Gateway Chess League

Next Tournament
Crossroads Elementary Tournament
October 23rd, 2010
Crossroads School
Further details coming soon.

Welcome to the website for the Gateway Chess League, the scholastic chess organization for the Greater St. Louis, MO area. The league is a non-profit organization that manages a number of scholastic tournaments throughout the year, as well as 2 chess leagues, one for schools with grades 9-12, and another for schools with grades K-9.

2009-2010 Tournament Schedule/Results

2009-10 USCF Membership Form

2009-10 High School League Schedule/Results

2009-10 Junior League Schedule

2009-10 Gateway Chess League Rules

Tournament Rules

2009-10 League Registration Form

Gateway Chess League Score Sheet

Online Tournament Registration

News

8/16/2010 The 2nd Annual Crossroads Elementary Tournament will be held October 23rd, 2010, at Crossroads School. This tournament will not be USCF rated, and will be for students in grades K-6 only. Further details coming soon.
4/7/2010 Results for the Denker and Polgar Qualifiers:
  • In the Denker Qualifier, James Larkin Smith, a homeschooler from Lamar, MO won Missouri's place in the Denker Tournament of High School Champions.
  • In the Polgar Qualifier, Margaret Hua from (Chesterfield) Parkway West MS won Missouri's place in the Susan Polgar National Invitational For Girls.
3/13/2010 Results of the Gateway Class Tournament are now available. Also, the USCF Cross Tables are now available.
2/27/2010 The 2010 Missouri State Champions are:
  • High School: (Kansas City) Rockhurst HS (2 in a row)
  • 9th and Under: (St. Louis) Vianney HS
  • 8th and Under: (St. Louis) Parkway Northeast MS
  • 6th and Under: (St. Louis) New City School
  • 5th and Under: (St. Louis) Spoede ES
  • 3rd and Under: (Maryland Heights) McKelvey ES
The Final State Championship Results are now available.
2/24/2010 The 2009-2010 Gateway Chess League Champion is Ladue HS. They defeated East Champion St. Louis Metro HS 30 to 0 in the championship match.
2/7/2010 Results of the Gateway Action Tournament are now available. Also, the USCF Cross Tables are now available.
1/30/2010 Results of the Gateway Team Tournament are now available. Also, the USCF Cross Tables are now available ( Teams, Individuals).
1/30/2010 The format of the March 13th tournament will be the Class Tournament. The tournament page and the details pages have been updated.
1/16/2010 With the cancellation of the Jan. 9th tournament, it was decided to change the format of the January 30th tournament to the Team tournament, and to cancel the Class Tournament.
12/5/2009 Results of the Gateway Board Tournament are now available. Also, the USCF Cross Tables are now available.
11/27/2009 The Revised Junior League schedule is now available. The site has been changed.
11/7/2009 Results of the Gateway Fall Open are now available. Also, the USCF Cross Tables are now available.
10/28/2009 The Gateway Chess High League registration form for the Senior High and Junior Leagues is now available.
10/28/2009 The full Gateway Chess League schedule is now available.
10/25/2009 Results for the Missouri K-12 Grade Championships are now available.
10/10/2009 Results of the Crossroads Elementary Tournament are now available.
3/28/2009 Results for the Denker and Polgar Qualifiers:
  • In the Denker Qualifier, Brad Schlosser from (Chesterfield) Parkway Central HS won Missouri's place in the Denker Tournament of High School Champions.
  • In the Polgar Qualifier, Margaret Hua from (St. Louis) Pierremont ES won Missouri's place in the Susan Polgar National Invitational For Girls.
3/21/2009 Results for the Chris Bollinger Memorial Tournament are now available. Also, USCF has rated the tournament. The results can be found at this link.
3/4/2009 The 2008-2009 Gateway Chess League Champion is O'Fallon (IL) HS. They defeated West Champion Washington HS 27.5 to 2.5 in the championship match.
2/28/2009 The 2009 Missouri State Champions are:
  • High School: (Kansas City) Rockhurst HS
  • 9th and Under: (St. Louis) Westminster Christian Academy
  • 8th and Under: (St. Louis) Sperreng MS (2 in a row)
  • 6th and Under: (St. Louis) Central Christian ES
  • 5th and Under: (Kansas City) The Pembroke Hill School (3 in a row)
  • 3rd and Under: (Kansas City) The Pembroke Hill School (2 in a row)
The Final State Championship Results are now available.
2/25/2009 The High School League conference championship matches are complete. The league championship is now posted.
2/8/2009 Results for the Gateway Action Tournament are now available. Also, USCF has rated the tournament. The results can be found at this link.
1/31/2009 Results for the Gateway Class Tournament are now available. Also, USCF has rated the tournament. The results can be found at this link.
