22 years ago, Lewis Cullman, CIS’ Chairman Emeritus, thought to have an event for the most beginner students in our program to give those students…

40+ students from the Chess in the Schools programs at MS 390X, PS/MS 279X, MS126K, and PS 150Q competed in this year’s USCF Junior High…

CBS News covered the 2019 All Girls New York City Chess Championship at PS 11M on Saturday, March 2, 2019.  The event nearly broke the…

This is the story of people connected by their shared interest in others — and by chess. “I believe that, given the opportunity, every child…

· What is your job and what does your company do? I work as a venture capitalist for Revolution, an investment firm based in Washington,…

On Friday, March 8, 2019, Chess in the Schools students from 329Q, 503K, and the CIS College Bound program, travelled to Saratoga Springs, New York…

Despite the break off from schools, College Bound students kept very busy over midwinter break.  They were either one of the 46 students playing in…

This year, Cohlie Brocato, Creative Director of Ticking Clock, a boutique creative agency and full-service film & digital media production company, joined the CIS Advisory…

Justin is a senior at Harvard University, majoring in Economics with a secondary in Statistics. He is a winner of a 2019 Marshall Scholarship that…

The past few months have been particularly busy in the chess world, but November was the busiest and most exciting month! CIS had the 2018…