Chess Club

Time: Tuesdays 2:35 – 3:30 PM (December 2024 – March 2025)

Grades: 3-9

Do you want to be part of the greatest and oldest game in human history? Have you ever dreamed of battling alongside the great kings, queens, bishops, and knights of our age and the ages of old? If this awakens your inner spirit, come and join the Hawthorn School Chess Club and become the next grandmaster!

Your guide and moderator, Mr. Edelson, was raised in the art of chess, participating in competitions across the great Westchester County against the formidable opponents of his time. He was trained by his father, the original Mr. Edelson, a chess master who had the privilege of playing the renowned Bobby Fischer, an American grandmaster and prodigy who earned the title of World Chess Champion.

With the younger Mr. Edelson by your side, you will learn to appreciate the beauty of this great game as you do battle on the 64 squares of the magnificent chessboard.