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As we ramp up for the 2023-2024 chess season, we have published this year’s rules and regulations and this year’s Parental Permission Form that now includes a Student Data Sheet. All students in the Academic Chess program are required to complete this year’s permission form and data sheet. Coaches are required to collect these forms and have paper or electronic copies available at the tournaments.

• 23-24 Parental Permission Form – English
• 23-24 Parental Permission Form – Spanish
• 23-24 Rules & Regulation

All coaches need to complete the 2023-24 Coaches Contact Info Form

If your school has not already completed the applicable LOI, this needs to be done ASAP.

• 23-24 Academic Chess LOI
• 23-24 Cops & Kids LOI

Join us on Thursday July 13 from 10AM – 1PM for our Summer Chess Tournament open to students in grades 5-12 from schools that participate in the Cops & Kids Program.

The tournament will take place at Whitney Young high School on the cement area near the outdoor greenhouse on Jackson St. Students need to be dropped off after 9:30 AM and picked up by 1:30 PM. Lunch will be provided for the students.

Parents & coaches may register students for this event.

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3-week Summer training program with Master Instructor Lamar Lockett. Camp runs June 26 – July 14, 9AM – 2PM, at Whitney Young High School.

• ARE YOU A CPS STUDENT GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR?
• ARE YOU STAYING IN CHICAGO NEXT YEAR?
• DO YOU WANT TO BE PAID TO TEACH CHESS?
• DO YOU WANT TO EARN $$ WHILE YOU LEARN & HAVE FUN?

IF SO, THIS CAMP IS FOR YOU!!!

In this camp you will be trained to become a chess instructor and a tournament director.

Graduates will receive assistance in getting a job as a chess coach at a local CPS school, assistance with getting hired with a local chess company, and will be added to the TD staff for CPS tournaments.

MORE INFO/REGISTER NOW

The CPS Department of Academic Competition is pleased to announce its chess program offerings for SY 2023-2024. 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 2023-24 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

Cops & Kids LOI

2023-2024 Dates – dates and location may change, see events calendar for latest event details

DATE	EVENT	LOCATION
SEP 20	COACHES MEETING	ONLINE
SEP 27	PARENT PRESENTATION	ONLINE
SEP 28	PARENT PRESENTATION	ONLINE
OCT 21	ALL-STARS (K-12)	Brooks HS
NOV 11	JR/SR PREP BOWL (K-12)	SOR JUANA
DEC 9	COPS & KIDS (5-12)	TBD
JAN 20	HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP (9-12)	SENN HS
JAN 20	KINGS & QUEENS (K-8)	SENN HS
JAN 27	IHSA SECTIONAL	TBD
FEB 3	GREATER CHICAGO CHAMPIONSHIP (K-12)	MCCORMICK PLACE
FEB 9-10	IHSA STATE FINALS	TBD
MAR 2	K-8 PLAYOFFS	CLEMENTE
MAR 16	K-8 CHAMPIONSHIP	BEASLEY
APR 5-7	HS NATIONALS (7-12)	BALTIMORE, MD
APR 12-14	ALL-GIRLS NATIONAL (UNDER 18 YOA)	HYATT MCCORMICK
MAY 1	COPS & KIDS CULMINATING EVENT	TBD
MAY 2	QUEENS CULMINATING EVENT	TBD
JULY TBD	BLITZ & BUGHOUSE CHAMPIONSHIPS	TBD

The XXXIII Pan American Youth Chess Festival Open and Girls is a 7-day non-CPS tournament that takes place from August 12-18 at McCormick Place. This is an international 9-round Swiss tournament open to players from all the countries in the Americas. – TOURNAMENT INFO

Students interested in playing in the tournament need to complete THE PAN-AM YOUTH INTEREST FORM by May 19. At this time, no other expenses will be covered.

Join us online for our Spring online chess tournament on ChessKid while you enjoy you break from school. The tournament is open to all CPS students in grades K-12. To participate in the tournament students must have their ChessKid account associated with our Enterprise Account 3 days prior to the tournament. Click here for more info.

Join tournament opens at 9:30 am and Round 1 starts at 10:00 pm. The tournament features 1 section for all players.

SEE THE EVENT PAGE FOR MORE INFO

Join us for our weekly Thursday Knights Blitz tournaments open to students in grades K-12. Join tournament opens at 4:30 pm and Round 1 starts at 5:00 pm. The tournament features 1 section for all players.

THIS TOURNAMENT WILL BE conducted ONLINE THROUGH CHESSKID.COM.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

To participate in the tournament students must have their ChessKid account associated with our Enterprise Account 3 days prior to the tournament. Click here for more info.

SEE THE EVENTS PAGE FOR MORE INFO

After 5 rounds of intense competition, this year’s championship teams and individuals were crowned. Each of the individuals placed clear first with a score of 5-0 and the teams were between 1/2 point – 2 points ahead of the second place teams.

All the players enjoyed the day and at the end they all walked away as winners having advanced to the final stage of the 2022-2023 Elementary chess season.

SECTION	TEAM	INDIVIDUAL
Junior High	Whitney Young AC	Justin Zhang – Whitney Young AC
Intermediate	Pritzker	Justin Lee- Pritzker
Primary	Edison RGC	Advaith Muthu – Edison RGC

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