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New York State Scholastic Champions in Tandem Simul

By Zachary Calderon, November 8, 2010: On Friday, November 5th, two-time New York State Scholastic Chess Champion Deepak Aaron played a tandem simul with New York State Elementary Champion Patrick Chi. They played twenty two games, with Chi playing the odd moves and Aaron playing the even moves. There were two upsets against the champions,… Read More »

PAL Chess Coaches Meet at Vincentian Institute to Motivate Youth

On Tuesday, 9/21/2010, Paul Stallings (PAL) met with Herman Calderon (Giffen & Hackett), Cinzia Cera (Montessori), Mark Stempel (Hackett) and Akili Duncan (Delaware) about incentives for chess coaches to participate in PAL programs and extend their chess sessions to FREE local tournaments. Many had been invited to jump start the scholastic year. More coaches and… Read More »