Coach Brent McCreesh

Brent McCreesh, 23, is a Sacred Heart University graduate with a B.A. in Sports Communication & Media. A USCF-rated 1988 player, he captained Sacred Heart’s chess team for three years while serving as Board 2.

Brent has taught chess for eight years, with experience as an instructor and tournament director at the Chess Club of Fairfield County (2018–2023), NECA (2021–2024), Milford Chess Academy (2024), and RedBandit Chess (2024–2025). He also worked at the Darien Summer Chess Camp in 2021.

His achievements include being named Spotlight Player of the Year in the 2021 Fall Collegiate Chess League, placing 2nd in the U2000 section at the 2024 Hartford County & City Championship, and finishing 7th out of 61 in the U2100 section at the 2025 Bradley Open.