The National Scholastic Chess Foundation (NSCF) is a non-profit foundation organized for educational purposes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The NSCF was created in 1991 as a merger between the Westchester Chess Foundation (founded in 1985) and the Fairfield County Chess Foundation. The Executive Director of the NSCF is FIDE Master Sunil Weeramantry.

Currently, we serve over 30 communities, including Ardsley, Armonk, Bronxville, Chappaqua, Clarkstown, Cortlandt, Darien, Dobbs Ferry, Eastchester, Edgemont, Greenburgh, Greenwich, Harrison, Irvington, Katonah, Larchmont, Mahopac, Mamaroneck, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Ossining, Pelham, Pelham Manor, Pocantico Hills, Portchester, Purchase, Riverside, Rye, Rye Neck, Scarsdale, Somers, Southport, Stamford, Tarrytown, White Plains, and Yonkers. Overall, we provide over 150 programs serving over 70 schools .


Mission

Why Chess?

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