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Happy New Year to the Madison City Chess League Family!

Thank you to our entire Madison City Chess League family for continuing to support chess in our community amid the pandemic. 2020 offered many challenges, but MCCL was able to adjust and convert many tournaments to an online format, support weekly chess team practices that occur virtually at every school in Madison, and was even able to hold a first Halloween Chess Tournament at Madison City Schools Stadium. We look forward to 2021 and watching chess grow in our community.

MCCL has some big announcements to make for 2021 as we continue to see chess evolve with more online activities in light of Covid 19. 

• The MCCL Annual Meeting will be on January 16th at 4 p.m. via Zoom. Current MCCL members will be emailed the meeting link so you can participate and vote for the Board Slate which was shared with members in our latest newsletter.
• The MCCL Board has approved accepting memberships outside Madison, recognizing how much we are playing and meeting online and to help promote chess education and grow participation.
• MCCL Monday night chess activities resume on January 4th with a K-6 Fun Tournament at 6 p.m. and Monday Night Blitz for grades K-12 at 7 p.m. Be sure to renew your MCCL membership so you can participate.
• In January, MCCL will host two Sunday All-Girls online tournaments: one one January 3rd at 2 p.m. and one on January 31st at 2 p.m. You must be a current member to participate.
• MCCL Saturday practice tournaments resume on January 9th with a K-3 tournament at 9 a.m. and a K-12 tournament at 2 p.m. You must be a current MCCL member to participate.
• Winter Knights is moving online on January 16th (details below).

Join or Renew Your MCCL Membership for 2021!  

For the first time this year, the MCCL Board has approved expanding eligibility for MCCL membership to families outside Madison. In order to participate in our online events on ChessKid.com and Chess.com, you will need to let Ms. Bartlett know your child's Username so they can be added to the MCCL Club on ChessKid so they can participate in Monday night and Saturday practice tournaments, the Madison Girls Chess Club if they want to participate in our Sunday All Girls Tournaments, and the Madison City Chess League Club on Chess.com. Join or renew your membership here.

 Register Now for Winter Knights - January 16th

Winter Knights is usually held at Columbia Elementary in January. This year we are moving the tournament online on ChessKid to help our kids get back into the swing of things because the spring semester will be full of consequential online tournaments.  Winter Knights will offer both Non-Rated and Rated sections. The Non-Rated Sections starts at 10 a.m. and the Rated Sections start at 1 p.m. JOIN EARLY so you don't miss the first round!

Winter Knights Scholastic Chess Tournament

What:  Scholastic Chess Tournament for students in grades K-12
When:  Saturday, January 16, 2021                 Where:  ChessKid.com

 

Registration Fee:  $10 all sections for MCCL members; $20 all sections for non-MCCL members (lower MCCL member price will appear when you add the tournament to your cart)

Advance registration: Online registration must occur no later than Thursday Jan. 14.   Register online at www.madisonchess.com

 

Non-Rated Section:  10:00 a.m. (join tournament at least 10 minutes early)

Rated Section: 1:00 p.m. (join tournament at least 10 minutes early)

Non-Rated Sections and Awards:   3rd-5th; K-2; *sections may be merged Game 15 minutes per side; 5 rounds Medals based on enrollment and for Top Female who does not otherwise place This section is for beginning players who have never played in a rated tournament and do not have a USCF rating. (Note:  If you are in 6th-12th grade and non-rated, you must play in the Rated Section and register for a USCF membership.)

Rated Sections and Awards:  K-12; K-8; K-5; K-2 *sections may be merged Game 20 minutes per side; 5 rounds Trophies for 1st-3rd, Medals for 4th-10th and Top Female who does not otherwise place *USCF membership required for the Rated sections only.  https://new.uschess.org/become-member Because this is the first tournament of 2021, we will not issue a ratings report.

You will need to renew your MCCL membership for 2021 in a separate order. Then register for Winter Knights to pay the reduced registration fee of $10.

 

RULE FOR ALL ONLINE TOURNAMENTS HOSTED BY MCCL: Players may only keep one tab open on your browser during the tournament. Players who open more than one tab and toggle to other pages will be disqualified for a technical violation.