Aditya Nicholas Dias Memorial Fund
Chess was an integral part of Aditya’s short life, starting from when he was just five years old. His family established this memorial fund through our nonprofit to honor Aditya’s love and passion for chess and to help schools, libraries, and community centers, especially those with financial constraints, start chess clubs. Despite the many benefits of chess and its low cost, very few schools offer chess in their curriculum or as a club. This was one of the challenges Aditya’s parents faced when he was growing up.

Through Aditya’s Memorial Fund, we are also pleased to sponsor the Castle Chess Camp in Atlanta which Aditya attended while he was growing up. He enjoyed making friends at camp whom he would later see at tournaments around the country. He loved learning more about the game from the experienced instructors and then sharing that with his friends and family back home.

120 campers from 22 states plus Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico participated in this year’s camp. Through this sponsorship, we look forward to enabling more students to enjoy the Castle Camp experience – especially those with limited resources.