130 players participated in 98th edition of the monthly Knights Quest Tournament.
Congratulation to the section winners
Open – Jack Curico
U1400 – Arthur Xu, Jonas Vriend & Kevin Roberts
U1000 – Dimitar Mardov & Matthew Li
U600 – Alex Zhao
Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation
The right move for Chess in Chicago
130 players participated in 98th edition of the monthly Knights Quest Tournament.
Congratulation to the section winners
Open – Jack Curico
U1400 – Arthur Xu, Jonas Vriend & Kevin Roberts
U1000 – Dimitar Mardov & Matthew Li
U600 – Alex Zhao
Team: Whitney Young
Board 1: Acquah, Philip, Lane Tech
Board 2: Caen, Andy, Lincoln Park HS
Board 3: Parker-Turner phillip, Whitney Young
Board 4: Natarajan,Oliver, Whitney Young
Board 5: Fan, James, Northside College Prep
Board 6: Rodriguez, Ronald, Northside College Prep
Board 7: Horvath, stephan, Whitney Young
Board 8: Ruprect,Christopher, Whitney Young
We would like to congratulate our 2013 Knights Quest Champions for their excellent work this past year!
2013 Knights Quest Champions
Open – Christopher Girardo
U1400 – Matthew Varga
U1000 – Matthew Berner
U600 – Benjamin Broach
Our National Chess Day tournament was a great success. Thank you to our sponsor SBB Research Group for making this tournament possible. Congratulations to the winners:
Dimitar Mardov K-2 Aditya Pillal 3-4
Jacob Furfine 5-6 Georgia Wolf 7-8
Rahul Dhiman 9-12
Garry Kasparov made an appearance the final day of the KCF All-Girls National Championships where he signed books, spoke at the award ceremony, and handed out trophies to this years champions.
10th Annual All-Girls National Champions, cross-tables, and pictures here
Mayor Rahm Emanuel made an appearance for the opening of the 10th Annual All-Girls National Championships on Friday April 26th.
From left to right in the photo is Chief TD Glenn Panner, USCF President Ruth Haring, David Heiser of Renaissance Knights, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and KCF president Michael Khodarkovsky.
Involves critical thinking
Stimulates intellectual creativity
Improves problem-solving
Develops higher order thinking skill
Creates a positive competitive attitude
Increases math and reading skills
Chess is one of the most powerful educational tools available to strengthen a child’s mind. It’s fairly easy to learn how to play and the skills the students acquire are imperative for them to succeed in school and life.