MPTS Chess Club Parent Volunteer Coordinators NEEDED!
MPTS Chess Club is looking for a Volunteer Coordinators to help us organize and increase visibility of MPTS at local, regional, and national tournaments. If your children or students have benefited and enjoyed instructional chess at MPTS, please consider giving back and volunteering with MPTS Chess Club so that our program can continue for years to come.
Sign up today to organize MPTS participation at LOCAL tournaments
Sign up today to monitor Rec Chess at MPTS on select Friday mornings
Purchase MPTS CHESS shirts at the School Store!
Sign up today to monitor Rec Chess at MPTS on select Friday mornings
Purchase MPTS CHESS shirts at the School Store!
If you are interested in getting involved with MPTS Chess Club, please let us know! Send an email to mptsrecchess@gmail.com and indicate your interest or to get more details.
Local, Regional, and National Tournaments 2018-2019
CMCSA Sponsored Tournaments
First Team Tournament (10/13/2018) – free and no USCF membership required
Junior Open (11/10/2018)
Grade Championship (12/08/2018)
Southern Scholastic(1/12-1/13/2019)
Second Team Tournament (2/16/2019) – free and no USCF membership required
Third Team Tournament (3/16/2019) – free and no USCF membership required
Learn more and REGISTER today!
*** What to expect at your first tournament ***
**** Team Tournaments ****
YMC 'Teacher Workday' Tournaments
Typically, YMC hosts teach workday tournaments at MPTS and other local elementary schools on planned teacher workdays (or pop up snow days!). The anticipated tournaments will be hosted on:
Fall Tournament -- October 31, 2018
Holiday Tournament -- December 19, 2018
Winter Tournament -- January 22, 2019
Spring Tournament -- March 29, 2019
Stay tuned for more information or monitor YMC website.
Local, Regional, and National Tournaments
The North Carolina Chess Association updates their website with all USCF rated NC and National tournaments. Please let us know if your child is interested in competing in additional tournaments.
MPTS students will participate in USCF Nationals (Nashville, TN May 2019) and NC State Chess Championship (TBD) if there is enough interest.
First Team Tournament (10/13/2018) – free and no USCF membership required
Junior Open (11/10/2018)
Grade Championship (12/08/2018)
Southern Scholastic(1/12-1/13/2019)
Second Team Tournament (2/16/2019) – free and no USCF membership required
Third Team Tournament (3/16/2019) – free and no USCF membership required
Learn more and REGISTER today!
*** What to expect at your first tournament ***
**** Team Tournaments ****
YMC 'Teacher Workday' Tournaments
Typically, YMC hosts teach workday tournaments at MPTS and other local elementary schools on planned teacher workdays (or pop up snow days!). The anticipated tournaments will be hosted on:
Fall Tournament -- October 31, 2018
Holiday Tournament -- December 19, 2018
Winter Tournament -- January 22, 2019
Spring Tournament -- March 29, 2019
Stay tuned for more information or monitor YMC website.
Local, Regional, and National Tournaments
The North Carolina Chess Association updates their website with all USCF rated NC and National tournaments. Please let us know if your child is interested in competing in additional tournaments.
MPTS students will participate in USCF Nationals (Nashville, TN May 2019) and NC State Chess Championship (TBD) if there is enough interest.
Miscellaneous Information
US Chess Federation
The US Chess Federation (US Chess) is the official governing body and not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization for chess players and chess supporters in the United States. Their mission is to empower people through chess one move at a time. Their vision is to enrich the lives of all persons and communities through increasing the play, study, and appreciation of the game of chess. All students wanting to play in RATED tournaments must REGISTER for membership.
Charlotte Chess Center & Scholastic Academy (CCCSA)
While CCCSA is NOT associated with instructional Chess at MPTS, many MPTS students looking for a more competitive edge to the game have participated as a member. The organization serves as an extracurricular place where members of all ages and skill levels can congregate and enjoy the royal game of chess. They also sells basic chess supplies and has an open library of over 700 books. The CCCSA serves as an educational hub for chess in the Charlotte area; offering camps, classes and lectures year round.
Chess Kid
Empower children to learn the timeless game of Chess on the the world’s #1 Chess site for kids! ALL MPTS Competitive Chess Club students will receive a FREE subscription. Our learning tools will keep kids motivated to learn and improve their Chess skills. More importantly, learning Chess will give them skills that they can take with them throughout life: strategy, tactics, creativity, perseverance and calculated risk-taking. A variety of learning tools, puzzles and real-time Chess against our computer robots or other humans, provide brain-stimulating challenges and hours of entertainment to kids, even through the natural growing pains of learning the demanding game of Chess. ChessKid boasts a fully curated curriculum, video content and a Level Progression system keeps kids hungry to learn and motivated to keep improving and moving up. So whether your kid is an eager Knight or an experienced Queen, you will notice immediate differences in their over-the-board quality and game results!
The US Chess Federation (US Chess) is the official governing body and not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization for chess players and chess supporters in the United States. Their mission is to empower people through chess one move at a time. Their vision is to enrich the lives of all persons and communities through increasing the play, study, and appreciation of the game of chess. All students wanting to play in RATED tournaments must REGISTER for membership.
Charlotte Chess Center & Scholastic Academy (CCCSA)
While CCCSA is NOT associated with instructional Chess at MPTS, many MPTS students looking for a more competitive edge to the game have participated as a member. The organization serves as an extracurricular place where members of all ages and skill levels can congregate and enjoy the royal game of chess. They also sells basic chess supplies and has an open library of over 700 books. The CCCSA serves as an educational hub for chess in the Charlotte area; offering camps, classes and lectures year round.
Chess Kid
Empower children to learn the timeless game of Chess on the the world’s #1 Chess site for kids! ALL MPTS Competitive Chess Club students will receive a FREE subscription. Our learning tools will keep kids motivated to learn and improve their Chess skills. More importantly, learning Chess will give them skills that they can take with them throughout life: strategy, tactics, creativity, perseverance and calculated risk-taking. A variety of learning tools, puzzles and real-time Chess against our computer robots or other humans, provide brain-stimulating challenges and hours of entertainment to kids, even through the natural growing pains of learning the demanding game of Chess. ChessKid boasts a fully curated curriculum, video content and a Level Progression system keeps kids hungry to learn and motivated to keep improving and moving up. So whether your kid is an eager Knight or an experienced Queen, you will notice immediate differences in their over-the-board quality and game results!