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Past Chess Events

OCTOBER 2018

October 20, 2018 

Bateman Invitational Chess Tournament

  • Entry fee: FREE
  • Location: Chicago, IL
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October 27, 2018 

CPS All-Stars Tournament
​at Chicago Vocational High School

  • Entry fee: FREE
  • Location: Chicago, IL
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NOVEMBER 2018

November 3, 2018 

​Illinois All Grade K-12 Championship 
​at Naperville North High School – rated*

  • Entry fee: 
  • Location: Naperville, IL
Register online

(*USCF ID is required)
November 10, 2018 

CCF #1 Scholastic Chess Tournament 
​at Gwendolyn Brooks High School

  • Entry fee: FREE
  • Location: Chicago, IL
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Register online
 
 (Leave the USCF ID blank for non-members or if unknown)
November 18, 2018 

2018 Illinois Class State Championship – ​rated*

  • ​Entry fee:  
  • Location: Naperville, IL
Register online

(*USCF ID is required)
November 23, 2018

Black (& White) Friday SCHOLASTIC
K-12 U1200 (Held prior to the Sevan Memorial tournament) ​at Hyatt Regency Schaumburg – rated*

  • Entry fee:  
  • Location: Schaumburg, IL
Tournament
​Flyer
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(*USCF ID is required)
November
23-25
​or 24-25, 2018

3rd Annual Sevan Memorial tournament 
​at Hyatt Regency Schaumburg – rated*

  • Entry fee:  
  • Location: Schaumburg, IL
Tournament
​Flyer
Register online

(*USCF ID is required)
November 24, 2018

26th Annual Chicago Latino Chess Championship at Lozano Library

  • Entry fee: FREE
  • Location: Chicago, IL
Tournament
​Flyer
Register online
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(Leave the USCF ID blank for non-members or if unknown)

DECEMBER 2018

December 1, 2018

CCF #2 Scholastic Chess Tournament 
​at Rickover Naval Academy

  • Entry fee: FREE
  • Location: Chicago, IL​
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 (Leave the USCF ID blank for non-members or if unknown)
December 8, 2018 

​Chicago Chess Center Plus-Score #29 ​
​(Open, U2000, U1600, U1200) 
​at UIC Student Center East – rated*

  • Entry fee:  
  • Location: Chicago, IL
Register online

(*USCF ID is required)
December
​14-16, 2018 

National Scholastic K-12 Grade Championship – rated*

  • Entry fee:  
  • Location: Orlando, FL
Register online

(*USCF ID is required)
December 16, 2018 

Chicago Chess Center Beginners’ Open #22 
(U1200&Unrated, U800&Unrated) 
​at UIC Student Center East – rated*

  • Entry fee: 
  • Location: Chicago, IL
Register online

(*USCF ID is required)
December 16, 2018 

Chicago Chess Center Plus-Score #30 (Open, U1700) 
​at UIC Student Center East – rated*

  • Entry fee:  
  • Location: Chicago, IL
Register online

(*USCF ID is required)

JANUARY 2019

January 3, 2019

2019 Winter Break Chess Clinic and Tournament 
​by GM Chess Academy – rated*

  • Entry fee:                          Space is limited. First come first serve.
  • Location: Wheaton, IL
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January 5, 2019

​2019 Winter Scholastic (U1200, U700) – rated*

  • Entry fee:  
  • Location: Schaumburg, IL
Tournament Flyer
Register online

(*USCF ID is required)
January
5-6, 2019

​Tim Just Winter Open XXXVI (Open, U1800) – rated*

  • ​​Entry fee:  
  • Location: Schaumburg, IL
Tournament Flyer
Register online
​
(*USCF ID is required)
January 12, 2019 

CPS Kings & Queens Tournament ** 
​at Whitney Young High School

  • Entry fee: FREE
  • Location: Chicago, IL
** 5-Board Team Tournament

(!) Mr. Geisler will take care of registration
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January
​18-20 or
​19-20, 2019 

Chicago Chess Center 2nd Jane Addams Memorial 
(Open, U2100, U1900, U1700, U1500, U1300, U1000) 
​at UIC Student Center East – rated*​

  • Entry fee:  
  • Location: Chicago, IL
Register online

(*USCF ID is required)
January 19, 2019 

CCF #3 Scholastic Chess Tournament
​at De La Salle High School

  • Entry fee: FREE
  • Location: Chicago, IL
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​ 
 (Leave the USCF ID blank for non-members or if unknown)
January 21, 2019

CHESS-ED Kymbaya MLK Schools-out Chess Workshop at Edgebrook Lutheran Church

  • Entry fee:  
  • Location: Chicago, IL
Workshop Flyer
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FEBRUARY 2019

February 2, 2019 

Greater Chicago K-12 Championship 
​at McCormick Place – rated*

  • Entry fee: FREE for CPS students
  • Location: Chicago, IL
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Tournament Flyer
Register online  (use CPS Student Entry option on registration page)     *USCF ID is required
February 
​15-17, 2019 

​2019 U.S. Amateur Team North (USAT) **
at Hyatt Regency Schaumburg – rated*

  • Entry fee:  
  • Location: Schaumburg, IL
** 4-Board Team Tournament
​
(Please contact Mr. Geisler for more details if you are interested)
Register online

(*USCF ID is required)
February 18, 2019 

CHESS-ED Kymbaya Presidents' Day Workshop at Edgebrook Lutheran Church

  • Entry fee:  
  • Location: Chicago, IL
Workshop Flyer
Register online
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February 23, 2019 

CCF #4 Scholastic Chess Tournament 
at Mount Carmel High School

  • Entry fee: FREE
  • Location: Chicago, IL
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​​ 
 (Leave the USCF ID blank for non-members or if unknown)

MARCH 2019

March
9-10, 2019

Illinois K-8 State Chess Championship 
at Bone Student Center of Illinois State University - rated*

  • Entry fee:  
  • Location: Normal, IL
Register online

(*USCF ID is required)
March 10, 2019

CCC Bobby Fisher Memorial 
​(Section: Open, U2000, U1600, U1200 & Unrated)
​at UIC Student Center East ​- rated*

  • Entry fee: 
  • Location: Chicago, IL
Register online 
​
(*USCF ID is required)
March
15-17, 2019

National High School K-12 Championship
at Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center- rated*

  • Entry fee: 
  • Location: Schaumburg, IL
  • 2019 National HS Chess Championships Important Info
  • Tournament Schedule
  • Renaissance Schaumburg convention center map
Register online
​
(*USCF ID is required)
K-12 National Reminder
March 23, 2019 

CPS K-8 Playoffs ***
​at Whitney Young Magnet High School

  • Entry fee: FREE
  • Location: Chicago, IL

​(!) Mr. Geisler will take care of the registration

*** Mr. Geisler will send an invitation if your child has been given a roster spot for the Playoffs. 
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