National Scholastic Chess Foundation

Face-to-face lessons are now impossible, but you can still have fun and learn chess in our small group classes online!

The tournament scheduled for Saturday, March 7 at Daniel Webster Elementary in New Rochelle has been cancelled.

Three of our Greenwich City Champions have a chance to represent Connecticut at upcoming invitationals!

Erik Nebylovych is our 3rd grade Grand Prix winner for 2017-18. Come, meet some of other winners…

NSCF Scholastic Grand Prix

The NSCF Grand Prix competition encourages perseverance and the pursuit of excellence in chess by offering special awards to those players who play frequently and well in NSCF tournaments. The competition is structured by grade categories, with point assignments based on the strength of the sections a player has competed in, and the scores achieved in those sections.

See What do I need to know about the Grand Prix, accessible from the Tournaments FAQ.

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Are you ready for a great year of chess? New Grand Prix events and the Greenwich Championships are coming soon!

Due to New Rochelle Marathon, we are making changes to start times. Still spots available.

GM Cristian Chirila interviews Sunil about GM Hikaru Nakamura and the many chess interests of the NSCF.

Under Sunil's leadership since inception, the curricular chess program at Hunter College Elementary School just turned 40!