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.
447 Advanced Entries All-Girls Nationals
CPS K-8 North & South Playoffs
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.
438 All-Girls Nationals Advanced Entries
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.
Quest Points Standings
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.
The Gift of Chess: Greater Chicago K-12
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.
2016 Greater Chicago Champions
Congratulations to the winners of the 2016 Greater Chicago Championship. This year’s record breaking tournament had 354 players from 116 schools.
400 Advanced Entries
As of 2-5-16 there are 400 advanced entries for the 2016 Greater Chicago K-12 Championships which will take place today in Chicago. This puts us over last year’s record attendance of 327 players.
2015 Knights Quest Champions
Congratulations to our 2015 Champions
Georgia Wolf – Open
Matthew Varga – U1400
Jackie Christiansen – U1000
Jacob Komorowski – U600
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