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William Alston
is the New Jersey
State Chess Champ
William Alston {far right} Playing and defeating Gregory Beaumont ,
Rated (1700)  from the Butler chess club, William finished second place in The Hoboken First Sunday of the Month tournament back to back!.
William successes are many!
Winning first board 3 times at the Children School of N.J. tournament.
William beat the New York city champion in a tournament game held in New York.
William has won 4 out of 5 games 3 years in a row at the New Jersey State championships. (previous to this years 5-0 championship)
William is a perenial winner at the Friday night G/15 tournaments.
And many more!
 
 
Max Tamakin (below )
Max (2004) won the New Jersey State Chess Championship 2nd grade 3rd place championship!
And aided his team to win for the 4th year in a row, Hoboken !
 
Last year (2003) Max won 3 games at the New Jersey State Championships as well, aiding the Hoboken Chess academy team to an un-precedented third consecutive state championship!
 

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       In this section we interview and acknowledge the accomplishments of the children of the Hoboken Chess Academy. 

Player profiles on the web site,

www.hobokenchess.tripod.com

 

 

Name; Max Tamarkin.

Age; 6.  Grade; 1rst. 

School; Elysian Charter school.

             Question.

1.

What do you like about Chess????

 

 It's fun! It makes me use my brain.

 

2.

Other than chess what are some of the things you like to do?

 

 Play on the computer. Play ball. Like to sing.

 

3.

Who is your favorite chess player?

 

 Paul Morphy

 

4.

If you were face to face with Bobby Fischer what would you say to him?

 

 "get ready to win"

 

5.

What is your best accomplishment in chess?

 

 develope my pieces, control the center and castle early.

 

6.

What has chess done for you?

 

 Getting me smarter.

 

7.

What do you think about during a chess game?

 

 I focus on the chess board.

 

8.

How do you prepare for a chess tournament?

 

 I say i am going to try my best.

 

9.

What part of chess do you study the most?

 

 a lot of things.

 

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What is your favorite chess opening?

 

 Sicilian.

 

Name:Thalia Edmin.

Age;10. Grade; 5th. 

School; Elysian Charter school.

 

             Question.

1.

What do you like about Chess????

 

 It has skills that you didn't even know about.

 

2.

Other than chess what are some of the things you like to do?

 

 Swimming, and having snowball fights.

 

3.

Who is your favorite chess player?

 

 Bobby Fischer, Paul Morphy and Peter Croce.

 

4.

If you were face to face with Bobby Fischer what would you say to him?

 

 Good luck and have fun.

 

5.

What is your best accomplishment in chess?

 

 Beating Enver.

 

6.

What has chess done for you?

 

 Inprove my thinking skills.

 

7.

What do you think about during a chess game?

 

 how am I going to get my opponent in checkmate.

 

8.

How do you prepare for a chess tournament?

 

 By getting my thinking skills on.

 

9.

What part of chess do you study the most?

 

 getting my pieces in the game.

 

10  

What is your favorite chess opening?

 

 Controling the center.

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Sean Evans
Hoboken Chess Academy
Hoboken Charter school
3rd Grade
Question.what has Chess done for you?
Sean;Helps me learn to be quite, concentrat and follow rules!
 
 
Curt Beck wins State Championship

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With hundrens of children from New Jersey competing, second grader Curt Beck from the Hoboken Chess academy and the Elysian Charter school in Hoboken finished a perfect 5-0 to win the New Jersey Scholastic State championship in Sommerset, N.J.
Above Curt receives his first Place trophy from the tournament director and the president of the New Jersey State chess federation.

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Damian Ruiz is a member of the Hoboken Chess Academy. Damian has benefited from participating in his second Summer Chess Camp. He was a member of the Elysian Charter School State Champion Chess team. He has also won individual tournament first place trophies.

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Menelick Arias is a member of the Hoboken Chess Academy. He participated in his first United States Chess Federation Chess tournament, winning second place! He's also is participating in the summer Chess Camp.

Ben and Tim Lenz are active members of the Hoboken Chess Academy summer chess program. They intend to begin tournament play.

Question.. to Ben. What to you like about chess?
Answer..I like to build stategies, and it helps me think alot better.

Question to Tim...What is your favorite thing about Chess?
Tim.. I like the stategies, sportmanship, and the fun.

 

 

Below top picture Ben plays at The World Famous Marshal chess club.

 

Bottom younger brother Tim


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