June 2022

Evan has been competing since the age of eight and has been honored to compete around the world, most recently in Europe, where he tied for first at the Cattolica Spring Festival Primavera in Cattolica, Italy. Delighted to join CTC, he is committed to the organization’s goal of expanding chess to kids in the areas where they are deprived of the opportunities to enjoy this amazing game.

The first project Evan has started is to customize the weekly Skype lessons for Salama Gachie Chess Club members. While Ellen continues to teach beginner students each Tuesday, Evan is meeting the advanced group on Thursday, helping them move their chess skills to the next level.

Evan’s philosophy is inspiring: “I have always believed that chess can be a magical game, which brings together people of all cultures to have fun. A simple wooden game can become something so much more, and I aim to promote it to the fullest of my abilities.”

For Evan’s bio and chess vision, please visit https://chessctc.org/about.

This grant will be equally allocated over two in-person chess festivals in Summer/Fall 2022 and Winter 2023 at the Central Park in NYC. CTC expects to bring together all chess women and girls in the tri-state area and beyond, to celebrate their persistent effort with the game through playing and coaching. Please look out for more details coming up soon.

Back in 2020. The Unruly Queens initiative received its first grant of $2780 from the US Chess Women Committee, which significantly facilitated UQ’s online lectures, camps and tournaments throughout the pandemic. All UQ members would like to thank again the committee for its long-time support and look forward to working together on many future events with a shared mission.