On National Chess day 93 students and 7 Chicago Police Officers came out to Moos Elementary to play in our 2nd Annual Cops & Kids Tournament. All those who attended had a great time and received a free lunch of Marcello’s Pizza.
Thank you to all the Police Officers who came out to support this event.
To celebrate National Chess Day we are sponsoring the 2nd annual Cops & Kids tournament at Moos Elementary School in Chicago. The event aims to foster positive community relations by bring the community and police together for a fun day of chess.
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As of 4:30 pm on Friday August 12, there are 111 players registered for this Sunday’s 128th Knights Quest Tournament. It’s not to late to sign-up and play at our beautiful location, Hyatt Hotel, 1750 Lake Cook Rd, Deerfield, IL. Space is limited so sign up now!
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448 players from 27 states, Ontario and Inda participated in this year’s KCF All-Girls National Championships. The complete list of individual and team standings can be found here:
With round 1 completed, along with the Bughouse and blitz Side tournament, this year’s event is shaping up to being the best one yet.
Round 2 pairings will be done on Saturday morning around 9 am.
as of 4/20/16, a record breaking 447 players have registered so far for this year’s All-Girls National Championship taking place at the Hyatt McCormick Place in Chicago on April 22-24.
On Saturday March 5 392 CPS students came out and played in the playoffs at Whitney Young H.S. The top 3 teams and top 4 individuals not associated with an advancing team in each section will compete on March 19 at the CPS K-8 Championship.
as of 4/18/16, a record breaking 438 players have registered so far for this year’s All-Girls National Championship taking place at the Hyatt McCormick Place in Chicago on April 22-24.
The Knights Quest is a series of USCF rated tournaments that are held monthly in which players will receive points for games played. Upon completion of the yearly series in December, the top player from each section shall be declared the Champion of the Quest and receive a golden cup trophy as a reward. The point system for the series is: Win 1.0, Draw .5, Loss .25.
Betsy Carina Dynako wrote a very nice article on the Greater Chicago K-12 Championship and how through this tournament we gifted free entry into the tournament and complimentary US Chess memberships to 325 children who attend Title I schools. One hundred and eighty players benefited this year.
