Community Corner
Simultaneous Chess Exhibition and Play with New York State Chess Champion, Joshua Colas @ Larchmont Library
5th
to 8th Grade
Saturday,
March 8 at 11:00am
Meet
in the Michael C. Coords Activity Room
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Join New York State High School
Chess Champion, Joshua Colas, for this exciting chess exhibition and chess
play. In his young chess career, Joshua
has won six national championships and has been named to the All-American
Scholastic Chess Team every year since 2009. Joshua Colas qualified to
represent Team USA at the World Youth Chess Championships in Greece (2010),
Brazil (2011), Slovenia (2012), and United Arab Emirates (2013). On December
16, 2010, Joshua Colas earned the title of Chess Master making him the
youngest African-American Chess Master in history! The August 2012
national chess rankings listed Joshua Colas as the top rated 13 year-old chess
player in the United States. Joshua won the prestigious 2013 New York City High
School Chess Championships and the 2013 New York State High School Chess
Championships. He accomplished both feats while only being a high school
freshman. Joshua was born and raised in White Plains, NY. Registration required.