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NSCF/ICC Present Chess Service Awards

On Thursday, May 19, the National Scholastic Chess Foundation held its first-ever awards dinner at the Marriott Brooklyn Bridge. Presented in partnership with ICC, the

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Chess Connects 5 Students Since Kindergarten

When Brian Wolfson and Connor Dong started learning chess in kindergarten, they had no idea it would become such an integral part of their lives.

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Hikaru Nakamura Wins in Berlin

Congratulations to Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura for winning the first leg of the FIDE Grand Prix in Berlin. Not only did he claim the €24,000 (app.

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US Chess Hall of Fame Inductions

On Tuesday, October 5, 2021, the NSCF’s Executive Director Sunil Weeramantry, acting in his capacity as a trustee and vice-president for scholastic chess of the

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Rye Chess Championship

Age and grade were irrelevant when determining the top players at the 1st Annual Rye Scholastic Chess Championship held at the Rye Recreation Damiano Center

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Remembering Carol Jarecki

The chess world is remembering FIDE Arbiter Carol Jarecki who passed away on Sunday, June 13 after a lengthy battle with cancer. For NSCF Executive

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Hikaru Breaks One Million!

Only a few months ago it seemed unimaginable that someone would be rocking the streaming world with chess. But that’s what’s happened over the past

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Quads at the Hudson Returns

The saying that “every cloud has a silver lining” came true for the NSCF when we were invited to host in-person chess tournaments at The

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Chess in the Family

“When I was first introduced to the game of chess, I was five years old, and I remember thinking to myself that the pawns should

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      • More on Pattern Recognition
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