The Right Move Chess Foundation, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit corporation which serves scholastic chess players in New York City and the Greater Capital District of Albany, New York by providing a series of free chess tournaments during the school year.
For information about our tournaments click here, and for tournament rules click here.
| Tournament | Location | Sponsor | Tournament Info | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRM 191 June 13th 2026 | Bethlehem Central Middle School | Standard TRM | Register |
Welcome to 2025-2026 TRM chess year!!! We are excited to announce our last tournament for this season at Bethlehem Central Middle School scheduled for Saturday, June 13th, 2026. Many thanks to Bethlehem CSD & Dr. Mike Klugman for providing us with space to hold our tournament.
Check below for more details on TRM 191. Game rules will be based on the rules published for over the board tournaments on the US Chess Federation website.
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We highly recommend entering online so that we can minimize on-site registrations. In the last couple of tournaments we had to delay our start time for the round one due to a large number of on-site entries. We will only take on-site entries before 9.45 am on the event day and whoever enters after 9.45 will be paired from round 2 with a 1/2 point bye for round one.
Additionally, If you are interested in renewing or getting USCF membership on-site, please let the tournament director know by 9.30am.
Tournament Details
| Date | Saturday, June 13th, 2026 |
| Platform | In Person at 332 Kenwood Ave, Delmar, NY 12054 |
| Registration | Register (Strict until 5:00 pm, June 11th, 2026) We do not guarantee onsite registration |
| USCF Rated Sections*
*Subject to change based on number of registrations |
1. Open (Regular rating of 1400 and above) 2. King (Quick rating up to 1399) 3. Queen (Quick rating up to 999) 4. Rook (Quick rating up to 599) |
| Unrated Rated Sections*
*Subject to change based on number of registrations |
1. AWE (Adults Welcome) 2. kNight (Up to and including Grade 12) 3. Bishop (Up to and including Grade 5) 4. Pawn (Up to and including Grade 2) |
| Time Control | All sections : G 30/d5 |
| Rounds | All sections : 4 Rounds ( @10:00 am, @11:30 am, @1:00 pm and @2:15 pm) |
We strongly encourage you to send us an email or text us @ 509-263-8897 by 8:00 am on the day of tournament in case you would like to withdraw from the tournament.
Awards: Trophies to 1st, 2nd and 3rd if more than 8 players in the section. Medals for 2.5 or more on 4. Medals for 2/4 if this is your 1st or 2nd TRM event.
Team Awards: There will not be any team awards this year.
If you have any questions, please contact us at rightmovechess@gmail.com .
The TRM Board
TRM159 Over-the-Board tournament went well. Results can be found under Tournament Results menu. It was nice to see all the players, parents, and coaches after a long time. Thanks to Dr. Michael Klugman and his Bethlehem Central Middle School team for giving us the venue to conduct the tournament. We also thank volunteers Shah Maulik, Vishal Sood, Cathy Young , D. Suris , and Michael (Walter) Mockler for their help during the tournament.
