1,000,000 kids receiving chess sets and technology in 2022! Every child globally reached by 2030! Sets manufactured in Lagos Nigeria - distributed globally! Changing the world one child - one chess game at a time!
Had a great meeting with the guys
@icnnyc
New York on how we can leverage technology to bring Chess education to millions of children in Nigeria.
I'm so excited about the possibilities that could stem from this🚀
On the 17th of April 2024, I will attempt to break the Guiness World record for the longest Chess marathon in the heart of Times Square New York City for 58 hours without losing a game.
Doing this for the dreams of millions of children across Africa without access to education.
This July in partnership w/
@chessinslums
under the leadership of
@Tunde_OD
we launched a 2 week intensive program for the kids of Paradise Orphanage in Burkina Faso. Today we were sent pics of their ongoing club. What we do matters - kids matter most!
#thegiftofchess
Today we walked into a park in
#NYC
and watched kids connecting over a game of chess! That’s what The Gift of Chess is all about - giving kids the resources to learn chess and gifting them a chess set where they can share it with others 🎁♟❤️
@FIDE_chess
We were hosted by a Billionaire CEO(Prefers to remain anonymous) who is a Chess lover and Enthusiast.
He welcomed us into his home and committed to sponsoring 5 top players from our academy to New York next year to participate in international tournament. A Dream come true😊♥️
I had the chance of meeting Ayo during my trip to Lagos. A kind, well-spoken, smart, full of life young man. Now
@MIT
let’s get him on campus for IAP and in web.lab.
@thegiftofchess
@NOIweala
@MITAFRICA
A huge congratulations to our good friend GM Hans Moke Niemann for jumping into the Top 100 rated chess players in the World 🔥🌎♟🚀
@hans_niemann
@FIDE_chess
GM Abhimanyu Mishra, who is the youngest Grandmaster in chess history, leads historic simultaneous exhibition in midtown Manhattan. This is Abhimanyu’s first simul since breaking GM Sergey Karjakin’s record which stood for nearly 20 years 🥇🇺🇸🚀
@FIDE_chess
@ChessMishra
@USChess
10,000 chess sets for 10,000
#NYC
elementary school students!
leverages the transformative power of chess by providing our youth with access to their very own chess technology, a physical chess set, and inclusion into a vibrant chess community.
@Tunde_OD
Tunde - my brother - you profoundly inspire me daily. Thanks for shinning a light in a world filled w/ so much darkness - thanks for giving a voice to the voiceless - I hope your example spreads like wildfire to all ends of the earth & people can understand the goodness of God!
Join us in congratulating Brewington Hardaway on becoming the newest US Chess Master! At only 10 years old this kind and special young man has a very bright future!! Brewington you make us all very very proud!! Well Done!!! 🇺🇸🥇♟🎊
#uschess
@USChess
@ChessKidcom
@chesscom
Join us in congratulating ten year old Bernice Wabui who recently participated in the AISCC (Afrique Individual School chess championships) held in Nairobi Kenya!
She secured bronze in U11 girls category and is now a Women’s Candidate Master elect!
@Tunde_OD
@FIDE_chess
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Dream Big 📈 | 10,000 chess sets for 10,000
#NYC
Elementary school students - | by learning chess, along with its transferable life skills, all children can make a positive impact on their communities and the world!
@NickKristof
@nytimes
Russell's consistency inspires me. You did it man🚀♥️
Now's a good time to also announce that the gift of chess will be coming to Nigeria next year and thousands of children will get free chess sets and the technology needed to learn and improve.
Super stoked for this 🔥
What a feeling!! After two long years we are officially back at US Chess Nationals! Through tons of hard work - our players now has the opportunity to fight for both individual & team success 🚀🏆
@USChess
@FIDE_chess
@carolbmeyer
A HUGE congratulations to Team ICN on winning the 2022 US Amateur Team East! Held this weekend in Parsippany, NJ - USATE featured 254 teams representing over 1,000 players.
@USChess
George is one of greatest men I’ve ever had the privilege of meeting. He’s not one for fame. Quietly he has made a tremendous impact not only in Burkina Faso but globally through the people he’s touched along the way. Thanks
@Tunde_OD
for shinning such a beautiful light ❤️
Stone by stone.
Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world with more than 770k orphaned and vulnerable children.
Then there's the story of a man, who has given decades of his life to providing shelter and education for these orphans so they can afford to dream.
Join us in congratulating Tanitoluwa as he is awarded his 4th star on the PS 116 Chess Hall of Fame. This summer Tani broke 1800 USCF making him the highest rated active player in PS 116 program history 🔥🎊♟🏆💥
#justtani
@USChess
#ps116chess
#tanitoluwaadewumi
@ps116nyc
The only future worth dreaming of is one that includes all of us! After a successful launch in NYC, we have now expanded to three other initiatives - global, prison, and elderly outreach - with the ultimate goal of distributing 1,000,000 chess sets by 2030.
