Changing students’ lives on and off the board
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Impact
Changing Lives
60,000+ STUDENTS TAUGHT
250+ SCHOOLS ENGAGED
300+ TOURNAMENTS HELD
School Year 24-25
Academic Chess Programs
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110 Schools
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2,360 K–12th grade students
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85 elementary schools
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25 high schools
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600+ students participated in the regional Greater Chicago K–12 Chess Championship
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100+ students from 24 schools played in the US Chess Federation’s High School National Championship
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50+ CPS students participated in the KCF All-Girls National Chess Championship
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60+ CPS students participated in the international Pan American Youth Chess Championship
Cops & Kids Chess Initiative
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25 schools
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310 students (grades 5–12)
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25 weekly classes held between October – March
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92 students from 11 schools and 9 police officers played in the December event
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140 students from 16 schools and 14 police officers participated in the year-end event
Summer Programming
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3-week camp for 25 high school students
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2-week camp for 30 students in grades 5–8
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1-week camp for 16 girls in grades 5–12
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Two 1-week intersession camps for 34 students in grades 5–12
Tournaments
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3,849 participants at in-person tournaments
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1,087 participants in online tournaments
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CPS All-Stars – 344 players from 46 schools
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CPS Jr Prep Bowl – 258 players from 36 schools
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Cops & Kids Holiday Tournament – 92 students from 11 schools
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CPS Kings & Queens – 294 players from 56 schools
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CPS High School Championship – 190 players from 16 schools
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CPS K–8 Playoffs – 535 students from 62 schools
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CPS K–8 Championship – 108 players from 23 schools
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Cops & Kids Year-End Event – 140 players from 16 schools
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Weekly online Blitz (October – May)
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Monthly online Rapid (October – April)