The South Loop Chess Team had another very fun and successful tournament last weekend (2/26) at Rickover Naval Academy. Thirteen students competed in the four age groups and among them were first time competitors, returning veterans, students earning a personal best score, and two trophy winners! Abhishek Kabra earned a very impressive 4 points to...Read More
The South Loop Chess Team had a great tournament over the weekend at De La Salle Institute. Nine students competed in 4 different age groups, and the team had one of our best tournament outcomes yet. Several students competed for the very first time, others tied or even improved on their best scores, and for the...Read More
By Owen L., 4th grade This year the Chicago Chess Foundation accepted South Loop Elementary School into their Rook, Rattle & Roll program. They gave the school chess sets and Coach Isaac to help teach. Coach Isaac is very smaaaaart. He is in college at Illinois Institute of Technology studying computer engineering. The first chess...Read More
On Saturday, January 19th the South Loop Chess team weathered the snow storm and 5 rounds of chess with other students from the Chicago land area. The kids demonstrated great sportsmanship and the ability to have fun while competing!**K-2 grade placed 8th overall out of 21 schools****3-4 grade placed 6th overall out of 23 schools**Our...Read More
After the chess enrichment one day, Owen asked if he can join the upcoming chess tournament. I knew he enjoyed chess but was surprised he was interested in competing. I registered him for the free Chicago Chess Foundation tournament held on December 1, which they host monthly throughout the city. Three other friends from the...Read More
