The State Scholastic, the oldest of its kind in the US, celebrated its 56th anniversary in Saratoga Springs in February–March 2023.
[citation needed] New York State champions have included Bobby Fischer, Joel Benjamin, José Capablanca, and Frank Marshall.
The current Scholastic champion is New York City player FM Gus Huston.
Karl Heck is the editor of Empire Chess, the quarterly periodical of NYSCA.
Other major events sponsored by NYSCA include the New York State Open, which has been held in Lake George the past few years.