NJSCF

🚨 URGENT🚨 The 2026 New Jersey Elementary & Middle School Championships have been SUSPENDED due to the upcoming severe weather event. We are reviewing options for a new date and/or location and expect an update within 48 hours. Updates: njscf.org

New Jersey is proud of all our youth players who represented our great state this weekend in Spokane, Washington. NJ had top three finishers in 1st, 8th, & 9th grade. Well done to @USChess and to the tournament directors and staff who make these major events possible. #NJChess

Tune in for NJSCF’s 140th Anniversary GM Invitational, a historic celebration of 140 years of New Jersey chess — streamed live from Morristown, NJ! WGM Sabina Foisor will provide exclusive live commentary on every round starting October 22 - 6:30 ET 👉 twitch.tv/sabinafoisor

Tragic news with the passing of GM Daniel Naroditsky (1995-2025). GM Naroditsky was a popular streamer and talented chess player. Our thoughts are with his loved ones during this difficult time. (Photo from US Chess via SLCC/Lennart Ootes)

♟️ The 2026 World Amateur Team & U.S. Team East returns Feb 14–16 at the Parsippany Hilton! 4-player teams, prizes, contests & surprises. Online reg. opens Dec 1 at njscf.org. Entry cap 330—don’t wait! #USChess #NJSCF #Chess

A picture of some of the aftermath from the great New Jersey #earthquake of 2024.

Moments ago: Reigning NJ Chess Champion and Grandmaster Mackenzie Molner gives a speech to players at the 2024 NJ Elementary And Junior High School Championships held at Brookdale Community College!

Jon Edwards is a New Jersey native who triumphed in the 32nd World Correspondence Chess Championship. Check out this fantastic video presented by Jon and the Princeton Library where Jon explains his journey to becoming a world champion! ~ youtube.com/watch?v=NtjI9te4…

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at the NJ State Chess Federation. Be sure to eat some turkey and play some chess!

The NJSCF would like to thank everyone who came out to help support the 2023 NJ Grade School Championship yesterday! <3 The event was a great success with over 500 kids participating in all sections. We love to see so many young chess players here in NJ!

Tomorrow is the BIG day!! The NJSCF will be hosting the 75th NJ Open in Cherry Hill! We can't wait to see you there!!

The importance of preserving chess history here in New Jersey and around the world can not be understated. if you ever had any interest in Chess Journalism and helping in the preservation of chess check out ChessJournalism.org!

This week's college chess club is the Rutgers Chess Club! You can find out more information about this club on their website, rutgerschessclub.org/home.

Hey New Jersey! Here is your friendly reminder that one of the state's biggest events is only 2 weeks away. Get more information on NJSCF.Org; We hope to see you there!

We are back with club connect! As we are getting closer and closer to the beginning of the Fall semester this time around we are featuring some college organizations in the state. First up we are going to South Jersey to feature Stockton's, Osprey Chess Club!

Hey New Jersey, if you or anyone you know is hosting a USCF chess event in New Jersey of any size, we want to hear about it! Let us know and be sure to use the hashtag #NjChess!

We are less than 30 days away from the start of the 75th New Jersey Open; Reserve your spot at this New Jersey staple event today at our website NJSCF.ORG!

For the first-ever NJSCF Player of the Month, we are glad to have been nominated from the Garden State Passers (@PassersGG ) a famous native New Jerseyan who inspires chess players of all ages. GM Abhimanyu Mishra (@ChessMishra) is the youngest Grand Master in history. Congrats!

Hello everyone! We went on a tiny break and came back to Twitter being the letter X. New chess posts coming in August alongside the NJSCF's August Player of the Month, stay tuned!

Starting in August the NJSCF will begin a new monthly series to feature a New Jersey chess player as the NJSCF player of the month! If you know a player who deserves to be highlighted, drop their name in the comments below alongside some of their qualifications!