I hope everyone stayed safe and healthy summer and you were able to take advantage of the great weather and chess offerings across the city.
Over the past 17 years I have worked with the CPS chess program, we have grown from a small group of schools with committed coaches, parents, and students, into a thriving academic chess program that affords engagement opportunities to thousands of students from diverse communities throughout city. Students are now able to participate in after-school chess clubs, city-wide chess tournaments, regional, national, and international chess tournaments at no cost. CPS chess players are among the top rated in the state and have won many state and national competitions.
This year we will continue to organize both in-person and online chess tournaments during the season. We will once again send students to the All-Girls National Chess Championship and the High School National Chess Championship. We will also be sending students to the Pan American Youth Chess Championship that is being held in Chicago in August 2023.
We will be starting the season off with virtual seminars for parents on September 29 followed by a virtual seminar for coaches and school administrators. See our website for complete details on these and other events.
David Heiser
Chess Consultant – CPS Academic Chess programs