JCPS Chess League

For the Fall 2020 season, our league will be online. This will require us to completely revamp our approach as coaches.

I will attempt to make a few practice runs with both chess.com and liChess as they are the most popular venues at this time for online Chess. If your team would like to help create some trials and test runs, please let me know.
Our first approach will be on chess.com.
1. Coaches should set up an account (either free or paid) and have their players do the same.
2. Coaches should also “friend” all players from their account.
3. Coaches should create a chess club (there is a video, but I am available to walk anyone through 641-7916), and have their members join their club. (This would be the place to hold your practices.)
4. Start playing and play a lot! We will all learn through trials.
I have set up a group for players, coaches, teachers, admin, friends, former JCPS players, etc.
1. Join the JCPS Community Chess League
2. There is a video explaining how to join this League, and we can all play arena style each week or multiple times a week. I just need to have time to set up the arena style play.
3. We had our 1^st try yesterday with 8 players…. Hoping this becomes a staple for everyone.
This is the official season for JCPS.
The discussion led us to believe each match can be personally arranged, with best date and times FOR THE KIDS…. I say that because it may be a weekend, or late at night. Another video on how to set up the matches will be forthcoming.

Each coach must really get on board for the students to benefit.

After the first of the year (in 2021), if we are back in our school buildings, we will try to have an optional season in-person, or we could possibly run another online season.

We also discussed having more than 1 match per week. I really need your opinion on this, so I can draft a schedule for the duration of the Chess season for all JCPS Middle and High schools.

Let communicate any questions and comments. This should be an exciting venue and opportunity for our students.

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