1/11/2009 Results for the Gateway Team Tournament are now available. Also, USCF has rated the tournament. The results can be found at this link.
12/7/2008 The USCF has rated the Gateway Board Tournament tournament. The results can be found at this link.
12/6/2008 Results for the Gateway Board Tournament are now available.
11/8/2008 Results for the Gateway League Tournament are now available. Also, USCF has rated the tournament. The results can be found at this link.
11/2/2008 The 2008-9 Gateway Chess League Rules, the League Registration Form, and the details for all 2008-9 tournaments have been posted.
4/12/2008 Results for the Denker and Polgar Qualifiers:
  • In the Denker Qualifier, Frank H Smith from Lee's Summit North HS won Missouri's place in the Denker Tournament of High School Champions.
  • In the Polgar Qualifier, homeschooler Joanna Gossell won Missouri's place in the Susan Polgar National Invitational For Girls.
3/17/2008 League Standings and Awards for both the Junior High League and Senior High League are now posted.
3/15/2008 Results for the Bollinger Memorial Tournament are now available. Also, USCF has rated the tournament. The results can be found at this link.
3/6/2008 Parkway North has won their 3rd straight Gateway Chess League Championship by defeating Belleville West in a close match, 17-13.
2/23/2008 Results for the Action Tournament are now available. Also, USCF has rated the tournament. The results can be found at this link.
2/3/2008 The 2008 Missouri State Champions are:
  • High School: (St. Louis) Parkway Central HS (2 in a row)
  • 9th and Under: (St. Louis) McKinley Classical Leadership Academy
  • 8th and Under: (St. Louis) Sperreng MS
  • 6th and Under: (Kansas City) The Pembroke Hill School
  • 5th and Under: (Kansas City) The Pembroke Hill School (2 in a row)
  • 3rd and Under: (Kansas City) The Pembroke Hill School
The Final State Championship Results are now available.
1/26/2008 Results for the Class Tournament are now available. Also, USCF has rated the tournament, and can be found at this link.
1/12/2008 Results for the Team Tournament are now available. Also, USCF has rated the tournament. The Team Tournament section crosstable is available here, and the Individual Section cross table is available here.
12/2/2007 Results for the Board Tournament are now available. Also, USCF has rated the tournament. The High School crosstable is available here, and the rest of the sections' cross tables are available here.
11/28/2007 St. Louis teams played very well at the National Youth Action tournament here in St. Louis. The top local teams were:
  • The Delmar Loop Chess Club won the K-12 championship
  • The En Passant Chess Club won the K-9 championship
  • St. Louis Central Christian School placed 10th in the K-6 championship
  • St. Louis Central Christian School also placed 5th in the K-3 championship
10/28/2007 The list of national scholastic events has been updated.
10/16/2007 A Gateway Chess League Score Sheet is now available.
3/21/2007 With a 25-5 victory, Parkway North HS has won the 2006-7 Gateway Chess High School League championship, their 2nd straight.
3/10/2007 The results for the Junior High League for 2006-2007 have been posted. 
3/4/2007 The winner of the Missouri Tournament of Champions and Missouri's Denker representative is Nick Karlow. The top girl and Missouri's Polgar representative is Tess Butcher. The results are now available.
3/4/2007 The MO Junior High/Elementary State Championship results are now available. The 2007 Missouri State Champions are:
  • 9th and Under - (Kansas City) Rockhurst H.S.
  • 8th and Under - (St. Louis) Ladue M.S. (2 in a row)
  • 6th and Under (co-champions)
    • Chesterfield Day E.S. (2 in a row)
    • (St. Louis) McKinley Classical Junior Academy
  • 5th and Under - (Kansas City) The Pembroke Hill School
2/25/2007 The winners (co-champions) of the 2007 Missouri State Championship are Parkway Central HS and Clayton HS, both from St. Louis. Results can be found here
2/10/2007 Results for the Action Tournament are now available.
1/27/2007 Results for the Class Tournament are now available.
1/6/2007 Results for the Team Tournament are now available.
12/9/2004 A rules question came up during a recent tournament about the "Insufficient Losing Chances" rule. Steve Miller has written this document, a short summary of the rule as defined by the USCF.
10/12/2003 You can now look up player data, including tournament crosstables, at the new USCF Member Services Area.
10/9/2003 Before you go to your first tournament, you should read the helpful "A Quick Guide to the Rules and Etiquette of Tournament Chess", compliled by Steven Miller (former coach at Governor French Academy, Expert level player, and club level Tournament Director).
10/25/2002 If you would like email notification tournaments or large changes to the website, please email mailinglist@gatewaychess.org to sign up.

