It's been a challenging year for all of us - I am happy to say that we will be continuing our Chess program this year. This year it will be FULLY ONLINE.
Mark Seghers returns as volunteer instructor/coach this year, and Robin Grochowski will also be helping as needed. Mark’s son Evan Seghers will assist as needed, and will also help Kyle Jain who returns at Whitman Middle School. Evan and Kyle are former state champs. The McKinley kids are reigning state champs for the last 2 years it was held (in 2020 there was no tournament). Whitman is waiting for its chance to win its first K-8 title!
The fee for the class is a one-time $50, which will cover 2 Zoom accounts, advanced instruction (Robin, Evan) and subscriptions to ChessKids.com, a safe online learning environment (a $49 value itself!).
Classes will be held on Thursdays this year, beginning Oct
15, from 4:30-5:30pm after school, ONLINE via ZOOM and Chesskids.com. Access to a computer is required during this
time- desktop or laptop required – a smartphone/tablet may be used for some
aspects of class, but it doesn’t work for Chesskids tournaments.
- Session
1: 5 classes: Oct 15, 22, 29, November 5, 12, 19, Dec 3, 10.
- NO
CLASSES DEC 17-24-31 – but we will play online Chesskids.com and will resume
classes in Jan.
- Session
2: January 7, weekly through March.
We don’t know yet about the state tournament or if it will happen
this year. If it does, we’ll try to
hold onto our title!
- State Tournament (experienced players): March 20-21 – UW Oshkosh IF IT OCCURS
Times: Thursdays
4:30-5:30pm online starting Oct 15.
Cost: $50. One-time fee for all sessions is $50 total per child.
Watch for the registration information coming soon from McKinley! You'll be able to register online here on this site, OR you can return the slip to the Office along with a check. Kids will be required to pay attention during Zoom, and there will be a small amount of homework.
ONLINE Tournaments will start later in the season – watch TosaChess.com
