Midwest Regional All Girls & Women’s Open
Cops & Kids Chess Initiative- Checkmating Violence in Chicago
The Chicago Public Schools, Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation, in partnership with the Chicago Police Department, developed the Cops & Kids Chess initiative as a year-round program for elementary (5-8) and high school students. The program reduces violence and promotes peace in the home, schools and communities by increasing positive relationships between youth and police officers while utilizing the game of chess as the vehicle for engagement. www.checkmateviolence.com
Chess at National Night-Out
Join us on Tuesday August 6th from 5 – 8 pm at the United Center for National Night-Out – America’s night out against crime. We will have chess tables to play at, our mega chess set and more.
All-Girls Nationals Championship Concludes
With almost 400 girls under 18 YOA came from across the country and Puerto Rico to participate in the 16th Annual KCF All-Girls National Championship. The highlight of this year’s event was the sights and sounds from the Star Wars Convention going on next door to the tournament. Throughout the day there was a steady stream of people dressed in character walking past the skittles rooms. At one point a light saber battle broke out between 2 T-Rexs.
Congratulations to this year’s individual and team winners.
KCF All-Girls Nationals Starts Friday
the 16th Annual KCF All-Girls National Chess Championship starts this Friday at the Hyatt McCormick Place. Taking place the same weekend at McCormick Place is the Start Wars convention. Due to the convention Cermak Rd will be closed; See the access maps for open routes to the hotel.
Advance entries are posted with the player’s April ratings. ADVANCE ENTRIES
Details and tournament registration are at ALL-GIRLS NATIONALS
CPS Champions Crowned
After long day of tough competition, this year’s CPS Elementary Champions have been crowned. Congratulations to all the students and teams that qualified to advance to the Championship tournament. The exciting games were played, but at the end of the day our Champions had pulled ahead of their peers.
STANDINGS & PHOTOS
CPS K-8 Playoffs
510 students from 39 schools from across the city competed in the 2019 CPS K-8 Chess Playoffs.This year was even more exciting with many of the players having just finished competing at the K-12 National Championship the weekend before this event.The top 3 teams & top 4 individuals not a part of team moving forward will advance to the CPS Championship on March 30, 2019.
CPS Students Participate in HS Nationals
Through our partnership with Chicago Public Schools, more than 250 students from across the city had the opportunity to participate in the HS National Championship at no cost to them or their parents.
The recent advancements made in the CPS chess program was evident at the end of the tournament. Matthew Stevens from Whitney Young was Co-Champion scoring 6.5 out of 7.0 and Whitney Young HS team came in 2nd place in the Championship section… read more Photos
Final Standings Greater Chicago K-12 Championship
More than 640 students from grades K-12th participated in Chicago’s largest US Chess Federation rated tournament of the year – the 10th Annual Greater Chicago K-12 Championship. The competition was fierce, but at the end of the day this year’s City of Chicago Chess Champions were crowned.
Cops & Kids Tournament
More than 100 students from 25 schools teamed up with nearly 30 Chicago police officers to compete in the Cops & Kids Invitational Chess Tournament as part of the Cops & Kids program designed to improve chess skills and boost positive relationships between youth and
law enforcement.
