Mission/Vision

NCF Core Values

  • Education. We promote the transformative power of chess for lifelong personal growth.
  • Customer Service. We endeavor to be responsive, adaptive and proactive in providing services to our customers.
  •  Excellence. We strive to be the best we can be as an organization and in service to the game.
  •  Integrity. We honor, preserve and promote fair play.
  •  Inclusion. We believe everyone has a seat at the chess table.
  •  Love of the Game. We embrace chess as a historic and iconic game, and we celebrate its history, growth and evolution in our activities and services.