Upcoming Chess Tournaments!

Tournaments are recommended for anyone who has completed the ChessKids QUEEN level lessons (and understands the material) - or of course for anyone who has competed last year in tournaments.

Tournaments are usually on SATURDAYS from now through March, culminating in the big state tournament at UW-Oshkosh in mid-March.  Also, McKinley has our OWN tournament on March 2 this year!  We will be asking for volunteers and baked goods as the time draws nearer, but we are locked into the calendar!

The Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Federation (WSCF) started scholastic chess in Wisconsin and has been going strong since 2003, providing tournaments in schools all over Wisconsin.  Mr. Seghers, head coach at McKinley, is a volunteer board member.  The WSCF will be running most of the tournaments we will be going to.  While the WSCF has tournaments just about EVERY Saturday, we like to play as a team where we can, so there are RECOMMENDED tournaments I like to suggest as a coach, so we can all play together as a team, in addition to our kids vying for individual accomplishments.  The IAC also offers some tournaments throughout the year - these tend to be USCF-rated, so you may need a USCF rating to play in them- each tournament is different.  Some offer both rated and non-rated play.

Last year our McKinley kids won quite a few tournaments, starting with the Milwaukee Folk Fair tournament - this year being held on November 17 at State Fair!  This is our first recommended tournament of this season. 

Here is a list of the tournaments we will be looking at (more will be added soon):

• Holiday Folk Fair - Nov 17 - State Fair - More Info Here
• Muskego Melee - Dec 1 - Lake Denoon Middle School - More Info Here
• Nicolet High School - Dec 8 - More Info Here