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Our first in person tournament of the season will take place at Dunbar High School. Registration has been extended through Sunday October 16.

See event page for details

Join us for our virtual informational seminar for parents about the upcoming 2022-23 Academic Chess season on Wednesday, October 12 from 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m via Google Meet.

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We had 70 students from 23 schools participate in our online Season Opener chess tournament. The tournament featured 2 sections and the top 3 finishes in each section will receive a plaque for their accomplishment that will be mailed to them at their school.

ELEMENTARY K-6

Place	Name	School	Score	TB
1st	Andrey Gataulin	Skinner North	5	17
2nd	Ryan Huang	Lenart North	4	13
tied 3	Tuan Nguyen	Goudy	4	11.5
tied 3	Cooper Sandman	Pritzker	4	11.5

MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL (7-12)

Place	Name		Score	TB
1st	Agastya Vanama	Skinner North	4	7
2nd	Chase Jones	Brooks HS	4	7
3rd	David Perez	Brooks HS	3	6

Click here for complete results

Join us for a Professional Development for Academic Chess and Cops & Kids chess coaches on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, from 4:30 – 6:30 PM.

To confirm your attendance at the Professional Development Training, please complete your registration no later than October 3, 2022. If you have multiple coaches attending the training, please make sure each one registers for the event.

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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

Below is the 2022-23 chess schedule. As we firm up each event, the event will be added to the website’s event calendar. Additionally, we will be restarting the weekly Thursday Knights Blitz tournaments starting October 6.

Event	Date	Time	Location
Parent Seminar	Sep 29	5:00 – 6:30 PM	Online
Coaches Meeting	Oct 4	4:30 – 6:30 PM	Online
Season Opener Tourney*	Oct 10 (no scl day)	10 AM Start	Online
Parent Seminar	Oct 12	5:00 – 6:30 PM	Online
Oct All Stars	Oct 22 (Sat)	10 AM Start	Dunbar
Nov JR Prep (K-8)	Nov 12 (Sat)	10 AM Start	Dunbar
Fall Tourney*	Nov 21 (no scl day)	10 AM Start	Online
C&K Opener	Dec 6 (Tue)	10 AM Start	Cellular Field
Holiday Tourney*	Dec 26 (no scl day)	10 AM Start	Online
MLK Day Tourney*	Jan 16 (no scl day)	10 AM Start	Online
H.S. Champ	Jan 21 (Sat)	9:30 AM Start	Clement HS
Jan Kings & Queens	Jan 21 (Sat)	10 AM Start	Clement HS
Greater Chicago Championship	Feb 4 (Sat)	10 AM Start	McCormick Place
Presidents Day Tourney*	Feb 20 (no scl day)	10 AM Start	Online
Elem Playoffs	Mar 11 (Sat)	10 AM Start	WY
Elem Championship	Mar 25 (Sat)	10 AM Start	Dunbar
Spring Tourney*	Apr 4 (no scl day)	10 AM Start	Online
USCF H.S. Nationals	Mar 31 – Apr 2 (Fri-Sun)	Multi Day	Washington DC
All-Girls Nationals	Apr 28 – 30 (Fri – Sun)	Multi Day	Palmer House
Chess Queens Culmination	TBD	TBD	TBD
C & K Culmination	May TBD	TBD	TBD
May Day Tourney*	May 6 (Sat)	10 AM Start	Online
PanAm Youth	Aug 12-18	Multi Day	Chicago

Join Project sWISH as they host a Celebrity Softball Game on August 21, from 5:00 – 8:00 PM, at the Michelle Obama Sports Complex, 1440 W. Adams St.

For details, visit their website at https://projectswishchicago.com/

Join Project sWISH for their Back to School Community Event and help celebrity their 4 year anniversary. The event is taking place at Dusable Black History Museum, 740 E 56th Place, from 12:00 – 6:00 PM.

The event will feature

• Book Bag & school supply giveaway
• 3 on 3 basketball tournament
• Music
• Food
• Bouncy House
• Arcade Game
• and more

For details visit their website at https://projectswishchicago.com/

Leadership opportunity for 6th-12th grade chess girls! Apply at bit.ly/chess-queens-22.

Are you an ambitious 6th-12th grader? Are you looking for a paid leadership opportunity? Join our paid internship program at the CPS Chess Queens, no chess experience necessary. You will have the opportunity to lead introductory chess lessons, host tournaments in the Chicago area, and have access to exclusive leadership opportunities. Complete the brief application at bit.ly/chess-queens-22 to join the team. Have questions? Email queensunitedchess@gmail.com.

Chicago Public Schools partnered with Queens United Chess, a student-run organization to develop CPS Chess Queens. The program removes cost barriers and expands the accessibility of chess through female-led chess programs. We are looking for female-identifying 6th-12th grade students to join the Ambassador Program to serve as leaders in their communities. No prior chess experience is necessary – all team members go through a training program beforehand.