The David MacEnulty Chess Foundation

David MacEnulty has been teaching chess to adults and children for more than twenty years. Teams he has coached have won numerous first place trophies in New York City, New York State and National Chess Championships. David and his teams have been featured on CBS and CNN, and in many newspaper and magazine articles, both in the United States and abroad. In the year 2000, Irish America Magazine honored him as one of … Read More

The mission of the Foundation is to utilize chess to promote critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and social development in children living in disadvantaged circumstances, both in the United States and internationally. We do this independently and in partnership with other foundations, institutions and organizations. Our primary goal is to help children and young adults grow into thinking, caring and productive adults. The … Read More

Current and Future Goals In the United States The TAG (Talented and Gifted) School at 109th Street in East Harlem is currently in need of a chess instructor. The population of the school is approximately eighty percent African-American and Latino. Sixty-three percent of the students are low income level, qualifying for free lunch. The Principal, Janette Cesar, and the teachers, parents and students are all enthusiastically … Read More