Published on October 18th, 2013 | by jsweber
USCF has a great book review by IM Jeremy Silman that looked at how Magnus Carlsen became the youngest chess grandmaster. In the review, the author pointed out that the book is not just about Magnus’s ... Read More →
Published on October 9th, 2013 | by jsweber
Here is the preview trailer to Brooklyn Castle – an award winning documentary that tells the stories of five members of the chess team at a below-the-poverty-line inner city junior high school that has won more ... Read More →
Published on September 8th, 2013 | by jsweber
A TED Talk by Cody Pomeranz at the TEDxYale event speaks to the opportunity of getting chess in school can help kids build many important life long skills – patience, concentration, confidence, understanding consequences, and thinking ... Read More →
Published on September 8th, 2013 | by jsweber
We had great member participation at the 2013 Goodrich Chess Tourney held on January 12th. Timmy Bobalo, Anish Kusukuntla, Rishith Mereddy, Rakshith Mereddy, Will Reichhold, Archish Sridhar, Matthias Wong, and Chloe Wong all attended the always ... Read More →
Published on September 1st, 2013 | by jsweber
Photos from the 2012 Port Washington Chess Tourney... Read More →