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FOR STUDENTS IN GRADE 7-12

Come join the fun in our free and exciting 1-week chess camps. Students need to have previous chess experience and must have participated in their school’s academic chess and/or cops & kids chess programs. We are using a selection process to determine a student’s level of chess engagement and participation.

2 LOCATIONS

Lincoln Park HS – 2001 N Orchard St – CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS/REGISTRATION

Instructors: Ted Linnenbringer (Lincoln Park Coach) & Steven Parsons (Lane Tech Coach), Assistant Instructors: Avi Kaplan, Dario Pjevic, and Whitman Kosak – Lane Tech’s top three boards. 

Kelly HS – 4136 S California Ave – CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS/REGISTRATION

Instructors: Felipe Quiroz (Kelly Assistant Coach) & Edwin Walker (Coach at several CPS schools)

The CPS Department of Academic Competition is pleased to announce its chess program offerings for SY 2024-2025. We are delighted to afford these dynamic programmatic opportunities to schools and students from across the city. Below you will find the program offerings and their respective links to register and/or express interest in the programs. Please complete the below Letters of Interest to be included in our 2024-25 program roster.  This form must be completed by a person authorized by their school’s administration and agree to the program requirements.

Academic Chess LOI – COMING SOON

Cops & Kids LOI – COMING SOON

2024-2025 Dates – dates and location may change, see events calendar for latest event details

DATE	EVENT	LOCATION
SEP 11	COACHES MEETING	ONLINE
SEP 12	PARENT PRESENTATION	ONLINE
OCT 19	ALL-STARS (K-12)	TBD
NOV 16	KNIGHTS QUEST (K-12)	TBD
DEC 7	COPS & KIDS (5-12)	TBD
JAN 25	HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP (9-12)	TBD
JAN 25	KINGS & QUEENS (K-8)	TBD
FEB 1	IHSA SECTIONAL	TBD
FEB 8	GREATER CHICAGO CHAMPIONSHIP (K-12)	MCCORMICK PLACE
FEB 14-15	IHSA STATE FINALS	TBD
MAR 1	K-8 PLAYOFFS	TBD
MAR 15	K-8 CHAMPIONSHIP	TBD
APR 4-6	ALL-GIRLS NATIONAL (UNDER 18 YOA)	HYATT MCCORMICK
APR 27	COPS & KIDS CULMINATING EVENT	TBD
MAY 9-11	SUPER NATIONALS (7-12)	ORLANDO, FL
TBD	BLITZ & BUGHOUSE CHAMPIONSHIPS	TBD

Our weekly online chess tournament takes place weekly on Tuesdays at 6PM and held online through ChessKid. The tournament is open to all all CPS students who have a ChessKid account with the CPS Enterprise account.

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