Illinois Scholastic Chess was created by the Renaissance Knights to provide resources where educators, parents, and kids can  find information on chess tournaments, events, and more.  With interest in scholastic chess growing, Illinois Scholastic Chess is a indispensable tool for the chess community.

Through our parent organization we offer the following programs:

Chess is one of the best games both as a sport and enjoyment, but also as a means of improving academic and social skills for school children. Research studies have demonstrated the positive impact of chess on academic performance and emotional intelligence.  There have been a number of studies that show children who play chess have had improvement in their reading and math scores on standardized tests.  Exercising a child's skills for spatial geometry, visual memory, problem solving, logical and critical thinking, calculation, and sportsmanship in just one game often produces astounding results!

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