Chess at PS 11
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Chessmates Take on the Cities!
The PS11 Chess team sent 25 players to the prestigious New York City Championship to kick off the new year! It was an incredible weekend of competition and an amazing team effort. Our littlest champions the K-1 U400 team bagged third place. Individual trophy winners were third grader Avaan who won third place in the Primary Championship section and Oliver who came 13th in the k-1 U400 section. Meera and Gary also won medals.
National Champions Again!
The Chelsea Chessmates returned home from the 2018 Grade Nationals in Orlando with an impressive showing! We secured TWO TOP 10 TEAM trophies in the United States which included our 1st and 4th grade teams! Our fourth grade team (Viggo, Sabella and Joshua), placed ninth in the country and our first grade team (Elliott, Anay, Silas, Indiana, Gary and Oliver) came in Eighth overall. Our PS 11 team included many 1st time National competitors who rose to the occasion and delivered very impressive results. Individual trophy winners with five points included first grader Elliott and third grader Avaan who also placed 9th in the country in the K-6 Blitz section. A big shout out to the other team members, Stanley, Nanao, Ali, Indira, Liev and Alexander, all of whom played amazing chess and showed incredible team spirit this weekend. Next stop for the Chessmates is the New York City Championship on January 5 and 6th.
Chess Update and News
Counting down to grade Nationals as 16 of our players head to Orlando this week! We have teams K through fourth grade!
The Chessmates are practicing hard. Indira and Meera both had perfect scores in the all girls “Her Move Next” tournament. Avaan got second place in the U1800 section at the Manhattan International Open. Wishing our team lots of success this weekend.
Chess News!
3rd grader Sebastian won all three rounds at the PS10 tournament in Brooklyn this past weekend. Next week the Chessmates head to the grade Nationals in Florida with our largest first grade team ever!
TEAM BRINGS HOME FIRST PLACE
Chess Update
Avaan cinched the top spot in the Future Masters section at the Hunter Tournament, with a perfect score.
Chess Success: Our First PS11 Tournament sold out!
Individual winners Seneca, Ash, Elliott, Uri and Patrick
First place winners the U300 team
Little chess ninjas: Our K-1 Unrated team 
PS11’s first hosted tournamentColumbus Day Chess at PS11
Where were 800 kids this Columbus Day? Playing chess at PS11 of course! Kicking off the Chess in the Schools season, our PS11 hosted tournament was a huge success. Our team the Chelsea Chessmates had a fantastic day with some wins, second place team in both the U600 and Unrated sections. Congratulations to Colin for placing first in the U600 section with a perfect score. Join us on October 13 for our first ever PS11 Chess Tournament. Sign up here. There are sections for everyone!
The Chessmates Make a Move!
Come Join the Chelsea Chessmates!
Last ICN Championship Results
Big wins for the Chessmates this past Sunday at the ICN Open. The team took home third place in the U1200 section and second place in the Championship section. In individual results, Joshua won the Championship section, while Hilda topped the U1200 section. Keep up the chess tempo over summer at the ICN camps!
NEST Championship and Summer Camps
The Chessmates placed second in the Reserve section and Third in the Open section. Indira was first in Reserve with a perfect score. Michael placed 6th in the Open section. Don’t forget to sign up for the last ICN tournament of the season on June 10.
Summer camps are filling up fast, check out a special week with GM Sam Shankland.
Chess Nationals Report
PS11 Shines at ICN Open
Join the Chess Team Invitational on May 6!
This Sunday, May 6th will be our May Team Invitational and an important final prep opportunity for all of our players representing PS 11 at the Elementary Nationals the following week in Nashville. There will be skill appropriate sections for our 1st time players all the way up to our national competitors.
* We will have a PS 11 team room onsite with coach Aaron leading the way.
If you are already a USCF rating member you may register at the below link.
If you have yet to compete in a rated event you will need to register for the USCF
We hope to see many of you on Sunday!
Discount Code: impactcoachingnetwork
Register for Spring Semester of the Chelsea Chessmates now!
