For the past 10 years we have brought chess education and chess excellence to countless elementary scholastic programs across New York City, building an incredible community and achieving incredible success along the way. Now for the first time we are thrilled to engage our growing community of Middle & High School players across New York City with weekly USCF rated playing and training opportunities.

Headlined by Grandmaster Brewington Hardaway we are excited to announce the launch of the ICN Elite Club House, designed to support our highest-performing scholastic players in a fun, nurturing, and competitive environment. This program is open to scholastic players in grades 6 through 12 from across New York City and beyond, with a USCF rating of 1000 or higher.

This program is open to all NYC scholastic middle and high school players.

All middle and high school players who attend 10 sessions or more will automatically be invited to join our Super Nationals Team with full access to coaching analysis and a team room in May.

• Super Nationals Participation is not required to join the ICN Elite Club House.

Dates:

(WE FOLLOW NYC DOE SCHOOL CALENDAR: DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE*)

Friday

• February 7th, 14th, 28th

• March 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th

• April 4th, 11th, 25th

• May 2nd

Drop-off: 3:30 - 4:00 pm

Dismissal/Pick-up: Upon completion of both rounds (6:00 pm at the latest)

Price: $59 (single day) , $539 (semester package)

Weekly USCF Rated Match: Double Play Pairings

• 2 Rated USCF Matches: Colors Alternate per Round

• G 25/5

Any games with players with a 200 - 250 USCF point discretion will not be rated

Class Groupings:

• 1000-1499 USCF

• 1500 + USCF

Locations:

• The Elite Training Chess Club, 308 West 46th St, New York NY 10011

About Brewington:

Brewington Hardaway is an American chess player from The Bronx, New York. He began learning chess at age 4 from watching his older sister practicing the game.

He holds the record for being the youngest African-American player to earn the USCF National Master title, earning the title at age 10.

In November 2024, Brewington Hardaway passed 2500 FIDE rating, meeting the requirements to earn the Grandmaster title.