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"You can only get good at Chess if you love the game." Bobby Fischer
"Every pawn is a potential queen." James Mason
"It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed." Napoleon Hill
“Every Chess master was once a beginner.” Irving Chernev
“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
Paulo Coelho
"I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have. "
Thomas Jefferson
"I firmly believe that chess can help children develop mental disciplines, analytical skills, strategic thinking skills, and will help children excel in schools and in life." Susan Polgar
"Chess is not like life... it has rules!" Mark Pasternak
"Never underestimate yourself." Carolyn Mackler
If you find a good move, look for a better one." Emanuel Lasker
"That's what chess is all about. One day you give your opponent a lesson, the next day he gives you one." Bobby Fischer
"The most powerful weapon in chess is to have the next move." David Bronstein
“No one ever won a game by resigning.”
Saviely Tartakower
Home of the 2008 US Chess Champion!
Co-Founder of 501c3 non-profit organization Chess Without Borders .
Mission of the organization is to combine chess education with service and philanthropy
Register for our Summer Chess Camps!
Camps held at Barrington High School (July 16-20). Flyer available here
and Quest Academy (June 18-22, June 25-29 and July 30-August 3rd). Flyers are available here.
Chess Clubs
Chess Players, families and volunteers raised $5027 for project Meher at the Hough School Tournament
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