/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/NY1-News-9-16-17-pretaped-evening-package-seg-CIS-Sep-16-2017-10_05-PM.m4v Our season started with a big bang. The city-wide Chess in the Park Rapid Open always invites chess aficionados of all ages, a once-in-a-year opportunity. Hundreds of players gathered around the famous Bethesda Fountain…

/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/NY1-News-9-16-17-pretaped-evening-package-seg-CIS-Sep-16-2017-10_05-PM.m4v We are thrilled to be working with our young chess players in person again! Our expanded team of chess instructors is back to teaching at 40+ schools across all boroughs. Tournaments are once again…

/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/NY1-News-9-16-17-pretaped-evening-package-seg-CIS-Sep-16-2017-10_05-PM.m4v Like clockwork, the virtual Chess in the Schools (CIS) summer camp materialized in front of my eyes at precisely 8:50am every morning. Hearing Shaun’s clarion voice welcoming the students as they poured into the…