Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Federation

"Growing young minds for the future"

Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Federation

Growing young minds for the future

“The Game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement; several very valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired and strengthened by it, so as to become habits ready on all occasions; for life is kind of Chess in which we have often points to gain and competitors or adversaries to contend with and in which there is a vast variety of good and ill events, that are in some degree the effect of prudence, or want of it.”
~ Benjamin Franklin
  Upcoming Events: Wisconsin Rating:
January 13 - January Bughouse Tournament, Waukesha
January 21 - Discovery World, Milwaukee
January 28 - Northwest Catholic Tournament, Milwaukee
January 28 - 6th Annual Sheboygan Christian School Tournament, Sheboygan
February 4 - Nicolet High School Chess Tournament- Glendale
February 11 - Waukesha Stem Academy Chess Tournament- Waukesha
February 11 - 5th Annual Kohler Schools Chess Tournament- Kohler
February 11 - Christ Lutheran Academy Chess Tournament- Kenosha
February 18 - Sun Prairie Scholastic and Adult Tournament,Sun Prairie
February 25 - Racine Urban League Tournament, Racine
February 25 - Chegwin Chess Tournament, Fond du Lac
February 25 - Burroughs Chess Tournament, Milwaukee
March 3 - Richards Elementary 9th Annual Scholastic Chess Tournament- Whitefish Bay
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The Wisconsin Chess Rating
by Bob Patterson-Sumwalt

         Students and adults playing in WSCF tournaments receive a Wisconsin rating. WSCF has been calculating this rating since its inception in 2004. Since then over 4500 players have participated in WSCF events. In the 2010 – 2011 season alone, 1400 players played in WSCF tournaments. From this pool of players WSCF calculates the Wisconsin rating using the WinTDchess tournament management software.

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Using Chess as an Educational Tool
by Bob Patterson-Sumwalt

Chess has been touted for centuries as a way of educating the mind in preparation for life. The same is true today: Googling “Chess in Education” results in 998,000 hits.

Interest in chess as an educational tool began in 1779, when Benjamin Franklin wrote:

     The Game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement; several very valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired and strengthened by it, so as to become habits ready on all occasions, for life is a kind of Chess, in which we have often points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to contend with, and in which there is a vast variety of good and ill events that are, in some degree, the effect of prudence, or the want of it. By playing at Chess, then, we may learn foresight, circumspection and caution.
Using Chess as an Educational Tool

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Chess Empowers Young MindsChess Empowers Young Minds
by Bob Patterson-Sumwalt

         There are many myths and stories about the origins of chess. According to David Shenk, author of The Immortal Game: A History of Chess, one of the oldest myths tells of two successive Indian Kings, Hashran and Balhait. King Hashran asked his sage to invent a game symbolizing man’s dependence on destiny and fate...

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The Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Federation (WSCF), formerly Milwaukee Area Scholastic Chess Association (MASCA), is a 501(c)(3) non profit association dedicated to promoting chess for our youth in greater Milwaukee and Wisconsin. WSCF coordinates scholastic chess tournaments at area schools, operates a chess school with qualified instructors who follow the WSCF curriculum, offers services through the WSCF chess club coach program, conducts chess club management seminars for parents and teachers, and provides chess club start-up grants.

2803 N. Tuetonia Ave Milwaukee, WI 53206. Correspondence to : WSCF P.O. Box 6685 Milwaukee, WI 53206.     Phone: (262) 573-5624

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