- February 27th
- March 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th
- April 10th, 17th, 24th
- May 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
- June 5th, 12th, 19th
- February 4th - Monthly Team (Tournament) Invitational - Register Here
- February 19th - 23rd - Winter Break Chess Camp - Register Here
- March 3rd - 2018 All Girls NYC Chess Championships - All PS 11 girls will be registered
- March 4th - PS 116 Chess Tournament - Register Here
- March 10th/11th - State Championships (Saratoga, NY) - RSVP Here
PS 11 Hall of Fame
Chessmates Girls Score Big Wins
One weekend away from the All Girls Chess Nationals, the PS11 Girls proved they are a force to reckon with, by placing second in the K-3 Championship section and second in the K-3 U600 section at the All Girls State Tournament at NEST+m. Individual trophies to Alexandra who was fourth in the U600, Indira was seventh and Hilda was ninth in the Championship section. Wishing the girls good luck at the Nationals in Chicago!
PS11 Brings Home Multiple Wins At State Championship
Our Chess Girls Are City Champions!
First place: Avaan, Sherry, AshThis Is How We Do It!
Go Team!
Yes We Can: PS 11 Girls Bring It at the Lower Lab All Girls Quads)
Tiny Champs Shine This Weekend!
Chess Update
Joshua placed fourth in the competitive Future Masters section at Avenues this weekend. The Chessmates are counting down to the State Championships in Saratoga in March. Please visit our chess page for more on our chess team.
MLK Day Chess Wins
PS 11 Chessmates Win Big at City Championship!
U1500 team trophy
We Are National Champions!
We competed against the best in the country at the grade nationals in Orlando, and our Chelsea Chessmates are National top ten champions. So proud of our team for surviving 7 rounds of tough competition over three days, for fighting against all odds and for displaying amazing team spirit by supporting each other through losses and wins. Our third grade team placed 9th in the country (Joshua, Viggo, Jack, Sabella and Amaira) and our second grade team was 8th nationally. (Avaan, Christoffer and Indira). We now prepare for the New York city Championship on January 6.
Chelsea Chessmates Crush the Competition
The ICN Open on December 3, was an important chess event, the last one before the nationals, and our team turned up to take down the competition! We placed first in the U400 and the U1500 sections and second in the U1000 section. We had veteran players and beginners compete with equal passion for PS11. A huge congratulations to Damien, Viggo and Joshua for getting perfect scores in the U400, U1000 and U1500 sections. Next stop Orlando Grade Nationals.. wishing our team all the best.
Veterans Day Chess at PS11
Indira with a perfect score
Chessmates Rock the ICN Open!
The Chessmates came out in strong numbers to represent our school team at the ICN open on Sunday. We won first place in the U300 section and second place in the open section. Meera came first in the U300, Joshua placed second in the Open section, Michael fourth in the Open section and Milo fourth in U300. A fantastic effort by the team! Next we play host at the Veterans Day tournament.
Girl Champ
Mia placed second in the first grade section at the Spence all girls chess tournament. Go Chessmates!
First Home Game Results
Chessmates Shine at ICN Open
The Chelsea Chessmates showed up in full force for their first team tournament of the year and came home with big wins. Our team placed third in the U600 and U1200 sections and first in the Open section. Jack, Joshua and Avaan all had perfect scores. Join our next big tournament hosted at PS 11 on Columbus Day!
Big Winners: Our proud team
Perfect smiles, Perfect Scores: Jack, Joshua and Avaan
Checkmate Your Way Through Summer!
Mayor's Cup second place winners.
The Chelsea Chessmates end the year with a bang at the annual ICN championship..
Finishing with a Bang!
At the Mayor's Cup held at PS11 on Saturday, the Chelsea Chessmates finished the season on a strong note taking silver and coming in second place in the city. Go team! For some of our amazing fifth graders this will be the last time they play as a Chelsea Chessmate and they will be dearly missed. Coming up in two weeks are the Supernationals!
Graduating soon! 
Goodbye Amy, Audrey, Anya, Ian, Bix and Kolya... the team will miss you
Celebration cupcakes
Our pillars the coaches
Mayor's cup team with some supporting siblings!
Farewell team cupcakes! 
Viggo winning 7 place at PS41 on Saturday, in Reserve U1100
Chelsea Chessmates: CIS Tournament in Brooklyn
This weekend the Chelsea Chessmates played at the CIS tournament in Brooklyn on Saturday and the Avenues tournament on Sunday. Joshua and Kevin each scored 3 out of four in the CIS tournament. At Avenues Jack came in at 7th place with 3 points. Next the team plays home turf as we host the Mayors Cup this Saturday at PS11. For more information, check out our page.
