Welcome to the SCCA Scholastic Chess wiki
Beginner, casual, or tournament chess people are ALL welcome here !
Chess is BOOMING in South Carolina....say YES to CHESS and be part of it !!
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March 6 saw 22 NEW PLAYERS, including 15 elementary, compete in their FIRST USCF TOURNAMENT EVER !!!
2010 South Carolina CHAMPIONSHIP Scholatic Tournament - MARCH 6
Results of ALL players - http://www.scchess.org/tables/scholastic/2010.htm
March 20 - Greenwood - non-USCF Fun-n-Free Scholastic K-12 Open Chess Tournament
April 10 - Edgefield - USCF & non-USCF Merriwether Mavericks Scholastic Chess Open
Try your skills against a Master! April 10 SIMUL
April 24 - Columbia - USCF SCCA Scholstic Grand Prix - http://www.scchess.org/calendar/scholastic_grand_prix.html
SCCA SCHOLASTIC GRAND PRIX STANDINGS - http://www.chessadventures.com/index.php?p=1_29_South-Carolina-Scholastics-Grand-Prix
April 24 - Greenwood - non-USCF Scholastic Tournament - http://greatergreenwoodchessplayers.pbworks.com/GREENWOOD-CHESS-2010-SCHOLASTIC-GRAND-PRIX
May 1 - Greenville - non-USCF Invitational Upstate Catholic School Chess Tournament - 2010 Upstate Catholic School Chess Tournament.ppt
May 7,8,9 - Atlanta, GA - USCF 2010 Burt Lerner National Elementary (K-6) Championship - http://www.uschess.org/tournaments/2010/elem/
June 11,12,13 - Greenville - USCF 2010 South Carolina Open - http://www.uschess.org/tlas/4774.ctla
June 18,19,20 - Atlanta, GA - USCF 2010 Castle Chess Grand Prix - http://www.uschess.org/tlas/4917.ctla
June 26 - USCF Beaufort Scholastic Open - details to follow - contact: Darrin Rogers rogers4akr@yahoo.com
October 30 - USCF Greenville Scholastic Open - details to follow - contact: Doug Ragan dnaragan@bellsouth.net
1.Young Bobby FIscher & 2.Young Susan Polgar & 3.Young Josh Waitzkin & 4.Young Maurice Ashley
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For more information on chess activity in South Carolina go to SCCA web site - http://www.scchess.org/
For more information on chess activity in all states go to USCF web site - http://www.uschess.org
"Fortune favours the prepared mind"
This site is a resource for schools, organizers, teachers, supporters and players to establish and grow chess for scholastics. Reference - SC Schools With Chess & Resources For School and Chess Club Organizers
“Chess is recognized as the ultimate game and is not simply a game but a learning tool for the development of the mind, and just happens to be in the form of a game. How fortunate we all are to have an easy method of exercising and developing much deeper thought processes in our minds while also amusing the simpler side of our nature.” - www.chess-poster.com
USCF Certified Chess Coach Program - go to SideBar at right - Coaches and Instructors in South Carolina
MESSAGE BOARD >> http://www.scchess.org/messages/messages.htm
Learn About Chess Tournaments
The elite Denker and Polgar Tournaments !
WHO WILL REPRESENT SOUTH CAROLINA IN 2010 ?
In 2009, South Carolina was represented by...
- Kristen Snowdeal, traveled to Texas Tech University (TTU) campus in Lubbock, TX @ Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls (SPNI)
- Daniel Dodds, traveled to the U.S. Open in Indianapolis, IN @ Denker Tournament of High School Champions
In 2010, the Denker Tournament of High School Champions will be held in Irvine, CA on July 31 to August 3.
In 2010, the Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls (SPNI) will likely be held in Lubock, TX July / August
Student representatives are from the annual SC Scholastic Championship. Top finishing High School player will receive funding assistance towards the Denker Tournament. Top finishing female participant (preferably from the High School section) will receive funding assistance towards the Polgar Tournament.
For the uninitiated, how much do you really know about chess?
..or why chess is better than video games !!
National Chess Day - October 9
2010 Nationals
2010 PRESIDENT’S CUP (The Final Four of College Chess) - 4/9/10-4/11/10 - TX
Junior High – Apr. 9,10,11 - Minneapolis, MN
Senior High – Apr. 16,17,18 - Columbus, OH
Elementary (K-6) – May 7,8,9 - Atlanta, GA
K-12 Championship – Dec. 10,11,12 - Lake Buena Vista, FL
2013 Nationals
SUPERNATIONALS V (date to be announced) Nashville, TN
THE COMPLETE USCF SCHOLASTIC SCHEDULE "THE NATIONALS" - http://main.uschess.org/content/view/7569/131/
USCF National Scholastic Chess Tournament Regulations
This site is also for planning, organizing, and coordinating state and local scholastic chess efforts and activates.
Join us identifing challenges to establishing and growing more scholastic chess in South Carolina.
We need your ideas, your energy, and your experience to join ours.
Join us defining goals for this year and beyond.
The history of chess in South Carolina is rich ( see http://www.scchess.org/history/history.htm ) and has been fortunate in the creation of the SCCA (South Carolina Chess Association) which was due in large part to the efforts of Mr. Elmer B. Hallman of Spartanburg. A resolution adopted at the association's 1926 organizational meeting noted that Mr. Hallman "by the exercise of his energy, tact, enthusiasm and zeal, brought about such interest, in South Carolina, in the game of chess as to make a State Chess Association a possibility. . . ."
Please support the SCCA's scholastic chess with the same energy, tact, enthusiasm and zeal. The actions of today shape the future of tomorrow.
THANK YOU for visiting and for knowing the value of chess !
If you are interested in being more involved in South Carolina scholastic chess, you've come to the right place. Contact me anytime.
Mike Games
MGames@Yahoo.com
South Carolina Chess Association Scholastic Coordinator
Greenwood, SC 29649-8992
864-389-1180 (anytime)
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