The ACF Executive Board today accepted the offer of Neil Dietsch to acquire Chess in Schools LLC (CIS). Closing is expected to take place in mid-2020.
This divestiture will allow those of us who are singularly focused on advancing Chess in Education nationally to work independently, while leaving the new ACF Board to focus on its primary mission of promoting competitive chess within the state of Alabama. I appreciate the support of the ACF Executive Board and its membership to help launch Chess in Schools LLC. It has trained hundreds of teachers to teach chess in the classroom and introduced thousands of students who would not otherwise have had an opportunity to learn about chess.
This month the IRS recognized CIS as an independent 501(c)(3) public charity. During the transition, CIS will establish a board of directors and write its own bylaws. Qualified persons interested in being considered for board membership are invited to write neil@chessinschools.us. More information is available on the Chess in Schools website. Sign up on the home page for a newsletter to stay abreast of CIS developments including work with a consortium of other chess in education organizations.
The champions have been crowned for the 2026 All-Girls State Chess Championship and the State Scholastic Chess Championship. Both tournaments were held in north Alabama this year in the cities of Madison and Huntsville. The tournaments drew in a
Continue Reading2025 State Scholastic Championship The 2025 Alabama State Scholastic Chess Championship was held March 29-30 in Foley. Players from across the state showed up to compete for the title of state champion and to go on to be Alabama’s representative
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