Detroit Public Schools Community District is proud to sponsor the Metro Detroit Scholastic Chess League (City League) which features Elementary, Jr. High and High School teams from the Detroit area. Teams compete to see who the top chess teams in the city.  Schools play anywhere from 8 rounds to 12 rounds from November to January.  State tournaments start in February and National tournaments follow soon after that from April to May. If you are interested in joining the City League which starts in November 2019 and continues to January 2020, please contact LaRhonda McCann at larhonda.warren-mccann@detroitk12.org. Or if you are interested in starting a chess club or a chess team at your school, please contact Kevin Fite at kevin.fite@detroitk12.org.

To learn more about scholastic chess in Detroit please visit Detroit City Chess Club at www.detroitchess.com.  DCCC will teach kids and adults how to play chess on Friday evenings at the Detroit Institute of Arts from 4pm to 8pm.  It’s FREE!   To learn more about state chess tournaments please go to www.michess.org.

The following is our current schedule of events for chess -- spectators are always welcome.

2019-2020 Detroit Public School Community District Chess League Schedule