Proud to partner w/ Chess in the Slums Africa to use chess as a means to create greater life opportunities! See below as
@Tunde_OD
shares our first project - the story of George & the children of the Paradise Orphanage 🎁♟❤️
@FIDE_chess
@chessinslums
Stone by stone.
Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world with more than 770k orphaned and vulnerable children.
Then there's the story of a man, who has given decades of his life to providing shelter and education for these orphans so they can afford to dream.
The kids say they’re most glad for what chess has taught them about life — and perseverance in challenging times.
“…There is always hope even when it looks bad,” said Dean. “Even if you don’t think that you can do something, you should always try in a positive way.”
@Tunde_OD
Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow at our 3rd Sunday Park Social! Using the beautiful parks of
#NYC
our Socials are an excellent opportunity for our community to physically connect and enjoy a few games of chess - Brooklyn & Manhattan locations 🎟🌧☀️
@NYCParks
@USChess
Chenyu first started her journey of competitive chess 2 years ago as a new student at PS 59. Armed with just a basic knowledge of piece movement through hard work and a fierce competitive spirt today she has broken 1600 and is in the TOP 10 in the USA for all girls 9 years old!
"Chess is a great equalizer"
How Babatunde Onakoya overcame adversity and used Chess to spread hope and inspire children in one of the poorest slums in Nigeria.
@Tunde_OD
|
@chessinslums
|
@FIDE_chess
“One of [the lessons] is that there is always hope even when it looks bad,” said Dean. “Even if you don’t think that you can do something, you should always try in a positive way.”
@PS10Brooklyn
@USChess
@Bobby4Brooklyn
@NYCSchools
Today we shared The Gift of
#Chess
(TGOC)with over 500 students from Public School 33 located in
#NYC
. TGOC leverages the transformative power of chess by providing access to chess technology, a physical chess set, and inclusion into a chess community.
GM Abhimanyu Mishra, the youngest Grandmaster in chess history, will headline our final Summer Training Camp week featuring a Simul & Q/A on Monday September 6th. Limited Space!
@ChessMishra
@FIDE_chess
This kiddo won his first trophy this weekend. He has been playing chess for almost four years and while he has had some successful tournies and quads, he doesn’t usually walk away at the top of the pack.
A thread….
It’s official - Our PS 10 Brooklyn Gladiators are the 4th Grade United States National Chess Champions! Once again hard work was rewarded - never ever give up on your dreams 🚀
@FIDE_chess
@Tunde_OD
@USChess
1,000 chess sets have arrived in Zimbabwe! Under the leadership of our
@thegiftofchess
Ambassador
@wkmukundwa
we will be distributing 5 chess set gifts across schools, refugee camps & prisons. THIS IS GENERATIONAL IMPACT & WE NEED ALL HANDS ON DECK!
Walters Story…A Thread 🇿🇼
Join us in congratulating Sabella on being inducted into the PS 11 Hall of Fame! Sabella’s road to 1000 USCF wasn’t always easy or strait but her destination was never in doubt. Most importantly each step of her journey was taken with positivity and a smile!
@USChess
@chesscom
Join us in congratulating Maxwell - our newest member of the Chelsea Prep Hall of Fame. Sets goals - reach goals!
So many legends - so many memories. If you build it they will come 📈💯
@USChess
@PS33PTA
Congratulations to our good friend GM Sam Shankland on his big first round win vs GM Baadur Jobava @ The Fide World Cup held in Sochi, Russia! Sam we are cheering you on from
#NYC
@FIDE_chess
@GMShanky
We are proud to announce that we gave out the last of our 10,000 chess sets to kids across NYC and beyond.
These sets will have a lasting impact on each of these kids and the communities they represent 🎁♟
@Tunde_OD
@chesscom
@FIDE_chess
#thegiftofchess
It’s official - Lower Labs Elliott Goodrich is the K-3 United States Chess Champion!
This is the first time in ICN program history that we crowned a K-3 National Champion!
Join us in congratulating Elliott 🇺🇸🏆
@USChess
@NYCSchools
@SamShankland
This summer will be 8 weeks of chess heaven!
Our Early Bird pricing ends 3/31 & saves you up to $75/week!
Our Camps provide a combination of USCF match play, group analysis, individual coaching opportunities, daily lectures, social play & much more.
The Grade National Championships were held this past weekend in National Harbor, Maryland, just south of Washington DC. This three-day long event showcased the best chess players from scholastic programs all across the country.
A thread…
The stars of “Her Move Next” look on as movie director Ian Phillips stops by Chelsea Prep for a game of
#chess
! Come out this Saturday and support this important film as it’s makes its NYC Premiere at the HBO Latino Film Festival 🎟🎟
#hermovenext
#ianphillips
@GirlUp
@USChess