Lee Lazar

Chicago Chess Foundation

The Chicago Chess Foundation was formed in 2014 with a mission to provide chess instruction, training and competitive opportunities to all Chicago students at low or no cost. The CCF Board of Directors includes successful chess coaches, program directors, parents, administrators and members of the financial community. CCF has already held free chess summer camps. CCF and the Youth Chess Foundation of Chicago (YCFC) are co-sponsoring free scholastic chess tournaments throughout the 2015-16 school year for K-8 students in and around Chicago. CCF has launched "Rook, Rattle & Roll", a program that will introduce sustainable chess instruction at area elementary schools.