New York, NY, January 31, 2023<\/b> \u2013 Kasparov Chess Foundation in association with the Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation and American Chess Academy, present the 2023 Greater Chicago K – 12 Scholastic Championships to be held on February 4, and 2023 Greater California Super City Championships to be held on February 26. Both tournaments are open to K – 12 graders in public, private, charter and home schools.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe are excited to welcome students to a safe tournament setting where they can interact with one another, while competing for individual and school team prizes,\u201d explained Kasparov Chess Foundation President, Michael Khodarkovsky. \u201cThese experiences are invaluable for students, now more than ever, helping to shape young peoples\u2019 educational and interpersonal skills, while building their confidence,\u201d added Mr. Khodarkovsky.<\/span><\/p>\n Following are details on each tournament:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n 2023 Greater Chicago Scholastic Chess Championships<\/b><\/p>\n When<\/b>:\u00a0 \u00a0 February 4, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n Where<\/b>:\u00a0 McCormick Place \u2013 West Building 2301 S Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Drive,\u00a0<\/span>Chicago, IL<\/span><\/p>\n Format<\/b>:\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n Schedule<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>\n Entry Fee<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>\n Prizes<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>\n Online Registration by Feb. 2nd – <\/b>Click Here for Online Registration<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2023 Greater California Super City Championships<\/b><\/p>\n When<\/b>:\u00a0 \u00a0 February 26, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n Where<\/b>:\u00a0 Pacific Community Center, 501 S. Pacific Ave., Glendale, CA 91204<\/span><\/p>\n Format<\/b>:\u00a0 All sections: 5-Round, Swiss System<\/span><\/p>\n Schedule<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>\n Prizes<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Entry Fee<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>\n Online Registration by Feb. 25th – <\/b>Click Here for Online Registration<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n About Kasparov Chess Foundation\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Founded by World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov, KFC’s mission is to bring the many educational benefits of chess to children worldwide by providing a complete chess curriculum and enrichment programs. The Foundation promotes the study of chess as a cognitive learning tool in curricular classes and after-school programs for elementary, middle and high schools, both in the public and private school sectors. The not-for-profit educational organization also organizes tournaments and competitions on a local and national basis. For more information, please visit <\/span>https:\/\/kasparovchessfoundation.org<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n # # #<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Upcoming tournaments are in-person and open to all players\u00a0from public, private, charter and home schools in grades 12 & below. New York, NY, January 31, 2023 \u2013 Kasparov Chess Foundation in association with the Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation and American Chess Academy, present the 2023 Greater Chicago K – 12 Scholastic Championships to be held […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[58,53],"class_list":["post-1361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-greater-california-scholastic-championships","tag-greater-chicago-scholastic-championships"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kasparovchessfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kasparovchessfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kasparovchessfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kasparovchessfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kasparovchessfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1361"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kasparovchessfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1363,"href":"https:\/\/kasparovchessfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1361\/revisions\/1363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kasparovchessfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kasparovchessfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kasparovchessfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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