NCHE Chess Network

The NCHE Chess Network is designed to encourage homeschool students to play chess. Playing chess is not only fun, but it helps to improve concentration, patience, the ability to think and plan rationally, and the ability to recognize patterns. You can use this network to find like-minded players so that you can improve your skills.

Keep a watch on this space and in the NCHE weekly newsletter and social media for details on upcoming chess classes (one in the fall; one in the spring); our annual Mid-Winter Chess Tournament (usually held in January/February); and our Annual Thrive! Tournament (held in May).

FREE SPRING SEMESTER 2026 CHESS CLASS:  Thursday, January 8, 11 a.m.  Click here for full details and registration.

MID-WINTER CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026:  Saturday, February 7, Kernersville.  Click here for full details and registration.

Tournament Results

May 22, 2025 Annual NCHE Chess Tournament winners:
In the Junior Category:
1st Place: Rachel So, High Point
2nd Place: Matthew Kryn, Clayton
3rd Place: Jacob McClain, Jacksonville

In the Senior Category:
1st Place: Noah Lupo, Waxhaw
2nd Place: Gabriel Dumitrescu, Westfield
3rd Place: Ezekiel Lee, Salisbury

February 1, 2025 Mid-Winter Chess Tournament Winners:
In the Junior Category:
1st Place: Jonathan So, High Point
2nd Place: Rachel So, High Point
3rd Place: Olivia Sizer, Sparta

In the Senior Category:
1st Place: Zach Cates, Goldsboro
2nd Place:  Aaron Pizzo, Apex
3rd Place: Grant Nichols, Mt. Pleasant

May 23, 2024 Annual NCHE Chess Tournament winners:
In the Junior Category:
1st place:  Maxwell Niedergall, Rocky Mount
2nd place: Parker Priest, Southern Pines
3rd place: Jonathan So, High Point

In the Senior Category:
1st place: Aiden Vespa, Liberty
2nd place: Zach Cates, Goldsboro
3rd place: Ethan Masek, Lancaster, SC

Thank you to Sanger Realty, Winston-Salem, for sponsoring cash prizes.

January 21, 2024 Mid-Winter Chess Tournament winners:
In the Junior Category:
1st place: Jack Crowell, Davidson
2nd place: Gabby DuSablon, Spring Hope
3rd place: Alex Beroth, Charlotte

In the Senior Category:
1st place: Aiden Vespa, Liberty
2nd place: Annabeth Thompson, Charlotte
3rd place: Seth Fox, Burlington

Thank you to Sanger Realty, Winston-Salem for sponsoring cash prizes.

May 25, 2023 NCHE Annual Chess Tournament winners:
In the Junior Category:
1st place: Benjamin Levy, Cary
2nd place: Benedict Votipka, Rocky Mount
3rd place: Jack Crowell, Davidson

In the Senior Category:
1st place: Xavier Meneses, Pittsboro
2nd place: Isaac Beard, Sophia
3rd place: Hayden Miles, Advance

Thank you to Sanger Realty for sponsoring cash prizes!

February 11, 2023 Mid-Winter Day of Play Tournament winners:
In the Junior Category (12 and under):
1st place: Judah Locklear, Tobaccoville
2nd place: Caleb Morton, Fuquay-Varina
3rd place:  Benedict Votipka, Rocky Mount

In the Senior Category (over 12):
1st place:  Isaac Beard, Sophia
2nd place: Abraham Locklear, Tobaccoville
3rd place:  Quinn Brantley, Elon

And thank you to Sanger Realty for sponsoring cash prizes!

May 26, 2022 Annual NCHE Chess Tournament winners:
In the Junior Category (under 12):
1st place: Paul Huang, Chapel Hill
2nd place: Ryan Huang, Chapel Hill
3rd place: Judah Stewardson, Winston-Salem

In the Senior Category (12 and older):
1st place: Jeremiah Gibson, Sherrills Ford
2nd place: Caleb Vogel, Greensboro
3rd place: Maria Locklear, Tobaccoville

And thank you to Sanger Realty for sponsoring cash prizes!

To receive more information about the NCHE Chess Network, find a club near you, or help to organize one, please click here.