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Past Pictures and Highlights (2000-2006)

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.
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. More...


March 2005 Meet the Huaxia Chinese School Chess Club and other participants at the 2005 Westchester County Chess Championships
 
  That's right, it's Polly! 		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 for 2004. More...

 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. More...

 Swim, Bike, Run, ...and Checkmate
NSCF Coach Polly Wright competed in the World Triathlon Championship in Madeira, Portugal, May 1-9, 2004.
More...


2003-2004 Grand Prix Champion
Joseph Mc Dermott (Elementary)
More Grand Prix Awards pix...


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. More...

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. More...

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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K/1 Champion
Westchester County K/1 Champion
Jared Goldfarb

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Hikaru with Adam and Arun
Adam and Arun Basuljevic flank
Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura



March 22, 2003. Congratulations to the 2003 Westchester County Scholastic Chess Champions:
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!
More...               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)

Past Events
Brooklyn NY, February 2002. Over 1000 players competed in eight different sections of the New York State Scholastic Chess Championships. See all results here.

Parsipanny NJ, February 2002. "Weera Family", a team from White Plains NY, dominated the U.S. Amateur Team East competition, scoring 6-0 to win the prestigious National event. More...
2001 National Scholastic K-12 Grade Championships, Dallas, December 2001 Hunter first in four divisions; Asuka Nakamura wins the 10th grade championship - his 8th National Grade Championship and 13th National Championship overall!
See all results here

2001 World Youth Championships November 2001
Success at Supernationals
NY area schools excel in National K-12 Championships December 2000
Local students excel in 2000 World Youth Championships October 2000

Highlights Archives
September 2001 Hikaru Nakamura wins the US Junior Championship and is featured in the October Chess Life magazine.
Last Game of the Year
The little light that could
Hikaru Nakamura, IM-elect February 2001
NSCF team does it again at USATE February 2001
Spotlight on ... 2000 Grand Prix Champion Nguyen Trung
Chess is Spoken Here
NSCF Coaches win "top company" in Amateur Team 2000 February 2000




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