Our Online Zoom Classes (Virtual Only)

Celebrating over 30 years of developing after school chess programs in the greater NY area.

Now Offering GROUP Classes Online

Virtually on ZOOM!

  • Groups of only 12 students maximum to facilitate personalized focus and attention on your young and budding chess player.
  • Class time is divided into instruction, training exercises and supervised play.
  • 10 week semesters for $249.

Developing Great Thinkers

Now in our 34th year, Tri-State Chess has been creating chess teams and teaching after school and curricular chess programs in the Greater NY area since January 1991!

Beginner Classes: For all grades and for complete beginners. Includes students who don't know how to move the pieces and those that only know how to move the pieces and nothing else.

Tuesdays: April 1, 8, 15, 29 - May 6, 13, 20, 27 - June 3, 10

  • Grades 1-3: 6:00pm - 7:00pm

 

Intermediate/Advanced classes: Students must know what checkmate means and know how to move all the pieces. Tournament players welcome!

Wednesdays: April 2, 9, 16, 30 - May 7, 14 ,21, 28 - June 4, 11

  • Grades 1-3 - 6:00-7:00pm
  • Grades 4+ - 7:00pm-8:00pm (Rated 800-1300)

 

PRIVATE LESSONS ALSO AVAILABLE BY APPOINTMENT AT YOUR LOCATION

The Primary Instructor for our Virtual Group Classes and Private Lessons is

FEDOR KHRAPATIN

  • USCF Expert Rated Chess Player by the US Chess Federation (USCF)
  • 6-time Brooklyn College Intramurals Chess Champion
  • FIDE certified National Instructor since June 2014
  • Certified USCF Tournament Director
  • Sole sponsor and creator of the 2008 New York international chess tournament.
  • Coached national, state, and city championship teams and individual players to first place.

Simply put, Fedor Khrapatin is one of the greatest chess coaches in the NYC area. He taught for us at Tri-State Chess in a number of different schools and has a great rapport with the kids.

Fedor is friendly, easy going, yet serious in his interest to get his students to learn and gain a strong appreciation for the game. We always had great feedback from the schools where he was teaching. And the chess culture in those schools would always grow with excitement.

Eventually he became known as “The Mighty Fedor,” for his ability to get his students focused and develop them to a higher level. I recommend Fedor highly for both group and individual lessons!

 

Mark Kurtzman

President, Tri-State Chess

Advanced Chess Tournament Entries

Register Online and your entry will appear automatically on our Advanced entries page! Players will see in advance which players are competing in a specific tournament & the schools they are from.  

Chess Programs

Monthly Chess Tournaments

Tournaments at Bryant Park are divided into 7 sections based upon age and strength.  Players can play "up" into any section.  The top section includes Adults and offers Cash prizes.  Trophies, plaques and medals to all others.

Summer Chess Camps

Providing students chess activities throughout the summer months in the NY area. Contact Us for more details and schedule for next Summer.

Private Chess Lessons

One of the best ways to improve your game is to bring the score of your tournament games to your chess coach & have them analyze the game with you.