“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
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| $1000 in Scholarships Awarded at All Girls Tournament |
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June 2013
Nearly 100 girls attended the All Girls Chess tournament at Cardinal Stritch University on April 13. Scholarship winners were Vanisa Saycosie - $500 in the Open Division, Mumina Ahmed - $300 in the U600 division and Maha Waheed-Baquee in U400. As with all WSCF scholarships the winners will receive their awards when they graduate from high school and enroll in a college or university. WSCF sends the funds to the student’s financial aid or bursars office at the school in their name. If you would like to contribute to WSCF scholarship fund for next years awards please go to our First Giving site. |
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You can obtain pictures from the event at Ben Wong’s photography website. There are individual pictures of every player and pictures of winners with their trophies. Goto Ben Wong’s Photography.
Free All Girls Chess Camp There will be a free all Girls chess camp for beginning players and those rated below 300 on June 18-20 at WDCLA at 53rd and Hampton in Milwaukee. There is limited space so please sign up early. More Info.
Register for each of these tournaments at the tournament registration link to the left.
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Upcoming Camps
- June 3-6 Lake Country Academy Chess Camp - Sheboygan
- Jun 12, 13, 14 St. Joseph Academy Camp - Kenosha
- Jun 17, 18, 19 Sheboygan Camp I - Sheboygan Lutheran High School
- Jun 18, 19, 20 Second All Girls Camp FREE - Milwaukee
- Jun 20, 21, 22 Green Bay Chess Camp 1 - Green Bay - Warpinski Community Center
- Jun 24, 28 Nicolet Recreation Camp - Glendale
- Jun 24, 28 Nicolet Intermediate Chess Camp - Glendale
- Jul 15, 19 St. Sebastian Chess Camp - Milwaukee
- Jul 22, 23, 24 Sheboygan Camp II - Sheboygan Lutheran High School
- Jul 29, 30, 31 Sussex Scholastic Chess Camp - Sussex
- Aug 1, 2, 3 Green Bay Chess Camp II - Warpinski Community Center
- Aug 5, 9 Nicolet Chess Camp - Glendale
- Aug 5, 9 Nicolet Chess Camp - Intermediate - Glendale
- Aug 5, 9 St. Bernard School Chess Camp - Watertown
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- Aug 12, 19 Evangel Assembly of God Chess Camp - Milwaukee - Good Hope and 99th
- Aug 12, 13, 14 Random Lake Chess Camp - Random Lake
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- Aug 15, 16, 17 Sheboygan Camp III - Sheboygan Lutheran High School
- Aug 19, 23 Baraboo Scholastic Chess Camp - Baraboo
- Aug 26, 27, 28 Wausau Chess Camp - Wausau
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Upcoming Tournaments
- Aug 24 WSCF USCF Grand Prix Tournament 1 - University School - Milwaukee
- Sep 21 Wausau East High School - Wausau
- Sep 29 Discovery World - Milwaukee
- Sep 29 WSCF USCF Grand Prix Tournament 2 - Discovery World - Milwaukee
- Oct 19 St. Joseph Catholic Academy - Kenosha
- Oct 26 WSCF USCF Grand Prix Tournament 3 - James Madison High School - Milwaukee
- Nov 16 WSCF USCF Grand Prix Tournament 4 - Sheboygan
- Nov 16 St. John the Evangelist - Greenfield
- Nov 23 International Folk Fair - West Allis
- Dec 14 WSCF USCF Grand Prix Tournament 5 - Port Washington
- Jan 11 WSCF USCF Grand Prix Tournament 6 - Goodrich Elementary - Milwaukee
- Feb 1 WSCF USCF Grand Prix Tournament 7 - Discovery World - Milwaukee
- Feb 8 Evangel Assembly of God - Milwaukee
- Mar 1 WSCF USCF Grand Prix Tournament 8 - TBD
- Mar 15 All Catholic - Marquette
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- Mar 29 Wisconsin 9th Annual Gradelevel - MSOE - Milwaukee
- Apr 12, 13 2013-2014 Grand Prix Final Tournament - Wisconsin Dells
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75 Attend all Girls Chess Camp
My name is Anjana Murali and I am a junior at Shorewood High School, WI. For my girl scout gold award project, I conducted a free 2-day chess camp for girls in Milwaukee on Dec.14th and Dec.15th, 2012. I decided to conduct this unique project to encourage more girls to play chess, participate in chess tournaments, and to teach valuable life skills through 64 squares. The 75 girls who came to the camp learned how to play chess, competed in a five game tournament, and received free medals, chess sets, girl scout cinch bags, girl scout pencils, chess videos, chess books etc. In addition, snacks, lunch, and t-shirts were provided for each girl. Those who won the first three place in each category won trophies. The main issue I wanted to address through this camp was to remove the gender disparity in the chess game as chess has been viewed as a male dominated sport for many years.
Read the full article here.
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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.
Read the full article here.
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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:
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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,
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Read the full article here.
Chess 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...
Read the full article here.
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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.
Correspondence to : WSCF P.O. Box 6685 Milwaukee, WI 53206. Phone: (262) 573-5624
Site last updated on:
Sunday February 17th, 2013
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