Ohio Tournaments Upcoming

Cleveland Open The Cleveland Open is coming up on June 13th – 15th. Click here for more information! Chess for Cure Regional FIDE Championships Kala Bagley has partnered up with the Cleveland Clinic again to help raise money for women’s health! She is hosting a gala on Friday, June 20th and the Regional FIDE Championships … Read more

We have a new Ohio Chess Champion

NM Justin Storn is our new Ohio Chess Champion!September 2023 NM Justin Storn went undefeated in the Ohio Chess Congress in Akron at the beginning of this month.  He was the highest scoring Ohio resident making him our new Ohio Chess Champion….AND he has completed game analysis recaps of all his games on youtube!  Stay … Read more

$10,000 Ohio Congress will be in Akron this year SEPT 1-3

OCA | July 17th, 2023   2023 Ohio Congress   EVENT OVERVIEW 2023 Ohio Congress Friday September 1st – Sunday September 3rdHoliday Inn Express Akron NW Fairlawn 3150 W Market St. Akron, Ohio 44333Discounted room rate of OCA | July 17th, 2023   2023 Ohio Congress    EVENT OVERVIEW 2023 Ohio Congress Friday September 1st – Sunday … Read more

2023 Ohio Elementary Results

by OCA | March 27th, 2023   The 2023 Ohio Elementary Championships tournament was played on March 25, 2023 at Princeton High School, Cincinnati, Ohio by Cincinnati Scholastic Chess (CSC). Final individual and team standings have been provided below.     2023 Elementary Championships Individual Final Standings, and Team Final Standings (The Event Summary will be posted as soon … Read more

MOTCF Results are in

by OCA | November 7th, 2022   Check out more team pictures from MOTCF here.     Some scoresheets are being gathered from players.  Expect to see some actual games from the event soon!   Kathy Lin with Columbus Chess Academy has also provided team standings and results: https://www.columbuschessacademy.org/motcf-standings   Individual Standings Below       … Read more

The Ohio Grade Level was a Blast!

by OCA | November 7th, 2022 The 2022 Ohio Grade Level Championship took place on Saturday, November 5th and was held by Discovery Chess.   The tournament was a great success!  Check out the stunning photos taken by Marcus Photography. https://markusphotographyllc.passgallery.com/-chess/gallery    

Pics from the 2022 Ohio Chess Congress

by OCA | September 6, 2022 Thank you Ohio players for an excellent 2022 Ohio Chess Congress!  Enjoy these pics from the event. You may view the standings in our tournament results section:https://ohchess.org/tournaments/results.html Also, a big congratulations to NM DeShawn Kelley who retained his title and is our 2022 Ohio Chess Champion!   [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”2″ … Read more

A different kind of chess club

by David Cannon | Aug 11th, 2022 The Bishops of Belmont Chess Club A different kind of chess club. I heard about him before I met him. There was a chess player back in West Dorm. Reportedly, he was very good. Rumor had it, he was a high-ranking gang member, an OG (Original Gangster). It … Read more