LONG ISLAND CHESS NUTS

Founded in 1996, and now in its 25th year, the Long Island Chess Nuts, a non-profit organization, is a scholastic chess club whose goals are to promote the educational and positive benefits of chess to all children. It has a current base of over 2,000 members, with many chess champions, who learn and play chess in Garden City, Smithtown, and in over 50 schools throughout Long Island, New York.

About Us

The Long Island Chess Nuts, a non-profit organization, (founded in 1996, and now in its 25th year!) is a scholastic chess club whose goals are to promote the educational and positive benefits of chess to all children. It has a current base of well over 2,000 members, with many chess champions, who have been learning and playing chess in Garden City, Smithtown, and in over 50 schools throughout Long Island, New York. And, now we are also offering programs online! DON’T MISS OUT ON LEARNING AND IMPROVING YOUR CHESS SKILLS on our secure website!

Our Mission

The Long Island Chess Nuts, also known as the Chess Nuts, is a scholastic chess club with thousands of members, learning and playing chess throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Our goals are to promote the educational and positive benefits of chess to all children.

We also hold a highly successful Chess Camp in the summer, and other nationally-rated scholastic tournaments throughout the year.  All are geared to offering children friendly competition, challenging their minds, improving their skills, enjoying the camaraderie of others their age, and having fun.  Studies have shown that playing chess not only increases confidence and self-esteem, but it also improves reading levels, math scores, and overall school grades.

Our History

The Long Island Chess Nuts was founded in March 1996. It has been ranked in the top 50 chess clubs in the US since 1998 (out of more than 2500 clubs); it is “the largest organization on Long Island where children can advance their chess skills,” as quoted in The NY Times (Mar. 15, 1998); and it “provides a regular schedule of play & instruction for school-age children [in] the sport of kings,” Newsday (Dec. 12, 1998).

News Channel 12 has also covered many of our community events. Sponsors and supporters of this organization have included Citibank, Sears, The Dime Savings Bank, Anton Newspapers, Roosevelt Field, Nassau County Executive Tom Gullotta, Senator Kemp Hannon, and many others.  It is an affiliate member of the US Chess Federation, and a member of the Garden City Chamber of Commerce.  

 

What We Offer

Online classes

We offer online coaching sessions for the students. They are designed in such a way that the students can enhance their skills. Chess Nuts is integrated with the best coaching management platform for facilitating online lessons.

Academy classes

In-person, with classes in Garden City, Smithtown, and other locations, and now online! Play chess and learn together with the members of the academy.

School Programs

Students learn together with in-person classes, from top-rated chess coaches. These sessions open doors for students to learn and grow together.

Features

ONLINE LEARNING

Conduct Individual and Group lessons with Integrated audio, video, and real-time across the board action!

ONLINE TOURNAMENTS
coming soon

ASSIGN HOMEWORK

Share tactics or puzzles with your students or student group(s) and track their solution

SHARE GAMES

Upload your PGNS files, share and collaborate with your students. Access to our database of puzzles.

INTRA ACADEMY PLAY

Let your academy students play against each other. All games are stored for analysis. Find commonly made mistakes from student's games

STATISTICS, REPORTS & ANALYSIS

Students’ progress are tracked on a daily basis and constant feedback will be given to them We recognize the thinking and playing pattern of the students and nurture them to become a better chess player

Online Schedule

We have a flexible schedule for our students.
We offer on-line programs on weekdays and Saturday mornings

Monday - Friday:

Period 1

2:45 pm

Period 2

4:00 pm

Period 3

5:30 pm

Period 4

7:00 pm

Saturday at 10:00 am (coming soon)

Testimonials

Margarita Lanides

Founder and Director

Contact Us

Feel free to contact us . Fill out the form to get in touch with us.

Phone

(516) 739-3907

Address

P. O. Box 1515, Mineola, NY 11501

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