Out of concern for the health and safety of the players, parents, coaches and staff with the potential spread of COVID-19, the Kasparov Chess Foundation, Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation and the US Chess Federation regretfully announce the cancellation of the 17th annual KCF All-Girls National Championships (AGN) due to the extraordinary circumstances surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced on March 16 that he was ordering gatherings of 50 or more people to be canceled in line with new CDC guidelines issued Sunday.
As the largest female chess tournament in the United
States, we know that the tournament is the highlight of the year for many of
the players. This is the first time in the events 17-year history that it has
been canceled. The event will not be rescheduled. The next AGN will be place
from April 23- 25, 2021 at the Hyatt McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois.
Renaissance Knights will be providing full entry fee
refunds to players that have already registered for the event. They will be
processed automatically over the next few weeks; there is no need to contact us
about this. We will also be refunding any team rooms that have been paid for.
Our goal is to have all refunds processed in the next several weeks. Any
questions should be directed to David Heiser at david.heiser@renaissanceknights.org.
It is not necessary to contact the Westin Chicago Northshore
Hotel to cancel your reservation as the hotel will be cancelling all
reservations made for the event. The hotel will be sending out individual
confirmation via email of each cancellation.
The Kasparov Chess Foundation, Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation
and the US Chess Federation will continue to work hard to bring you top level
scholastic tournaments.
Thank you for helping to keep our community healthy and
safe!
