providing CPS students the opportunity to learn, play, & compete in chess
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 |
Join us for our Fall 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 Junior / Senior Prep Bowl 5-player team tournament that takes place at Sor Juana Elementary. The Junior Prep Bowl is for students in grades K-8 and the Senior Prep Bowl is for high school students in grades 9-12. Registration by school coaches only. Registration deadline is November 1.
The tournament features 4 sections:
Join us for our first in-person tournament taking place at Brooks High School. The All-Star tournament to K-12 grade students participating in the Academic Chess Program students. Registration by school coaches only. Registration deadline is October 11.
The tournament features 4 sections:
Join us for our Season Opener (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.
The Academic Chess team will host a virtual seminar covering the use of the ChessKid by coaches on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, time 5:00 – 6:00 PM via Zoom. This webinar is for CPS coaches to help you with using ChessKid in your classroom, managing your group of students, and answering your questions.
Participants are required to register in advance for this meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkfuisqT8sGtxSJkes7rw0fT2TbELS03js After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Join us for one of our virtual informational webinars for parents on Wednesday, September 27, or on Thursday, September 28, both from 5 – 6 PM via Zoom. Learn about the upcoming 2023-24 Academic Chess season, changes to this year’s program, and about this year’s tournaments being rated by the US Chess Federation. Each day is limited to 100 participants and will be the same presentation each day.
Participants are required to register in advance. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
To confirm your attendance at one of the meetings, please complete your registration no later than September 25, 2023.
Join us online for this year’s Academic Chess and Cops & Kids Coaches Meeting on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, from 4:30 – 6:30 PM via Zoom. Participants are required to register in advance for this meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMuc-uhqT0sGNMs4UsOHNwECahawLpvWCzg. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
To confirm your attendance, please complete your registration no later than September 18, 2023. If you have multiple coaches attending the training, please make sure each one registers for the event.
If we reach our limit of 100 participants, we will schedule an additional coaches meeting.
All coaches are required to attend the coaches meeting or watch a video of the meeting that will be emailed out and posted on this website.
