We provide chess competition
for Toledo area high schools.

2008 Beach Tournament
January 19 & 20, 2008
Maumee Valley Country Day School
1715 S. Reynolds Rd.

The Fourth Annual
Frank Pokrzywa Team Chess Tournament

October 27, 2007
Maumee Valley Country Day School
1715 s. Reynolds Rd
5 Round Swiss Style Team Tournament
7:30 Check-in

Our chess league is organized by
Ken Meinecke (Maumee Valley High School),
Dr. Corey Leonhard (Sylvania Southview High School) and
Mike Way (Bedford High School)

The Greater Toledo High School Chess League has 17 high schools represented in three divisions.  Five of the schools field two teams and one school 3 teams!  The regular season runs November and December with matches on Mondays and Wednesdays.  The top two schools of the three divisions then enter into playoff rounds in January.

Players compete to improve their league rankings.  Higher ranked players play each other to keep competition keen and to challenge each individual player to improve.  The points available each game depends on the difference between rankings of the two players (see the bottom of a match recording sheet for the table).  The game winner gets the available points from the looser.  Hence both players ranks change after every game.

The highest ranked players represent their schools in matches as a team.  Each school team consists of four boards (players).  A win counts as one point and a draw as a half point toward the school score.  The school team with the highest number wins the match.

  School trophies are presented to division winners and league winners.  Individual trophies are presented to the winners of the Beach Tournament.

If you are interested in your school
joining the league for the 2006-2007 season,
please e-mail us at highschoolchess@toledoarea.com