Schedule for the 2023-2024 School Year

The Right Move Chess Foundation, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit corporation which serves scholastic chess players in New York City and the Greater Capital District of Albany, New York by providing a series of free chess tournaments during the school year.

For information about our tournaments click here, and for tournament rules click here.

Tournament	Location	Tournament Info	Registration
TRM 181 February 15th 2025	Niskayuna High School	Standard TRM	Register In most cases system doesn't send you a confirmation email. No need to submit multiple entries.
TRM 182 March 1st 2025	Oneida Middle School	Standard TRM	Online registration not available yet
TRM 183 April 26th 2025	Shenendehowa East High School	Standard TRM	Online registration not available yet
TRM 184 June 7th 2025	Bethlehem Central Middle School	Standard TRM	Online registration not available yet

TRM 181 at Niskayuna High School on Feb 15th, 2025

TRM 181

Welcome to 2024-2025 TRM chess year ! We are excited to announce our February tournament for this season at Niskayuna High School scheduled for Saturday, February 15th, 2025. Many thanks to the Niskayuna CSD & Victor Alcantara for providing space to hold our tournament.

Please take a look below for more details on TRM 181. Game rules will be based on the rules published for over the board tournaments on the US Chess Federation website.

Tournament Details

Date	Saturday, February 15th, 2025
Platform	In Person at 1626 Balltown Rd, Niskayuna, NY 12309
Registration	Register (STRICT 5:00 pm, Nov 21st, 2024 ) We do not guarantee onsite registration
USCF Rated Sections* *Subject to change based on number of registrations	1. Open (USCF Regular rating of 1400 and above) 2. King (USCF Regular rating up to 1399) 3. Queen (USCF Regular rating up to 999) 4. Rook (USCF Regular rating up to 599)
Unrated Rated Sections* *Subject to change based on number of registrations	1. AWE (Adults Welcome) 2. kNight (Up to and including Grade 12) 3. Bishop (Up to and including Grade 5) 4. Pawn (Up to and including Grade 2)
Time Control	All sections G 30/d5
Rounds	All sections except Open: 4 Rounds ( @10:00 am, @11:30 pm, @1:00 pm, @2:15 pm)

We strongly encourage you to send us an email or text us @ 509-263-8897 by 8:00 am on the day of tournament in case you would like to withdraw from the tournament.

Awards: Trophies to 1st, 2nd and 3rd if more than 8 players in the section. Medals for 2.5 or more on 4. Medals for 2 points if this is your 1st, 2nd or 3rd tournament. Open section awards for scholastic players only.

Team Awards: There will not be any team awards for this tournament.

TRM Board

TRM 159 Results

TRM159 Over-the-Board tournament went well. Results can be found under Tournament Results menu. It was nice to see all the players, parents, and coaches after a long time. Thanks to Dr. Michael Klugman and his Bethlehem Central Middle School team for giving us the venue to conduct the tournament. We also thank volunteers Shah Maulik, Vishal Sood, Cathy Young , D. Suris , and Michael (Walter) Mockler for their help during the tournament.

TRM 159

Over the board games return!! We are excited to announce our very first in person TRM tournament after two years. TRM 159 is scheduled to happen on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at Bethlehem Central Middle School. Many thanks to Bethlehem Central School District for providing us with space to hold our tournament. We request all participants to strictly follow COVID rules set for the tournament while on the school property.

All participants must be fully vaccinated by the tournament date and proof of vaccination must be emailed in advance to righmovechess@gmail.com
All players and their supporting family members should wear a mask all the time
All the players must obey any other COVID related guidelines provided by Bethlehem Central School District on the property
We strongly recommend that each participant to bring only one parent/guardian to assist them.

Check below for more details on TRM 159. Game rules will be based on the rules published for over the board tournaments on the US Chess Federation website.

Tournament Details

Date	Saturday, April 2, 2022
Platform	In Person at 332 Kenwood Ave, Delmar NY 12054
Registration	Register (STRICT 6:00 pm, March 30, 2022 ) We do not guarantee onsite registration
USCF Rated Sections* *Subject to change based on number of registrations	1. Open (Online Regular rating of 1400 and above) 2. King (Online Quick rating up to 1399) 3. Queen (Online Quick rating up to 999) 4. Rook (Online Quick rating up to 599)
Unrated Rated Sections* *Subject to change based on number of registrations	1. Awe (Adults Welcome) 2. kNight (Up to and including Grade 12) 3. Bishop (Up to and including Grade 5) 4. Pawn (Up to and including Grade 2)
Time Control	All sections except Open : G 30/d5 Open: G 45/d5
Rounds	All sections except Open: 4 Rounds ( @10:00 am, @11:30 pm, @1:00 pm, @2:15 pm) Open: 3 Rounds (@10:00 am, @ 12:00 noon, @2:00 pm)

We strongly encourage you to send us an email or text us @ 509-263-8897 by 8:00 am on the day of tournament in case you would like to withdraw from the tournament.

Awards: All the winners of USCF rated and unrated section will receive trophies.

Team Awards: There will not be any team awards this year.

TRM 158

TRM 157 tournament had 43 players participate in 5 different sections. We anticipate even higher participation for upcoming tournament TRM 158 as our scholastic players prepare for 54th Annual NY State Scholastic Championships. TRM 158 is scheduled to happen on Saturday, March 5, 2022. Check below for more details on TRM 158. Game rules will be based on the rules published for online tournaments on the US Chess Federation website.

Tournament Details

Date	Saturday, March 5, 2022
Platform	lichess (Click on link to create free account ONLY in case you do not have an account)
Registration	Register (Open until 6:00 pm, March 4, 2022 )
USCF Rated Sections* *Subject to change based on number of registrations	1. Open (Online Regular rating of 1400 and above) 2. King (Online Quick rating up to 1399) 3. Queen (Online Quick rating up to 999) 4. Rook (Online Quick rating up to 599)
Unrated Rated Sections* *Subject to change based on number of registrations	1. Awe (Adults Welcome) 2. kNight (Up to and including Grade 12) 3. Bishop (Up to and including Grade 5) 4. Pawn (Up to and including Grade 2)
Time Control	All sections except Open : G / 20; inc 3 sec Open: G / 30; inc 5 sec
Rounds	All sections except Open: 4 Rounds ( @2:00 pm, @2:45 pm, @3:30 pm, @4:15 pm) Open: 3 Rounds (@2:00 pm, @ 3:15 pm, @4:30 pm)

We strongly encourage you to send us an email or text us @ 509-263-8897 by 8:00 am on the day of tournament in case you would like to withdraw from the tournament.

Awards: All the winners of USCF rated and unrated section will receive chess books as awards.

Team Awards: There will not be any team awards this year.