by admin | Feb 24, 2023 | Chess
For most, February 12, 2023, was a day specially reserved for the Super Bowl. However, for chess enthusiasts at South Jersey Innovation Center (SJIC), the big day started off with a chess tournament – naturally! This is SJIC’s 10th year of hosting the pre-Super Bowl...
by admin | Feb 8, 2023 | Chess
If you have ever played a chess game before, you can attest to the difficulty of this thought-provoking game. Now, imagine playing two, three, or even ten chess games at once. Insanity, right? Not for someone like Grandmaster Aleksandr Lenderman. (pictured above)...
by admin | Jan 4, 2023 | Chess
It was a chess-filled weekend for many of South Jersey Innovation Center’s (SJIC) students. Here is how the National K-12 Grade Championships (also known as “The Nationals”) went this past weekend. This year’s tournament broke all the past records for number of...
by admin | Dec 5, 2022 | Chess
The South Jersey Innovation Center (SJIC) was proud to host the annual South Jersey Open/Dr. Leroy Dubeck Cup on December 4, 2022. Fifty-nine players participated in the fast-paced five-round tournament, including 24 in the top Open Section. The Open Section was...
by admin | Dec 3, 2022 | Chess, Coding, Math, Workshops
When we think of chess, we usually think of two people sitting across from each other moving pieces in real time on a physical board. Of course, these days, millions of people also play online. For centuries, however, people have also been playing correspondence...
by admin | Dec 1, 2022 | Chess, Player Profiles
SJIC is sending a contingent of 27 chess students to the National K-12 Grade Championships being held just outside Washington DC from Dec. 9-11, 2022 (you can read more about the Nationals here: https://incntr.com/chess/sjic-is-going-to-the-nationals/). This is the...
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