Chess

• Team and individual competition at the school, regional and state level.
• League play may be coordinated beyond the building, which is why a school can have a team even without a tournament at home.

• Not the same as a lunch chess club with no rated play.
• Casual play and a competition team are two different asks of a student's time.

A school sponsor coaches. League play may be coordinated beyond the building; the coach is still at the school.

Fall through spring. Ask the sponsor which league the school plays in, because that decides how many Saturdays are involved.

• Ask whether the school has a competition team, a club, or both.
• Ask how boards are chosen — top boards are usually earned, not assigned by grade.
• Ask whether rated play or tournament travel is expected of everyone.

A teacher or school sponsor runs the group. The district may coordinate a league or showcase, but it does not staff the team. Not every JCPS school offers this, and availability changes year to year — confirm at your child's school before you plan around it.

1. Is there a competition team here, a club, or both?
2. What day does it meet?
3. Is rated play or tournament travel expected?
4. Are there fees for entry or membership?
5. Which levels play here — elementary, middle or high?

This list is incomplete on purpose and is not a directory. We only list what we have actually seen a school publish, so a school missing here may still run the program — and a school listed here can drop it.

Still verifying. Tell us which schools field a team — that link is for adding a school, not for asking who the coach is. Browse the schools directory or tell us what your school offers.