Recent Highlights
 
Michael Ainsworth and Ben Winston
2007 Westchester County Primary Co-Champions
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The Solomon Schechter School chess program
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December 2006. See all results
from the National Scholastic K-12 Championships.
Area schools excelled in the
2006 National Elementary School Chess Championships.
Quaker Ridge finished 4th in the K-5 Championship. PS291 won the K-5 under 900 and K-3 under 800 sections.
Solomon Schechter finished 8th in the K-6 under 1000.
Hunter College Campus dominated the top sections, taking three first places and two second places!
See all results here.
The NSCF thanks all participants in the
2006 New York State Scholastic Chess Championships.
Results
Ratings Report
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Bishop takes Rook, David Tobey, 2006
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(Can you find the chess pieces in the picture?)
David Tobey,
son of the late distinguished historical painter, muralist and illustrator
Alton S. Tobey (1914-2005), had a one-man show of his own paintings and sculptures
at the Pleiades Gallery in New York, November 7th through November 25th, 2006 to benefit the National Scholastic Chess Foundation.
100% of proceeds from an auction sale of the painting "Bishop Takes Rook", that he donated to the NSCF went to the foundation;
as well as a full 30% of all other sales of his paintings and sculptures that were in the show.
For more, visit his website here.
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NSCF Executive Director
Sunil Weeramantry is the 2005 "Chess Educator of the Year", a prestigious National recognition by the University of Texas at Dallas. See the
Press Release.
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White Plains resident wins U.S. Chess Championship.
GM Hikaru Nakamura, a 16 year old chess grandmaster from
White Plains, has won the 2005 United States Chess Championship.
Nakamura is the youngest player to win the U.S. Championship since Bobby Fisher won at age 14 in 1957.
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Former NSCF instructor wins U.S. Women's Chess Championship.
The NSCF is doubly blessed with successful associates - WGM Rusudan Goletiani ("Rusa") has won the 2005 U.S Women's Chess Championship.
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Past Pictures
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Past Highlights
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That's right, it's Polly!
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When NSCF instructor Asuka Nakamura was very young, he cut a swath through the Scholastic Chess world, breaking all records.
Now a national master, Asuka has won the distinguished National Scholar-Chessplayer award.
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Scholastic chess players often start on the path to excellence
by learning and improving their chess skills in school chess programs.
Bronxville student Ross Hoch provides a prime example of a talented young player who has emerged from an excellent school chess program.
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Swim, Bike, Run, ...and Checkmate
NSCF Coach Polly Wright competed in the
World Triathlon Championship in Madeira, Portugal, May 1-9, 2004.
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June 2004. Hikaru has top Junior result in World Championships
White Plains resident GM Hikaru Nakamura had an impressive result in the
FIDE World Championships. The 16 year old Grandmaster from White Plains, NY
was the youngest player to advance to the 4th round.
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January 2004. Hikaru makes the World list.
White Plains resident GM Hikaru Nakamura is the top player of his age in the world.
The recently published list of the top 20 Juniors shows him among the top 3 in his age group, and no one born later than him is rated higher!
See the list here.
October 2003. Chess School in the News: JH45.
Attendees at NSCF tournaments can't help but be impressed
by the ubiquitous presence of Junior High 45 students at trophy ceremonies.
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August 10, 2003. A Classic Beauty.
At a Bronx/Yonkers Chess Club tournament,
Ben Gershenov defeated USCF Master
Michael Khodarkovsky
in this classic sacrificial gem.
May 18, 2003. Pre-schooler beats the older kids.
At the Ramaz Chess Championship IX, Ramaz pre-K student Benjamin Rabinowitz
won the K-1 section with a perfect score! More...
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Westchester County K/1 Champion
Jared Goldfarb
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Adam and Arun Basuljevic flank
Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura
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March 22, 2003. Congratulations to the 2003 Westchester County
Scholastic Chess Champions:
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K/1: Jared Goldfarb
Primary: David Hoff
Elementary: Kevin De Guia
Middle School: Zen Kikuchi-Wellman
Junior High: Matthew Contract
High School: Boris Lazarev
Jared Goldfarb, David Hoff, Kevin De Guia, Zen Kikuchi-Wellman, Matthew Contract, Boris Lazarev
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Bermuda, February 2003
IM Hikaru Nakamura
has earned his final GM norm in the Bermuda International GM-B tournament. Hikaru has thus become
the youngest American Grandmaster ever, beating Bobby Fischer's record!
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Simul Pictures
Chess siblings often excel
At NSCF tournaments you can spot a number of siblings playing chess.
They are often among the top achievers.
The latest to distinguish themselves are Arun and Adam Basuljevic.
More... (November 2002)
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Brooklyn NY, February 2002. Over 1000 players competed in eight different sections of the New York State Scholastic Chess Championships.
See all results 
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