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 10 students maximum to facilitate personalized focus and attention on your young and budding chess player. Class time is divided into instruction, training…

About Us Celebrating over 30 years of developing after school chess programs in the greater NY area. Our Mission Our aim is to provide a positive learning environment so kids can enjoy chess as they learn it. Classes are structured using prizes to reinforce learning and good play. As the founder of this program, I…

About Us Celebrating over 30 years of developing after school chess programs in the greater NY area. About Mark Kurtzman About Mark Kurtzman Playing1983 – Team member NY City, State, US and North American High School Chess Championship Team 1984 – NY State High School Chess Champion 1984 – 1988 Captain, US Top College Team…

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Our After School Program Celebrating over 30 years of developing after school chess programs in the greater NY area. Tri-State Chess is proud to continue to offer our exciting after-school chess program for your children. Students will learn the rules of the game, how to move the pieces, chess notation and other fundamental knowledge to…

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Spring Break Chess Camp Celebrating over 30 years of developing after school chess programs in the greater NY area. Camp Details Chess camp includes lunches, ultimate frisbee, outdoor activity park time, Rubik’s cube, dream economics, paper trading, tutoring, puppetry, story time, drama instruction, comic art, computer coding, Afro Cuban dancing, board and card games, etc.…

Tri-State Chess Tournament Schedule Celebrating over 30 years of developing after school chess programs in the greater NY area. 2026 Tournament Schedule   Date Name Location Max Player Capacity January 11th, 2026 Manhattan Day School 310 West 75th St, New York, NY 10023 200 Register January 18th, 2026 Chess Max Academy 110 W 79 Street…

NYC Chess Tournaments Celebrating over 30 years of developing after school chess programs in the greater NY area. All Upcoming Tiger Strong Academy Chess Tournaments See full Tournament info below schedule The Tiger Strong Academy Tournament Schedule Championship @ The Tiger Strong Academy NOVICE – Grades K-2 Under 600 ELEMENTARY – Grades K-6 Under 500…

NYC Chess Tournaments Celebrating over 30 years of developing after school chess programs in the greater NY area. FREE CHESS MAX ACADEMY CLASSES FOR ATTENDING MAX ACADEMY TOURNAMENTS ARE FOR NEW STUDENTS ONLY.  All Upcoming Chess Max Academy Upper West Side Chess Tournaments See full Tournament info below schedule Chess Max Academy Upper West Side…

NYC Chess Tournaments Celebrating over 30 years of developing after school chess programs in the greater NY area. All Upcoming Bryant Park Chess Tournaments See full Tournament info below schedule Bryant Park Tournament Schedule Tournaments are held at Upper Terrace 5th Ave Between W 40+W 41 Street NYC Tournament Start: 10:00am Championship @ Bryant ParkCheck…

Chess Tournament Results Celebrating over 30 years of developing after school chess programs in the greater NY area. Chess Tournaments 2023 Championship at The Learning Center – December 17, 2023 Individual Standings Novice + Beginner Standings Expand # Name ID Rating Team Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total T-Med T-Solkoff T-Cumul. T-Op. cumul. 1…

Advanced Tournament Entries Tri-State Chess Entry List for our Upcoming Chess Tournaments December 7th, 2025 – Greenwich Village December 14th, 2025 – RAMAZ Middle School December 21st, 2025 – Chess Max UWS January 11th, 2026 – Manhattan Day School January 18th, 2026 – Chess Max UWS February 1st, 2026 – RAMAZ Middle School February 8th,…

NYC Chess Tournaments Celebrating over 30 years of developing after school chess programs in the greater NY area. Upcoming NYC Chess Tournaments Call Us To Learn More All Bryant Park Chess Tournaments View full schedule & details of all Tournaments that are held at Bryant Park, NYC.   All Chess Max Academy (UWS) Chess Tournaments…

Tri-State Chess Gallery Celebrating over 30 years of developing after school chess programs in the greater NY area. Video & Photo Galleries Championship IX @ Bryant Park The Jewish Center December 20, 2016 Bryant Park IV June 1, 2014 PS 158 XI November 15, 2009 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdMzP3-P6rM&feature=emb_titleVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Chess Simul…

Our Chess Programs Celebrating over 30 years of developing after school chess programs in the greater NY area. Chess Programs Summer Chess Camps Monthly Chess Tournaments 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…

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Testimonials       Tri-State Chess, has over 25 years of experience of teaching, training and using our methodology. Below, are just a few testimonials from over currently 25 schools that we work with:   “If you would like to share your feelings or experiences with any of our programs, please complete and submit your…

Refunds & Cancellations Celebrating over 30 years of developing after school chess programs in the greater NY area. If for any reason you need to cancel your tournament registration after paying the entry fee:   You can have a full credit towards any future tournament. Or, you can have a refund minus $10 registration fee…

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Newsletter Archive Celebrating over 30 years of developing after school chess programs in the greater NY area. Tri-State Chess Newsletters 2009-2013 Newsletter: Vol. 4 No.1 December 2013 JOSEPH ZELTSAN (1) MAGNUS + WOLFGANG (1) RETI’S FAMOUS PUZZLE (2) GIUOCO PIANO TRAP (3) THE OLDEST GAME (4) PRIVATE LESSONS (8) VORTEX CROSSWORD (10) OUR TOURNAMENTS (11)…

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Chess Max Academy     In cooperation with Grandmaster Max Dlugy, Tri-State Chess brings you the CHESS MAX ACADEMY 423 EAST 81st Street – unit B New York, NY 10028 Students are often looking for serious after school instruction, but cannot participate if they don’t attend the school that is hosting the program. We now…

Chess Max Academy Calendar Celebrating over 25 years of developing after school chess programs in the greater NY area. Chess Max Academy Calendar       Calendar courtesy of Chess Max Academy.     Call Us To Learn More Advanced Chess Tournament Entries Register Online and your entry will appear automatically on our Advanced entries…

After completing our outdoor tournaments at BRYANT PARK on October 12, We will be moving indoors for 3 Championship Tournaments at Ramaz  And 3 Championship Tournaments at Manhattan Day School.  All 6 tournaments will alternate monthly starting November 2nd at MDS and finish up April 12 at Ramaz.  All of the weeks in between Ramaz and…

  Mark Kurtzman Biography   Playing 1983 – Team member NY City, State, US and North American High School Chess Championship Team 1984 – NY State High School Chess Champion 1984 – 1988 Captain, US Top College Team 5 years in a row. 1988 – U.S. Master Title, Highest Rating achieved 2270 1991 – Life…