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NSCFChess

  1. Play Hikaru in NYC! On May 31 U.S. #1 GM Hikaru Nakamura will play a 50 board simul as a fundraiser for the NSCF. bit.ly/K49ov0
  2. Congratulations to the coaches, players and organizers of the top NSCF trophy-winning chess teams. View the chart at: nscfchess.org.
  3. The 2011-12 NSCF Grand Prix tournament season concluded April 28th. Kudos to the winners. nscfchess.org/grandprixnews.…
  4. Kudos to Greenwich Academy for 1st place in the National All Girls 8 and Younger category, and for 2nd to Hunter in the 12 and Younger.
  5. Congratulations to Ben Gershenov of Solomon Schechter for winning the 2012 National High School Championship!
  6. The 2012 NSCF Summer Chess Program offers six weekly sessions, July 9-August 24. Brochure:tinyurl.com/7urxqtr Register:tinyurl.com/3byezt2
  7. The Isle of Lewis chessmen are being shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art thru April 22nd. tinyurl.com/7slxkcq
  8. Thursday New Castle chess sessions start April 19th. tinyurl.com/6wmalpu
  9. Don't miss the 2012 Westchester County Scholastic Chess Championships, Saturday, March 24th. tinyurl.com/7lwn22r
  10. Kudos to the 2012 Greenwich City Scholastic Chess Champions Thomas Ewald, Elliot Greenbaum, Hunter Korn, & Jason Yung. tinyurl.com/76naocw
  11. The final round top board at the Church Street Scholastic in January 2012 produced some interesting positions. tinyurl.com/83xnd2y
  12. catching up.. a flurry of tweets to follow
  13. US #1 GM Hikaru Nakamura, 24 today, gets better with age. He is leading the London Chess Classic ahead of the world's top four Grandmasters.
  14. The 2011-12 season kicks off Saturday Nov 5th with a chess movie screening, followed by the Greenwich academy tournament Sunday Nov 6th.
  15. Kudos to NSCF coach Ricardo Perez-Billinghurst for his 2nd-place tie in the World Open U2200 section. see his profile at nscfchess.org/coaches/coach_…
  16. Ahead in material? In the face of a threat, you may need to give something back. nscfchess.org/positions/Royy…
  17. Sometimes, when reading chess notes, we need to ask, "and then what?" nscfchess.org/positions/Wrig…