SJGS Chess Club
Back-to-back State Champions!
The SJGS Chess Club is open to all SJGS students in grades 1-8, from beginners to experts. Participants are grouped by playing level and learn and practice strategies of chess in preparation for tournament play. As many as 80 SJGS students participate in Chess Club each year!
Our next Chess Club season will start on September 20, 2024, and run through November 22. The signup form can be found here.
We have many players who compete in local, state, and even national tournaments. Most important for the club, each spring we take a contingent of players to the Scholastic Chess of Indiana Team State Championship. Congratulations to our 2024 State Champions in the 6th and Under division. The team finished in 1st among a 42-team field in Hammond, Indiana, on March 23. Congratulations also to our youngsters in the 3rd and Under division for their 4th place finish.
Previous top finishes include:
- 2023: State Champions, 6th & Under Division
- 2022: State Runner-ups, 6th & Under Division
- 2020, 2021: no state tournaments held
- 2019: State Champions, 3rd & Under Division; 5th and 11th place finishes for our two 6th and Under teams
- 2018: 6th place in both the 6th & Under Division and the 3rd & Under Division
Contact
SJGS Chess Club is open to SJGS students only, though we do host several tournaments throughout the year that are open to all players. For questions about Chess Club or to be added to the notification list for upcoming tournaments, please contact club organizer Todd Walatka.
