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ACJSH CHESS CLUB
If your're interested in chess, make your move NOW and join us!

August 06, 2008

Whether you're an old hand at the game or someone just wanting to learn how the pieces move, we hope you'll choose the ACJSH Chess Club as the place you exercise your brain!
Our club strives to provide a pleasant, relaxing atmosphere for playing and learning the game of chess. We meet every morning before school at 7:30am. in room 100A and after school (times vary).
Our Tournament Competition Team participates in United States Chess Federation (USCF) and Kansas Scholastic tournaments.

Winning Teams!

Winning Teams!


Morrell Miller-President

Trey Weems-Vice President

-Secretary/Treasurer

-Team Captains

Kody Cummings & Dustin Bosse-Equipment Managers

Studies have shown that chess helps students to be SELF-motivated to plan and think ahead. Thereby helping to develop cognitive thinking processes that are important to academic achievement. It is effective for the gifted student as

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Fun for All!
well as the remedial student.

Every October 9th is National Chess Day by the Presidential proclamation still in effect. Ben Franklin thought chess was an excellent activity for the mind. He often used it as an "ice breaker" in his diplomatic missions across Europe.

 Kansas Grade Level Championship 2009

 See us play-WOW what FUN!

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