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NSCF Tournaments & Classes
NSCF Tournaments & Classes
About NSCF Tournaments
About NSCF Tournaments
http://nscfchess.org/tournaments-and-classes/about-nscf-tournaments
About the NSCF
About the NSCF
Why Chess?
Why Chess?
Sunil Weeramantry, Executive Director
Sunil Weeramantry, Executive Director
Dedicated to improving education and inspiring excellence through chess, the National Scholastic Chess Foundation specializes in curricular chess instruction and offers strategic development support for schools and other partners.
NSCF’s founder and executive director is FIDE Master Sunil Weeramantry, a nationally acclaimed instructor with over 40 years experience teaching, coaching and developing award-winning programs.
Get ready for Grand Prix season with the NSCF's classes for aspiring tournament players. Jon Rigai leads Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced classes every Saturday. Click for details.
New this year, we are offering a class for Advanced players rated 1400+ led by FM Ramon Lorente Pupo. Also on Saturdays in White Plains, registration is open now.
| High School: | Chun,Miles |
| Middle School: | Schiwek,Thomas |
| 5th Grade: | Zhang,Xinhe |
| 4th Grade: | Krishna,Navaneeth |
| 3rd Grade: | Surguladze,Luka |
| 2nd Grade: | Song,Ames |
| K-1: | Song,Tristan |
| Kindergarten: | Bae,Thomas |
At 2018 Nationals, Sunil was interviewed by Ben Johnson for his Perpetual Chess podcast discussing his career and chess.
Visiting instructors each week plus Best Lessons of a Chess Coach… players will be gaining skills for chess and for life!
Erik Nebylovych is our 3rd grade Grand Prix winner for 2017-18. Come, meet some of the other winners…
For over 25 years, the NSCF has been dedicated to helping kids learn chess. I received chess instruction at the Ridgeway Elementary School in White Plains and started my tournament career in NSCF tournaments. Read More:Endorsements
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Recommended books for beginning players.