It is with great pride that we congratulate our PS 11 girls on claiming the U 12 National Championship Runner-up this past weekend in Chicago. This is the highest National title we have attained as a team with only three kids able to make it because of bad weather. We did better than schools with much higher rated players. Yes Chelsea Chessmates our Girls Team is the second best in the whole country! A fantastic job by fifth graders Audrey, Anya and Amy. These girls are a true inspiration for all our other upcoming players who will carry on their legacy. A huge thank you to Mr Fier, Coach Russ, Coach Aaron, Coach Angel and the ICN team for building this amazing Chess team!
ICN Team Invitational
The Chelsea Chessmates brought on their team spirit this weekend to play the ICN Team Invitational organized by our fabulous coaches. We placed 6th in the U600, 3rd in the U1200, and 1st in the Open section. Individual trophy winners, Hilda came first with a perfect score in the U1200, Nathaniel also with a perfect score was first in the Open and Avaan came third in the Open section. Next week our girls head to the All Girls National Championship... Good luck Chelsea Chessmates!
At the PS41 Tournament this weekend
Kolya came in 6th Place in the Championship section (tied for 3rd). Viggo came in 7th in the Primary under 800 section. Our girls also had a blast at the Lower Lab All Girls Quads this weekend. The Chelsea Chessmates make us proud!
- Elementary Intermediate: 2nd Place Team (Kevin, Michael, Anya, Roger, Ian)
- Primary Championship: 5th Place Team (Nathaniel, Joshua, Zachary, Jack, Aditya)
- Primary Reserve: 5th Place Team (Sabella, Julian, Maddie, Indira)
- Elementary Championship: 7th Place Team ( Amy, Audrey, Kolya Bix)
- K-1 Championship: 7th Place Team (Avaan, Christoffer)
- Elementary Reserve:13th Place Team (Hilmay, Hilda, Viggo, Milo)
- Christoffer: 5th Place K-1 Championship, Nathaniel 8th Place Primary Championship, Sabella 6th Place Primary Reserve, Michael Elementary Reserve 9th Place
- Special Trophy: Amy : Elementary Cham
Chelsea Chessmates: Nest+m Tournament Results
Avaan placed first with a perfect score in the Classic section at the NEST+m Tournament. Amaira took home 8th place in the 2017 CIS All Girls Challenge. Next weekend the Chelsea Chessmates hit the New York State Championship. Go team!
Girls Just Want to Play Chess: New York State All Girls Chess Tournament
What an amazing turnout and performance by the Chelsea Chessmates girls this weekend at the first ever New York State All Girls Chess Tournament. Our U600 girls team placed 7th with everyone doing their bit to add to the team tally. Individual winners were Amy Sun placing second in the K-6 Championship section, Sabella sixth in the U600 and Indira highest unrated player in the U600.
It was inspiring to see our team support their peers with high fives and words of encouragement. The PS11 K&G spirit was shining bright this weekend!
ICN February Open
Nathaniel won second place at the ICN February Open
Scholastic Greater New York City Championships February 4, 2017
What an exciting weekend for our Chelsea Chessmates at the Scholastic Greater New York City Championships. We are top 5 City Champions in two sections. Our littlest chess warriors placed 5th in the K-1 Championship section. Our team also took 5th place in the Primary U1000 section.
Individual trophy winners in K-1 Championship Avaan was 5th and Christoffer came in 6th. In the Primary U1000 section Jack came in 10th. Other trophy winners were Zachary, Anya and Roger. The Chelsea Chessmates had such a fantastic weekend competing hard and keeping up their team spirit. Every player was a winner this weekend. Go Team.
Avenues Tournament Jan 28, 2017
Some of our players brought home trophies at the Avenues tournament this weekend. Avaan was first with a perfect score in his section, Nathaniel placed 9th in a very competitive section and Indira placed second in the unrated section. The Chelsea Chessmates are geared up for the City Championship next weekend!
MLK Day Tournament
Ps 11 hosted the 2017 CIS MLK Jr. Day Chess Tournament on Monday, January 16. Our home team won third place in the novice section. Nikhil had a perfect score and came third. Go Chelsea Chessmates! You make us proud.
Another great chess weekend -- December 18, 2016
Three amazing days of Chess for our First, Second and Fifth Grade teams and we are National Champs in every section! Our first grade team placed sixth, second grade team also grabbed the sixth spot and our veteran fifth graders placed ninth. In individual standings Avaan was tied for sixth place (9th place trophy after tie breaks) in the First Grade overall section, Christopher took first in the under 1000 and Nathaniel tied for fifth place (13th place trophy after tie breaks) in second grade. We could not be prouder of our PS11 team. Go Chelsea Chessmates
December Chess Tournament Success!
