Accomplishments

·       Annually serves over 5,000 youth and chess players at our schools/ tournaments/events.

·       Donated and distributed over 1,000 chess sets to students, schools, and organizations such as, Spina Bifida Foundation, Chicago Lights Tutoring, and West Side Baptist Community Center.

·       Shipped 310 chess sets overseas to USA military members serving in the Middle East – sponsored a chess tournament by providing, chess sets, clocks, notation sheets, pencils, WinTD, How to Play Chess by USCF, and the USCF Tournament Rules books.

·        Annually provides Scholarships to  Camps’, WorkshopsClasses’, and ‘RK Tournaments’.

·         Subsidizes and organizes ‘Beginner and Master Training Chess Workshops’.

·         Sponsors and organizes ‘Teacher’s Training Workshops’.

·         Taught before-during-after-school ‘JK Chess Programs’ at 60+ schools and organizations.

·         Funded 6 Schools, Community chess clubs and subsidized an additional 10 school chess clubs

·         Sponsors and organizes ‘chess in the classroom’ for Galileo Academy. 2008 – present.

·         Consultant to the Chicago Public Schools Sports Department: Assisting in restructuring CPS   Chess Programs, organizing and running them. 2006 – present.

·         Organizes and runs with CPS Sports Department, CPS Coaches Meetings. Chicago.

·         Organizes the Chicago Public Schools Sports Department’s Chess Program- CPS K-8 North and South Side Playoffs Tournaments and the CPS Chess Championship. State Representative Mrs. Constance Howard presented trophies and awards at CPS Championship 2008.

·         Subsidized and organized with CPS Sports Department, Chicago Public Schools ‘Free Summer  Chess Camps’ – Stewart School, Canty School, and Coles Academy.

·         Organized with Chicago Public Schools, Teachers Workshop "Incorporating Chess into the Classroom"  featuring Senior FIDE Trainer Michael Khodarkovsky, President of Kasparov Chess Foundation and guest speaker CPS Teacher Mrs. Catherine Lassisi.

·         Organized with CPS Sports Department, ‘CPS Coaches Workshop’, featuring Senior FIDE Trainer Michael Khodarkovsky, President of Kasparov Chess Foundation.

·         Principal of the Day at (Henry Clay School 2008) and (Galileo Academy 2009). Chicago.

·         Donated prizes and organized ‘Galileo Classroom Awards’ for chess in the class assignments.

·         Funded and organized the Ukrainian Chess Federation Vice President’s visit to Galileo Academy.

·         Sponsors with Mayor Daley’s Special Events and McCormick Place, and organizes the chess activities, including Mayor Daley’s Holiday Chess Championship and ‘Chess Pavilion’ featuring free chess with prizes at the Mayor Daley's Holiday Sports Festival. 2006 – present.

·         Sponsored and organized a ‘Chess Night‘with Cub Scout Pack. North Chicago.

·         Sponsored and organized the ‘Chess Pavilion’ at The African Festival of the Arts. Hyde Park.  

·         Sponsors with CHITAG and organizes the ‘Chess Pavilion’ with prizes, at Chicago Toys & Games  Fair.  Navy Pier, Chicago.  2008-2009