In The News — The Gift of Chess

The Gift of Chess in the news!

ABC7 Eyewitness News

ABC7 New York covers the distribution of 10,000 sets to public school students across NYC
US Chess "One Move at a Time" podcast

Dan Lucas, director of Strategic Communications at US Chess, interviews Gift of Chess founder Russell Makofsky for the May 2021 edition of the "One Move at a Time" podcast
News-O-Matic

News-O-Matic, a global digital publication targeted at providing positive news to children around the world, covers The Gift of Chess' recent outreach in Lagos, Nigeria
Punch Nigeria

Punch Nigeria covers the story of Gift of Chess board member Tyrone Davis III, who will be sponsoring the education of Benjamin, a chess prodigy from Lagos, until university
Correct NG

Correct NG, a Nigerian news outlet, covers the story of Gift of Chess board member Tyrone Davis III, who will be sponsoring the education of Benjamin, a chess prodigy from Lagos, until university
FIDE

FIDE, the international chess federation, features The Gift of Chess!
PIX11

A special delivery to Nigeria from NY-based The Gift of Chess
The Gift of Chess Obatins 501(c)(3) status

International law firm Sidley Austin represents The Gift of Chess in obtaining 501(c)(3) status
The Gift of Chess sponsors Intercontinental Prison Championship

The Gift of Chess visited the players from the Cook Country jail and shared his impressions about his visit.
Tyrone Davis III & The Gift of Chess is highlighted on Bloomberg

Boaz Weinstein Protege Bests Hedge Fund Titans in Charity Poker
Bronx-born Tyrone Davis makes it to the final table, outlasting David Einhorn and Point72’s Mo Grimeh.
Corey Jacobs Talks The Gift of Chess on Revolt TV

Diddy Senior Advisor Corey Jacobs talks the Gift of Chess initiative And How The Game Can Change Lives
The Gift of Chess highlighted by Malala Yousafzai.

Highlighted by Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani female education activist and the world's youngest Nobel Prize laureate, and shared by award winning journalist Susan Ninan, hear the stories of Bernice, Ivie, & Faith.
Featured in Kawowo News, Uganda

Karibu Foundation takes Chess to Nakivale Refugee Settlement
NY Post Times Square Refugee Chess Center

The NY Post highlights our Times Square Refugee Chess Center
KC Pitch features Tony Ballard

Nonprofit organization The Gift of Chess uses a game to offer incarcerated populations new life strategies
NY1 - New Yorkers of the Week!

Kaleb's first move was to start an after-school chess club for migrant students with his twin brother, Kyle Lancman. The Stuyvesant High School sophomores are originally from Argentina. Together, they thought this was one small way to make new students feel more at home, all while teaching a game they love.
Patch NYC

Refugee Kids Find New Home At NYC Chess Club Founded By Twin Teens
W42ndSt

Migrant Chess Club is Making Moves to Welcome Asylum-Seekers
CBS National News

Nonprofit helps migrant children with chess
As more migrant families continue to arrive in New York, one nonprofit is helping the children acclimate by giving them chess lessons. About 200 migrant children are now enrolled in the program. Astrid Martinez has the story.
Inside Edition

Young Girl Becomes Chess Champion After Learning How to Play Less Than a Year Ago
Portland Press Herald

Portland youth chess club gives asylum seekers a sense of belonging
The local chapter of international nonprofit The Gift of Chess has organized weekly games to help children build life skills.
Fox 23 Maine

'Gift of Chess' provides sense of community for asylum seekers in Maine
gothamist.com

Migrant student finds strength in NYC school chess program
WNYC

Migrant student finds strength in NYC school chess program
US Chess Federation

One Move at a Time: The Gift of Chess Prison Program
Tony Ballard and the Gift of Chess

Tony Ballard is a Kansas prison inmate who turned a 25-year sentence into a passion for chess. He used the game to teach other inmates critical-thinking skills, and became the Director of Prison Outreach. Tony partnered with The Gift of Chess, an initiative that is set to distribute one million chess sets all over the world by 2030.
Hays Post

Kansas inmate's path to freedom leads through Gift of Chess
BBC News

HMP Hewell: Prison chess clubs helping rehabilitate inmates
KDOC

There is an excitement growing throughout the facilities within KDOC thanks to 1) the game of chess, 2) a non-profit organization in New York City called The Gift of Chess, and 3) a KDOC resident who is scheduled to be paroled in 2025.
VOA Africa

US Charity Supports Ghana Chess Workshop Championing Women, Youth
AFRICA.COM

Chess Becomes Tool to Beat Poverty
Nyasa Times Malawi

US chess charity appoints Malawian head of body
Reuters

Nigerian chess prodigy makes a move for social change