It was a fantastic weekend of chess for the PS11 team.
At the Saturday CIS tournament, Brody tied for first in the Rookie section winning all 4 games and Zachary tied for first place with 3.5 games in the Novice section. Both received 2nd place trophies based on the chess tiebreaks system.
> At the Sunday ICN invitational our players brought home 3rd place Team trophies in both U 600 & U1200. Hilda placed 2nd in the U600 and Anna was fifth in the U1200
ICN team third place
Winners Brody and Zachary
Hilda second place winner
Anna fifth place winner
Chelsea Chessmates Bring it Home!
Coach Fier and second place winner Joshua
Novice U1000 first place winners with Coach Angel
Unrated second place winners
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At our Columbus Day 2016 Tournament we placed first in the U1000 and U600 categories. Avaan and Hilmay both had perfect scores in their sections.
See below for pictures..
Dear PS 11 Chess Families,
We could not be prouder of our PS 11 Team's effort at yesterday's Columbus Day Tournament!
At our Home School, with over 700 players representing schools City-wide, our Chelsea ChessMates stood above the rest with one of our strongest showings in the programs history!
A Special Thanks to everyone who made yesterday's success possible including Mr. Fier, our parent volunteers, and Coach Aaron/PS 11 Coaches!
Our players competed hard the entire day including our newest team members to our seasoned team veterans/leaders!
Most important of all, our Chelsea ChessMates Team spirit shone through the entire day, giving us an extra special advantage and driving us forward to a huge Team success!
Team Results:
1st Place: K - 5 U 1000
1st Place (Tie): K - 5 U 600
3rd Place: K - 12 U 1500
4th Place: K - 5 Unrated!
Perfect Scores:
Avaan (K - 5 U 1000)
Hilmay (K - 5 U 600)
A Job Well Done!!!!
Thanks,
Your Proud PS 11 Coaches!
Russell Makofsky, Program Director
Click here for results by individual
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2015-2016 Season
Our under 400 k/1 team won the city championship this weekend! Avaan and Joshua also won trophies ....
Third overall in the city Christopher won all his five games
The PS11 Chess team got second place in the 2015 CIS Norman Binger Chess Challenge (Unrated Tournament).
Two players were in the top ten: Avaan (fourth overall), Joshua (8th overall).
PS11 Chess Program
The chess program at PS11 is multi-faceted. First, second and third graders receive in-class chess instruction as part of the enrichment program at PS11. In addition, all students at PS11 are given free accounts to the ChessKid app, which provides students with the opportunity to solve chess puzzles and allows chess instructors to potentially identify students who should consider joining the school’s chess team. For beginning chess players, the afterschool program offers an excellent opportunity to learn how to play the game and encourages students who show interest to move to the next level of play. Finally, Mr. Fier helps to organize and facilitate the Chelsea ChessMates team practice which is held from 3-5pm on Tuesdays, where students are grouped according to their level of play and have dedicated coaches to help students improve their game while having fun. Chess Team practice provides small group instruction. For more information, see http://impactcoachingnetwork.org/chess-club-and-team/ps11.
If you have any questions about the school’s chess program, please contact our PS11 Lead Coach Aaron Parness (ps11chess@gmail.com) or Russ Makofsky, the Program Director (impactcoachingnetwork@gmail.com). Tryouts for the chess team are held at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters in September and January, but if you are interested in trying out for the team during the school year, please email Mr. Fier at chess@ps11chelsea.net to arrange a time.
Chess-in-the-Schools
Chess in the Schools’ Tournament Program offers players from kindergarten through high school the opportunity to play in free tournaments throughout the city, each of which draws between 400 and 800 players. PS11 hosts several CIS tournaments throughout the school year, which provide an excellent opportunity for our chess team to practice what they learn during weekly team practice and showcase their progression in a familiar setting. Mr. Fier works with CIS to help ensure that the tournaments are run efficiently and smoothly, and our PS11 chess coaches are on hand to provide encouragement and guidance during the tournament. While all this is going on, our chess parents coordinate the fundraising effort at these tournaments to help raise funds for various chess expenses, including registration fees and coaching expenses at city/state/national championship tournaments. For more information, check out http://chessintheschools.org/.
For more information, contact Mr Fier: MrFier@ps11chelsea.org nrubinf@schools.nyc.gov