ontario, CA.

2. 3rd Annual Dewain Barber Scholastic - June 3, 2012 @ HCA; Irvine, CA

3.National Open Scholastics - Las Vegas; June 14-17, 2012

4. 2012 US Open Championship (and camp for 2 days prior to tournament)
August 6-12, 2012; Vancouver, WA.

5. HCA Summer Sleepover Camp - Hanley Chess Academy, Irvine, CA; August 27-31, 2012


HCA Hall of Fame

Below are my students who have won National and State Championships.

National Champions Title Tournament State Champions Title Tournament
Joaquin Perkins 1st Grade Champion Nat'l K-12 Grade Level; Orlando, FL; December 2010 Solomon Ge 2nd Grade Champion No. CA Grade Level; Stockton, CA; November 2010
Ryan Perkovich 1st Place - Class "E" US Open; Irvine, CA; August 2010
Kyle Perkovich 1st Place - Class "D" US Open; Irvine, CA; August 2010
Joaquin Perkins Kindergarten Champion Nat'l K-12 Grade Level; Dallas, TX; December 2009
Joaquin Perkins K- 3 Champion Nat'l Youth Action; Irvine, CA.; December 2011
Joaquin Perkins, Edward Jin, Nico Webb, Ryan McCloskey,
Maddie Yee, Brad Orcutt
K-3 Team Champions Nat'l Youth Action; Irvine, CA.; December 2011
Joaquin Perkins Champion, Under 8 Yrs. of Age, Perfect 5-0 Score Nat'l Chess Congress; San Francisco, CA.; February 2012
Charles Tang Champion, Under 16 Yrs. of Age Nat'l Chess Congress; San Francisco, CA.; February 2012



Joe's Bio

Joe Hanley has been teaching chess to youth and adults for over 20 years. He went to college at Long Beach State and graduated with a Bachelors of Business Administration degree in 1991. Joe learned chess from his father when he was 8 years old. In Junior High, he was introduced to tournament chess by the well-known chess teacher Dewain Barber. Since then, Joe has held a lifelong passion for chess and believes wholeheartedly in the value of learning and playing chess.

Joe was a serious player in major chess competitions from 1978 and 2002. In 1991, he earned the title of United States Master from the U.S. Chess Federation. During this time, Joe won 64 games against master level (2200-2600 USCF) players including 2 Grandmasters and 6 International Masters (the 2 highest titles achievable in the world other than World Champion). Joe was the Champion of the Master section at the U.S. Open Championship in Hawaii in 1995, a tournament that had some of the best players in the US.

Through his years of chess playing, Joe was able to see first-hand how the game trains the mind for focusing, strategic thinking, problem-solving and critical analysis. These skills greatly enhance intellectual pursuits such as tackling complex math and technical subjects as well as impart life lessons of hard work, self-confidence and self-responsibility. From 2004-2006, Joe was a teacher of advanced math (pre-algebra, geometry and Algebra) at a private school in Cypress CA. In this capacity, Joe also found his love of teaching and coaching. For several years, Joe was a referee for water polo, swimming, and basketball. In 2002, he was invited by the NBA into its referee development program where he continued to referee minor league and college basketball until 2009.
In January 2008, Joe was able to combine both his love of chess and teaching by opening the Hanley Chess Academy (HCA). At HCA, Joe provides chess education and practice through private lessons, group classes, weekly tournaments, and training for major chess competitions. In the last 4 years, Joe has trained 7 Individual National Champions and one National Champion Team. His students include(d): Joaquin Perkins (winner of 4 titles in FL 2010, Texas 2009, Irvine 2011 and Burlingame 2012), Kyle Perkovich (1st place in the D section at the US Open in 2010), Ryan Perkovich (1st Place Class E in 2010), and Charles Tang (the Champion of 16 and Under att the National Chess Congress in 2012). Joe has also trained one team to a National Championship in December 2011.

Parent/Coach Testimonials


To contact us, please email us at hanleychessacademy@gmail.com or call us at 714-925-3195.

Hanley's Chess Academy is located at 2091 Business Center Dr.,Suite 120, Irvine, CA. 92612. From the 405 freeway, exit MacArthur and go south to the 1st light. Make a U-turn and then a right at Business Center Dr. Go about a quarter of a mile and we are on the left hand side.

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