UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS

UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS

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Recent Student Success: Raymond

We are delighted to extend our heartfelt congratulations to our student, Raymond, for achieving an impressive peak rating of 1766. This remarkable milestone follows his outstanding 6/6 performance at the 2025 World Amateur Team Tournament.

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Recent Student Success: Amy

We are pleased to congratulate our student Amy on reaching a new peak rating of 1507, following her strong performances at the CFCC 2025 Sunshine (Section D) in Florida and the Princeton Open. She is selected to the newly formed NJ Junior Team by the United States Chess Federation. Amy’s consistent effort and improvement are commendable, and we look forward to her continued success.

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Recent Student Success: Bryce

We are delighted to congratulate our student Bryce on achieving an impressive peak rating of 799. This milestone follows his outstanding performances at the CFCC 2025 Sunshine Open (Scholastic U1200) in Florida and our 65th Tournament. Bryce has demonstrated remarkable progress, increasing his rating by over 400 points in just a few weeks through exceptional play against higher-rated opponents.

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Recent Student Success: Max

We are proud to congratulate our student Max on reaching an impressive peak rating of 1397, following his excellent performances at the 78th Amateur East Individual Tournament and SuperNationals VIII. Max secured 5th place in the Amateur East U1400 division and achieved a notable 18th place finish at the national level. His strong results demonstrate significant dedication and steady improvement, reflecting his commitment to advancing his skills.

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Deerfield Elementary School Chess Team is State Champion!

Deerfield Chess Team became K-2 Grade New Jersey State Champions! The scholastic tournament took place on February 25th in Brookdale, NJ. Close to 500 players participated.

Our students also became the Millburn Chess League Champions which compromised of weekly matches from September to late March 2024. We are proud of the team and all of our students!

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Chess In Millburn is a proud sponsor of the Lunar New Year Festival

The Lunar New Year Festival is organized by the Millburn-Short Hills Chinese Association. It was held in Millburn High School and we had fun! Here are some stills from the event.

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Recent Student Success at Chess In Millburn Academy

11/19/23 Brookdale New Jersey State K-12 Scholastic Championship:

Individual

Kindergarten

  • Mason M. 4th Place

  • Sven M. 9th Place

  • Nathan Z. 11th Place

1st Grade

  • Max Z. 2nd Place

  • Nikhil B. 4th Place

  • Hannah K. 8th Place

  • Rian T. 12th Place

2nd Grade

  • Juefei L. 2nd Place

  • Lei S. 3rd Place

  • Leanna X. 4th Place

3rd Grade

  • Amogh B. 11th Place

4th Grade

  • Nathan K. 3rd Place

Teams

  • 1st Place Kindergarten (Nathan)

  • 2nd Place Kindergarten (Mason)

  • 2nd Place1st Grade (Nikhil, Hannah & Rian)

  • 1st Place 2nd Grade (Juefei)

  • 2nd Place 2nd Grade (Owen, Max, Parker, William, Michael, Saharsh & Kabir)

  • 4th Place 2nd Grade (Leanna)

  • 2nd Place 3rd Grade (William)

  • 2nd Place 4th Grade (Nathan)

  • 3rd Place 4th Grade (Kabir)

  • 4th Place 4th Grade (Reed & Ayaan)

  • 1st Place 5th Grade (Sam & Arushi)

11/11/23 NY State Girls Championship

  • Hannah K. 10th Place (K-1 Open Section)

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Chess In Millburn Academy is a proud sponsor of Rocktoberfest

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Recent Student Success at Chess In Millburn Academy

In May 2023, our students;

  • Leanna tied for 12th place (20th place) in the National Elementary Championship (K-1 Championship) in Baltimore MD.

  • Amy got 3rd place in US Amateur East Scholastic Individual Tournament (U900) in Parsippany, NJ.

  • Sam got 4th place in US Amateur East Scholastic Individual Tournament (U900) in Parsippany, NJ.

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Chess In Millburn Academy is proud to sponsor and organize the first-ever rated chess tournament in Millburn Education Foundation’s STEMFEST

Congratulations to all participants and our students!

  • Sam Wang 5th Place U1600 section

  • Amy Ling 6th Place U800

  • Lei Shan 1st Place U800

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