Welcome to the website of the University of Chicago Chess Team and Club.

We are currently on break for the summer, and will resume our weekly meetings in the fall when classes resume. The first meeting will likely be around the first week in October. Please note: we will be changing both the location and date of the meetings, and will likely be meeting in Cobb Hall. All of the current information will be available for those on our mailing list. In addition to announcing meetings, you will receive periodic e-mail about upcoming events and tournaments. (The mailing list will remain active even if this website is only occasionally updated). All are welcome to join that list. The current owner of the list can always be contacted by e-mailing chess-admin AT listhost.uchicago.edu. At this time, it is Will G., the new president.

A couple of our former members from the GSB once created an extensive website at the GSB Chess Club website. That site has not been updated in several years; amongst other things, the meeting times are no longer accurate.

Typically, we attend a variety of local and national tournaments. The highlight is the Pan American Intercollegiate Chess Championship held over winter break (last year it was in Miami, and in 2004 we expect it to be held Dec 27-30, in Wichita, Kansas, sponsored by the Karpov School). In 2003-2004, we competed in the Midwest Class, U.S. Amateur Team Championship, Kansas City Open, Chicago Open, and host some intramural events. If you are interested in competing, join the mailing list, stop by a meeting, or send an e-mail to Will at chess-admin AT listhost.uchicago.edu.

Details on the teams' performance at the 2003 Pan Ams are here. Our teams did well at the U.S. Amateur Teams - Midwest this year in Northbrook, the weekend of February 14th; the first team drawing its match with the eventual winners in the final round. We also had a great deal of success at the Chicago Open, with teammembers winning clear first in U1200 (Steven) and =2nd in U1800 (Zachary)..

Last modified: 8 June 2004