Contests

2023 Chess Collective Contests

As a teacher at heart, I love to organize activities to enrich topics of interest, and I'm thrilled to share an exciting opportunity for chess enthusiasts. I'm hosting a series of contests throughout the year 2023, offering amazing prizes ranging from small awards to Grand Prizes.  

There will be four contests in 2023; each contest finalists will each receive a small award and also entered into a chance to win the Grand Prize - a Mark of Westminster Rosewood Chess Board signed by Kasparov. Additionally, each participant of each contest, that also is channel subscriber, will be entered into a raffle for the Chess Collective Participant Grand Prize: an End Grain Walnut Wooden Chessboard handmade by a local NY artist. Both of these these chessboards were donated by Your Move Chess and Games (Shout-Out!). Keep an eye out for future contests and announcements by subscribing to The Chess Collective on YouTube.



2023 Contest Grand Prize: Kasparov signed Rosewood Chessboard (2.5 inch squares)



2023 Contest Participant Prize: End Grain Walnut Chess Board




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