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Open to all girl players and set to start on October 18^th, this series will be running over 10 Wednesday nights consecutively until December 20^th, covering a rich curriculum of tactics, evaluation, calculation, pawn structures, endgame theory and psychological skills. Two level-based groups, the beginner group with USCF rating less than 800 and the intermediate/advanced group with rating lower than 1500, will be arranged to better suit the needs and the background of the learners. Excitingly, a puzzle contest, a best-game competition, and an arena online tournament will be adding vibrancy to the online activities, where participants have the opportunities to earn prizes such as hats, shirts and medals, all sponsored by the grant awarded by US Chess Women. The grant also enables Unruly Queens team to continue hosting offline chess festivals around the country during the school year of 2023-2024, one in the east coast (NY or MA) and one in the Midwest (MN or IN).

Leading this new UQ series is the second generation of Unruly Queens, WIM Ellen Wang (NY), IM/WGM Alice Lee (MN), NM Kelsey Liu (MA), and Madison Brown (IN). Since 2022, the torch of the Unruly Queens legacy has been passed onto these four top girl players, while the other founding members continue sharing their experience and serving as advisors. Ellen, Alice, Kelsey and Madison’s dedication attracted 90+ registrations with UQ’s Tuesday group lessons in the previous season, bringing the total number of participants in UQ programs close to 500. Indeed, the UQ initiative has evolved into a joint national effort that carries the mission of empowering girl players, connecting the female chess community, and closing the gender gap in the world of chess. The mentorship from the first to the second generation of Unruly Queens also sets a model of female leadership and inspires many more girl players to follow its steps.

Registration for this new UQ series continues at here and please act promptly!

Please join CTC’s celebration of this thrilling achievement by the entire Salama chess community, which includes a total of 48 players either with the current chess club members at the Salama Gachie Primary or at 7 secondary day/boarding schools as club alumnae. Their chess understanding and skills have been consistently improving thanks to the great endeavors by CTC’s Global Outreach Team. In the meantime, they are sincerely grateful for the generosity of CTC donors, whose contributions allowed CTC to cover all the incurred expenses to the tournament, including entry fees, transportation, lunch/snack and teacher appreciation.  

Please visit CTC’s Flickr album here to catch the many touching moments at the tournament!

These sessions are appropriate for primary school students 6 years old or above with zero or minimal chess background. They will start with piece moves and chess rules if needed, and will cover basic tactics like mate in ones, forks, skewers, as well as fundamental opening and endgame principles. Homework will be assigned after each session for the participants to work on throughout the following week.

As of now, registration has exceeded 120 and is about to close! Please act promptly and register here. Any questions can be directed to info@chessCTC.org.