Important Dates

October 15th, 2009 Coaches Meeting at Westminster.

Coaches Corner

Important Note! We are requiring proof of a current USCF membership for participation in the Gateway Chess League's USCF rated tournaments. This includes Saturday tounaments run by the Gateway Chess League except when expressly stated otherwise. Proof of current USCF membership is one of the following:

Players without proof of current membership will be required to pay the USCF membership fee ($17 to $25 based on age) in addition to the tournament entry fee, or else they will not be allowed to participate in the tournament.

Tournament advance registration is now available with the online tournament registration form! Please advance register, as it allow us to get the tournaments started sooner.

Rosters! All coaches need to do the following:

  1. Please send a roster of ALL players who might even think about playing in a tournament this year to rosters@gatewaychess.org. It doesn't matter if they actually do, and if a person is not on the list, they can still show up tournament day, no problem, no penalty. The reason for the advance list is so all the names can be typed in before tournament day. Here is the information that is needed and the easiest format to send it in:
    
Name             USCF ID  Rating  Grade
Bill Woodpusher  11111111    645      7
Mary Pawngrabber 22222222    732      8
...

    The USCF ID is very important. If you don't know it, simply go on the USCF web site and look it up. One thing that would be helpful for you is to have a photocopy of all of your players USCF ID cards if they are members.
  2. Along with your roster, please include your school, address, phone number, and fax number for the school, and your home phone number as well. We are putting together a comprehensive database and would like to make it as easy as possible to contact you about chess if necessary.
  3. When your roster has been entered in the master file for the tournaments, a list will be returned to you for verification. At that time, you should correct spelling and other errors and let us know if anyone on the list is at another school or should be dropped from the master file.

Your assistance is appreciated! If anyone can assist with computer entry during registration, it would be most helpful. We would really like four or five people trained to use WinTD to make things run smoother. It would be to your advantage to be trained, because you could then easily use the program to run your own tournaments if you wish. It really is very simple to operate. Please let us know if you are interested in helping and especially if you can put in the time during the first couple of tournaments to assist with registration.

The more the merrier! Please inform us of anyone you think should get this information so we can send it to them. Please send us their name, school, and email address.

Thank you, thank you, thank you in advance for those who can help. We're looking forward to a great season.

Other St. Louis Area Scholastic Activities

2008-9 Season
October 25th, 2008 Missouri 2008 K-12 State Championship, Columbia, MO

If you know of other scholastic chess activities in the St. Louis metro area, please contact the Gateway Chess League at info@gatewaychess.org and we will gladly help to publicize your activity.

Chess Links

Missouri Chess Association (MCA)

United States Chess Federation (USCF)

St. Louis Chess Club

St. Louis Chess

Kansas City Scholastic Chess Association

Heart of America Chess Association (Kansas City)

Jefferson City Chess Club

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