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Club / Organization Advisor:
Ms. Junus
Advisor Email:
kjunus@ucvts.org
Advisor Phone:
908-889-8288 X613
Chess Club
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Welcome to UCVTS Chess Club 2023-2024! Home of the 2022 Top High School Chess Team on the East Coast!
Advisor: Khurshid Junus
Here is the YouTube link to the club fair video: https://youtu.be/sJNKGrSuNPA
Please read this link: http://examinedexistence.com/does-playing-chess-make-you-smarter/
Committee members:
President: Alex Hu
Vice-President: Brian Pareja
Secretary: Max DePaul
Treasurer: Bryan Ly
Fund Raising Chairperson: Janina Walberg
Please register on a free site - chess.com and email your chess ID to ahu@ucvts.org
Please register in Google Classroom under UCVTS CHESS CLUB 2023-2024 using the join code dwphvxx
Normally, our team members play in two big tournaments during the academic year:
1. World Amateur and US East - held during the President's holiday weekend.
2. NJ High School Chess Championship is hosted by UCVTS Chess Club and USCF (United States Chess Federation).
If you want to play in the above two tournaments, you must become a United States Chess Federation member.
Go to the link: www.uschess.org and follow the directions to join.
*** The chess club meeting will be on Wednesday after school from 3-5 p.m. in room 802*** The first club meeting will be posted in Google Classroom after the District Club Fair which will be held on Friday, September 15, 2023, periods 5 &6 outside the QUAD.***
As a means of fundraising, we sell pizza during club meetings.
2 pizza slices + a drink = $6
Gourmet cookies/brownies = $1 each
If you have any questions, send an email to kjunus@ucvts.org and/or ahu@ucvts.org