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THE NEXT TOURNAMENT WILL BE THE SNOWBALL OPEN AND DOUBLE BUG ON JANUARY 6TH AT DIAMONDHEAD EDUCATION CENTER Posted Saturday, December 2, 2023 by Lorene

The next tournament will be a double bug and an open section for K-2, K-5, K-8, and a rated section. The double bug consists of two members on a team, one member plays black and the other white. The oldest player on each team will play against each other. A check mate on one board is a check mate on both boards. A draw on one board is a draw on both boards. Adults are welcome to play with a school age partner.

Please bring your own chess set as we will not have chess sets available at this tournament. But chess sets will be available to buy at the equipment concession. You are encouraged to bring your own clock.

Check the Tournament Schedule for address and additional information.

Registration will also be on line and AT THE DOOR. If you do not pay on line, you must pay and register between 7:30-8:00am the morning of the tournament.

If you register on line you can arrive by 8:30am. The tournament begins at 9:00am. You must pre-register in order not to pay a late fee of an extra $5.00 at the door. Registration opens on line usually at 12:00 the day of the last tournament before the one you want to play in.

If you preregister arrive by 8:30am to check in. If you register at the door in order to get into the first round arrive by 7:30am to register. Sometimes the lines can get long and so arriving earlier helps. If you come later and still want to play, the players could miss the 1st round.

Check the Tournament Schedule for address and additional information.
Directions to the Education Center are listed on the SCA Website.

Registration is now open and just go to the Big Blue Button on the home page that reads (REGISTRATION) and just follow the directions to Register.

BURNSVILLE CLUB AND ACTION CHESS TOURNAMENT - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2023 Posted Friday, December 1, 2023 by Ty
Location: Diamondhead Education Center, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway Burnsville
Sections: K-6, Open (K-Adult)
This is not an SCA tournament or a USCF tournament.
Complete information.

SPAM FILTERING OF ANNOUNCEMENTS POSTED Posted Monday, August 29, 2016 by Lorene
Please note we have been informed that many SCA Email announcements have not been received due to likely spam-filtering issues. If you have requested to be on the Email list and are not receiving announcements, please do the following:

Check your spam, junk or trash Email folder to see if SCA announcements were incorrectly filtered out; if so, click the appropriate setting, for example, "Move-to-Inbox" and Mark as "Not Spam".

Facebook Posted Monday, October 22, 2012 by Webmaster
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Congratulations to our 2023 Statewide Tournament Champions
Well done!
Primary Champion
Ryan Zhou
Elementary Champion
Vignesh Subramanian
Middle Champion
Aarti Kannan

 

Congratulations 2023
Coach of the Year!

Rachael Theis

 

Congratulations 2023
Chess Camp Champs!

Alden Go
Championship Section

Maxwell Smigel
Novice Section

 

Resources: Check out these recommended instructional books.

USCF's Scholastic Chess page Check it out

Why teach chess to children?? Click here to find out.

Parents -- check out this tournament chess primer by the U.S. Chess Center

Wanted: Chess Coaches
There are many schools that need either a chess coach or someone with chess knowledge. If you are in Junior/Senior High School you may qualify as a chess assistant. Most chess clubs are after school, but some are before school or in the evening. If you are interested, please call 763-593-1168 or write to:

School Chess Association
5901 Laurel Ave Apt 134
Golden Valley, MN 55416-1070

Chess Clubs
Does your school have a chess club? If not, contact the School Chess Association.
We may be able to help your school start a club!!
Contact Lorene at Lorene@SchoolChess.org or 763-593-1168

The School Chess Association is dedicated to providing chess activities for students in Kindergarten through Grade 12.

In support of our mission, the SCA provides the following services:

  • Run chess tournaments
  • Provide chess camps
  • Develop chess clubs
  • Promote instruction

The SCA is dedicated to providing the best programs for all participants.  The SCA runs only non-elimination tournaments.  We believe that all students should have the greatest opportunity to play chess and that no one should be eliminated from a tournament.

This web site is devoted to providing information about the SCA and other chess activities.

For more information, e-mail Lorene Lampert or call us at (763)-593-1168


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