Gateway Chess News

Hello from the Gateway Chess League. Today is Giving Tuesday. As you think about the many worthy organizations that you can help, please consider the Gateway Chess League. We have been St. Louis' premier interscholastic chess league for 60 years, enabling students of all ages to realize their potential through the game of chess. Each year, our tournaments and other events reach over 500 youth in the St. Louis area. Chess helps students develop critical thinking skills, pati

The results from the Class Tournament have now been included in the Gateway Grand Prix standings. The changes to the uschess.org site with how tournament rating reports were published required changes to the program used to calculate Gateway Grand Prix results. These changes are now complete. You will also see some changes to the format. The most obvious is the addition of overall standings and overall win percentage. One significant change to the process is that we no longe

Online Registration  for the Gateway Blitz Tournament  is now open. When: December 13th Where: Vianney High School Cost: $15 if registered online, $20 on-site The tournament is 5 double rounds, 10 games in total. Games are Blitz rated, 5 minutes with a 2-second delay. Players are divided into three sections High School (grades 9-12) Middle School (grades 6-8) Elementary School (grades K-5) Team divisions are the same as the sections: HS, 6-8, and K-5. This is the fourth Gatew

Yesterday, Gateway Chess organized the 2025/2026 Gateway Class Tournament , hosted by Parkway Southwest Middle School. Belleville East HS posted their third straight victory with 14.5 points out of a possible 16. Bellevillle West HS finished second with 13 points, and De Smet HS and Jackson HS tied for third with 12 points each with De Smet taking the third place award on tiebreaks. In the younger divisions, Herrin HS won the 9th and Under, Parkway Central MS won the 8th

Just a reminder that the Gateway Fall Class Tournament is tomorrow at Parkway Southwest Middle School. Online registration is now closed, but Saturday walk-in registration as always is available from 8 to 8:30 AM. If you registered online, you can double-check your entry at  https://www.gatewaychess.org/registrations . A "class" tournament means that tournament will be divided into sections based on the players' USCF ratings, meaning that we will not see any games between pla

Registration is open for the Gateway Fall Class Tournament. The current registrations as of Thursday 8:30 PM are posted on the Registrations page. Please verify the information is correct, and let us know if any changes need to me made. Gateway Chess League.

Yesterday, Gateway Chess organized the Gateway Grade Tournament , hosted by De Smet High School. Posting their second straight victory, Belleville East HS easily outdistanced the field, scoring 13.5 points out of a possible 16. The battle for second place was close, with Lift For Life Academy prevailing with 10 points. Mt. Vernon HS and Herrin HS tied for third with 9.5 points. Wydown MS won the 8th and Under Division division, Maplewood-Richmond Hts. ES won the 6th and Un

Some of the best pictures I captured from today's tournament. Enjoy.

Online Registration  for the Gateway Class Tournament  is now open. When: November 8th Where: Parkway Southwest Middle School Cost: $15 if registered online, $20 on-site The tournament is 4 rounds. Games are 55 minutes with a 5-second delay. Players are divided into sections based on rating Premier (Players rated 1400+) Board 1  (Players rated between 1000-1399) Board 2  (Players rated between 700-999) Board 3  (Players rated between 400 to 699) Board 4  (Players rated under

Fixing a clerical error with the team membership of one player has resulted in a change to the team awards. Winning the 3rd place award...

The first Gateway Chess tournament of the 2025-26 season, the Ed Baur Open was held yesterday at Maplewood/Richmond Heights HS. In the...

There was a form on the site that had the USCF Membership cost at $9. Unfortunately, this price is no longer available.. We have a...

The schedule for the Gateway Chess League is now posted. Starting the year off on Saturday, October 11th is the Ed Baur Open , the first...

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