Today was the first tournament ever at the karate studio UWS Kenshikai on Upper West Side. Chess is loved by the martial artists and many of the kids practice both, so it was a great opportunity to all of the chess kids who come to the UWS Kenshikai Dojo to do karate to compete on the 64 squares this time. We had 18 kids in two different sections, the youngest players were 5 years old! Everybody had a great time and took a nice trophy award home. More tournaments are coming soon!

Beginning on April 18th, the New York Chess and Game shop at 192 Flatbush Ave will be hosting rapid tournaments on Saturday evenings (every week at 7, 4 rounds G/30, games will be USCF-rated). This is great news for the revival of the tournament scene in Brooklyn! Please check the event website here and make sure to bookmark the date in your calendar!