Our Online Zoom Classes (Virtual Only) Celebrating over 30 years of developing after school chess programs in the greater NY area. Row wavy Shape Decorative svg added to top 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…

About Us Celebrating over 30 years of developing after school chess programs in the greater NY area. Row wavy Shape Decorative svg added to top 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…

About Us Celebrating over 30 years of developing after school chess programs in the greater NY area. Row wavy Shape Decorative svg added to top 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…

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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. Row wavy Shape Decorative svg added to top 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,…

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 Results 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. Row wavy Shape Decorative svg added to top 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…

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.  Row wavy Shape Decorative svg added to top All Upcoming Chess Max Academy Upper West Side Chess Tournaments See full Tournament info…

Row wavy Shape Decorative svg added to top 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 NYC Chess Tournaments Celebrating over 30 years of developing after school chess programs in…

Chess Tournament Results Celebrating over 30 years of developing after school chess programs in the greater NY area. Row wavy Shape Decorative svg added to top 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…

Advanced Tournament Entries Tri-State Chess Entry List for our Upcoming Chess Tournaments Important Note: The Jotform company we use has mandated they can no longer show the advanced entries page as a public page and requests that each person needs to create a free Jotform account and login to see the page. After creating an…

NYC Chess Tournaments Celebrating over 30 years of developing after school chess programs in the greater NY area. Row wavy Shape Decorative svg added to top 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.…

Tri-State Chess Gallery Celebrating over 30 years of developing after school chess programs in the greater NY area. Row wavy Shape Decorative svg added to top 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…

Our Chess Programs Celebrating over 30 years of developing after school chess programs in the greater NY area. Row wavy Shape Decorative svg added to top Chess Programs Summer Chess Camps Monthly Chess Tournaments Row dot-cluster Shape Decorative svg added to top Advanced Chess Tournament Entries Register Online and your entry will appear automatically on…

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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…

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Newsletter Archive Celebrating over 30 years of developing after school chess programs in the greater NY area. Row wavy Shape Decorative svg added to top 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…

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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. Row wavy Shape Decorative svg added to top Chess Max Academy Calendar       Calendar courtesy of Chess Max Academy.     Call Us To Learn More Row dot-cluster Shape Decorative svg added to top…

Row dot-cluster Shape Decorative svg added to bottom BRYANT PARK dates are here for 2026! We have 8 tournaments planned for the Spring and Summer at Bryant Park and the first one is not so far away on May 17 on the Upper Terrace. We are looking forward to escaping from the frost and kicking…

  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…