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THE NEXT TOURNAMENT WILL BE THE ANARAE MEMEMORIAL TWIN CITIES MIDDLE SCHOOL TOURNAMENT ON April 8th AT DIAMONDHEAD EDUCATION CENTER IN BURNSVILLE Posted Saturday, March 25, 2023 by Lorene

To play in the School Chess Association tournament, you do not need to be a member of a team.
Next tournament has four sections:
K-2 Open
K-5 Open
K-8 Anarae Memorial Twin Cities Middle School Tournament (Team awards are based on the top three finishers from the school)
K-Adult Rated (Players in this section must be USCF members, or purchase memberships on site.)

Register Online (open now) or in-person (April 8, starting at 7:30 am).
If you register online and have already paid, please arrive by 8:30am. If you register online and need to pay, please arrive by 7:30am. There is a late fee of $5.00 if you pay at the door.
Masks are required in the playing room.

BIG CHANGES ARE HAPPENING AT THE SCHOOL CHESS ASSOCIATION! Posted Thursday, September 1, 2022 by Lorene
Starting with our new 2022-2023 scholastic chess season, the School chess Association is changing the way we define the sections in our standard tournaments.

Standard tournaments will still have four sections, but are grouped differently than before.

Starting this year we will have K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12 sections. If there is a USCF rated section, that will be for grade K-Adult.

This change will now put the SCA in closer alignment with most of the public schools in Minnesota..

For the Statewide Minnesota Tournament, we will also be grouped by K-2, 3-5, and 6-8. The Lawrence Lampert Memorial Tournament will be 9-Adult.

If you have any questions about this new alignment, please give Lorene a call at 763-593-1168.

Please see our Tournament page or our 2022 Fall Flier for the 2022-2023 tournament schedule.

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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Please make sure we have your e-mail address Posted Sunday, January 9, 2011 by Webmaster
Did you receive the latest e-mail from SCA? If not, please join the mailing list.

Be sure your spam filter allows the schoolchess.org domain. Announcements come from NoReply@schoolchess.org

We're no longer sending updated tournament dates by mail. To receive the latest tournament dates, please update your e-mail address by contacting registrar@schoolchess.org.

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Congratulations to our 2022
Statewide Tournament Champions
Well done!
Primary Champion
Jaden Walker
Elementary Champion
Sourish Majumder

 

Congratulations 2022
Coach of the Year!

Bill Heinemann

 

Congratulations 2022
Chess Camp Champs!

Shrinivas Iyer
Championship Section

Asher Jeevanathan
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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