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: June 17, 24 - July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - August 5, 12, 19

  • 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: June 18, 25, - July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 - August 6, 13, 20

  • 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

CARLOS SANCHEZ

carlos sanchez chess instructor

Mr. Sanchez aims to provide the most fun chess classes to ALL GRADES all over the U.S.

His teaching style incorporates rhyme, rhythm, singing, and dancing to help motivate, inspire, and make chess classes memorable to all the students.

He has been fine-tuning his "Educational Performances" for the last 21 years, having taught "Super Fun Chess Lessons" to well over 10,000 children throughout New York, New Jersey, & Connecticut.

Providing chess classes from Kindergarten through 8th grade, his classes are Super Fun, Super Funny, high energy, highly entertaining, motivating, and inspiring.

His teaching approach caters to all learning styles. Many students and schools he teaches win in state championships and national chess tournaments. Mr. Sanchez makes chess fun for everyone.

 

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.