Chicago's Premier Chess Program
providing CPS students the opportunity to learn, play, & compete in chess
The Greater Chicago K-12 Championship will take place at McCormick Place. The tournament features 4 sections that are divided into subsections based on a player’s US Chess rating. Students will be provided with a US Chess membership if they don’t already have one. Students with expired memberships will be renewed.
Schools are limited to bringing 25 students to this tournament. Registration is open through January 24.
The High School Championship and the K-8 Kings & Queens tournament will take place this year at Senn High School.
HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP
The event features 3 sections: 8-player Varsity team, 5-player Junior Varsity team, and Open sections. Registration open January 1 – 10. There is no restriction on the number of teams / players that a school can register.
K-8 KINGS & QUEENS
This is a 5-board team tournament. Teams must have a minimum of 4 players to compete and schools can only register 2 teams. Registration open January 1 – 10.
Join us for our MLK Day Online Tournament open to students in grades K-12 with 2 sections:
Join tournament opens at 9:30 am and Round 1 starts at 10:00 am.
To participate in the tournament students must have their ChessKid account associated with our Enterprise Account 3 days prior to the tournament.
Join us for our Winter Online Tournament open to students in grades K-12 with 2 sections:
Join tournament opens at 9:30 am and Round 1 starts at 10:00 am.
To participate in the tournament students must have their ChessKid account associated with our Enterprise Account 3 days prior to the tournament.
Our December Cops & Kids tournament will take place at Parker Community Academy. The tournament is open students in grades 5-12 from schools participating in this year’s Cops & Kids Program. Registration takes place from November 20 – 29.
Thank you to all the students, coaches, parents, and volunteers who made this past weekend’s tournament a success!
258 students from 36 schools battled it out in friendly competition across the chessboard at Sor Juana Elementary School in 5-board team competition.
The Department of Academic Competitions anticipates sending 80 students in grades 7 through 12 to the US Chess High School National Tournament in Baltimore, MD. from April 4 – 8, 2024.
Here is the letter with details on the trip, selection criteria, and the form that needs to be completed by the school’s administration to confirm your school’s interest by Friday, December 1, 2023. Selected schools will be announced by Friday, December 8, 2023.
Schools will need to cover the cost of meals for students and chaperones from lunch on Thursday, April 4 through breakfast on Monday, April 8. Below is the Meal & Incidental Expense for Baltimore from the U.S. General Services Administration. Per the CPS Employee Travel & Work-Related Expense Reimbursements Manual, the standard meal and incidental expenses per diem rate is set at the GSA rate for the city/county/region … School’s will need to provide/reimburse the funds for meals to their school chaperones for their students and chaperones.
| Primary Destination | County | M&IE Total | Continental Breakfast/Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Incidental Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore City | Baltimore City | $69 | $16 | $17 | $31 | $5 |
Below are the PowerPoint presentation from the November 14 presentation to coaches and the CPS Student travel policy.
Thank you to all the students, coaches, parents, and volunteers who made this weekend’s tournament a success!
344 students battled it out in friendly competition across the chessboard at Brooks HS. At the end of the day our All-Stars were crowned.
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Congratulations to all students that participated in our first online tournament of the season. There were 57 students from 16 schools that played between the two sections.
At the end of the tournament our 1st – 3rd placed students earned an award which will be mailed to their school.
| SECTION | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| MS/HS | Rahul Pothabathula – Whitney Young HS | Sebastyan – Virtual Academy | Marco Baldwin – Lincoln Park HS |
| ELEMENTARY | Shane Veale – Edison RGC | Advaith Muthu – Edison RGC | Ryan Huang – Lenart |