Parker Chess Club

11/16/2022

CMSCA's Junior Open Chess Tournament is on Saturday - 11/19/2022!

Come to our first Rated Chess Tournament of the year! Register online by Friday (11/18/2022) or register in person on Saturday day of tournament!

Never played in a rated Chess Tournament? Well this is the perfect opportunity to play in your first rated chess tournament! Our friendly staff and volunteers will be happy to walk you through the process and assist you on tournament day.

If registration process is too confusing, please come early and we can help you register onsite. If you can, please sign up for a US Chess Federation Member ID (Youth Under 19 is $20) at their site - https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess. Once you have a US Chess Member ID, then you can register on our website below.
Junior Open Registration: https://cmsca.org/junior.php

Lunch will be available for purchase! Any questions, don't hesitate to contact us at [email protected] or [email protected]

Address: 4301 Sandy Porter Rd, Charlotte, NC 28273-3214

Online registration is preferred; registration and payment via Paypal (credit card or bank account) will be accepted through 8:00 p.m. on the day prior to the start of the tournament. Registration on site is between 8:00 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. on the date of the tournament. Registration after 8:45 a.m.....

10/05/2022

CMSCA: https://www.cmsca.org

CMSCA Team Tournament
The first CMSCA Team Tournament of the school year will occur on October 15, 2022 at Olympic High School. Each year the CMSCA runs 3, value priced Team Tournaments. Any school may enter unlimited students for all three of these Team Tournaments for one low total price of $75. This tournament is unrated and is perfect for introducing your players to the exciting world of tournament chess.

Free Chess Lessons In-Person and Virtual
Our first session in September was a great success with a full room of eager chess students! We are looking to expand to other Public Libraries and make it more frequent. We also adding a virtual option. Next free chess lesson is this Sunday (10/09/2022). Space is limited please sign up via our website!

Chess at CMS Schools
Are you looking to bring chess to your school and establish a Chess Club? CMSCA is happy to help sponsor a Chess Instructor for your school paid for by CMSCA! Please send email to [email protected] if you are interested.

Data Science and Chess
Do you have a student interested in pursuing a career in Data Science or Tech and also love Chess? Then we have the project for you! We have brought onboard a Data Scientist that will be working with students on a Data Science Project that will combine the field of Data Science with Chess. No coding background is required, we will start from the beginning and guide each step of the way. Go to our website for additional info.

https://mailchi.mp/fb00d233024b/cmsca_2022_welcome-9757445

CMSCA is happy to be kicking Tournaments off again! Plus now we are offering Free Chess Lessons!

09/16/2022

Besides the opportunity to join the Parker Chess Club per instructions posted earlier, there is also the opportunity for Free Chess Lessons on Sundays via the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Scholastic Chess Association (CMSCA). Links below!

CMSCA: https://www.cmsca.org

Free Chess Lessons on Sundays: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e45a5a623abfdc43-free

09/16/2022

It's time to sign up for Parker Academic Center's Chess Club! The club was won Local, State, and National Trophies over the years! Let's do it again!

For financial assistance email Principal Range at [email protected]

Day of the Week: Friday
Meeting Time: 8:00am - 9:00am
Semester Start Date: September 23
Semester End Date: January 20
Grades Eligible: K-5
Location: In-Person, At School
Tuition: $180

Registration Link:
https://app.enrollsy.com/enroll/charlotte-chess-center?lId=cl48giiyx64zs0869j9n43rx5&pId=cl6a2xmwdgg1g07119jdh6iwc

Chess Club Flyer:
https://7c12d504-3de1-499c-967e-033450fc9f3c.usrfiles.com/ugd/7c12d5_287043cdf7af4cbe90c2d6fdda674f93.pdf

02/25/2021

Look what’s being re-released! Some of the younger chess players might never have seen this documentary when it first came out! Definitely worth a watch. ♟ 💕

08/30/2020

Hi Parents!

Chess club information will be going out shortly. Watch this video about how things will work this school year.

05/05/2020

All BAC students in our chess program have access to these videos.

Enjoy!

01/30/2020

Besides the NC K-12 Chess Tournament, we also have the Chess Nationals in Nashville, TN! Every chess player is invited so register today! There are still hotel rooms available at a discounted chess rate!

http://www.uschess.org/tournaments/2020/elem/

01/30/2020

2020 NC K-12 Chess Championship
March 6-8, 2020

Discount Rate of $49 Ends January 31
This is the youth chess event of the year! Over 320 Players already registered. All ability levels are encouraged to play, even first time tournament players. Every K-12 chess player that knows how to make checkmate should play this event. There are prizes at all different ability levels.

The Charlotte Chess Center will have a private team room where parents and CCCSA students may sit during and in-between rounds.

Top CCCSA instructors will also be there to assist students.

REGISTRATION AND MORE INFORMATION HERE

We’re setting up for a record 900 players this year. Players will range in ability from first time tournament player to Chess Master! We have over 350 prizes for all different ability levels giving individual players, even new players, of varying skill the chance to trophy. This event is a dual In...