Central Florida Class Championships 2015
Central Florida Class Championships 2015Jan 27, 2015 The Central Florida Class Championships 2015 were held from 23-25th January at the DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando at SeaWorld, 10100 International Dr., 32821. The event had six sections: Master/Expert, Class A, Class...
Gulf Coast New Year’s Open
Gulf Coast New Year’s Open The Gulf Coast New Year’s Open was held from 2-4th January, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Fort Myers Airport in Fort Myers, Florida, USA. The tournament format was 5-round Swiss in six sections: Open...
Chess in schools in Florida?
Florida schools make play for scholastic chess curriculumBY ZACHARY FAGENSONFORT LAUDERDALE Fla. Sat Aug 30, 2014 7:06am EDT (Reuters) – Leaning over chess boards in the middle of classes, seven- and eight-year-olds in one of Florida’s largest school districts...
Mayors encourage kids to play chess
Broward mayors encourage children to check out chessJune 7, 2014|By Erika Pesantes, Sun Sentinel SUNRISE — You would expect silence, but there was no shushing here. There were cheers for chess instead in commission chambers that were abuzz with...
Broward County to bring chess into the class rooms
Broward elementaries make the move to chessBy Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel8:23 p.m. EDT, May 13, 2014 Broward schools are getting on board with a new strategy to improve student achievement – chess. The school district plans this fall to...
Chess & Hockey: US Top Chess Grandmaster Event with Florida Panthers
Speed chess on ice! @GMHikaru Nakamura @FlaPanthers $5 from ticket supports local chess. Use PROMO CODE: Panthers http://bitly.com/1jUXvbG Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, the top-ranked chess player in US history and one of the top 10 elite Grandmasters in the world,...
Presidents Weekend Championship
Presidents Weekend ChampionshipFeb 9, 2014 The Presidents Weekend Championship is scheduled to take place on 14-16th February at La Quinta Inn & Suites in Coral Springs, Florida, USA. The tournament is organized by Boca Raton Chess Club. The playing...
Teaching kids chess in Port Orange
KIDS’ CHESS CLUBKids learn the ‘right’ moves at Port Orange library’s Chess ClubBy TAYLOR ASHLEYCorrespondent Published: Sunday, January 12, 2014 at 5:30 a.m.Last Modified: Thursday, January 9, 2014 at 4:32 p.m. PORT ORANGE – It was all about making...
Interview with the state’s top rated sixth-grader
Five questions with … Truman Hoang, the state’s top rated sixth-grade chess player By Tribune staff Published: March 07, 2013 Updated: March 07, 2013 – 11:38 AM This week we chat with Truman Hoang, the top rated sixth-grade chess...