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The Inaugural Cleveland Rec Center Tournament – Zelma George Rec Center, 2023August 11th, 2023 On August 19th, 2023, players from across the Greater Cleveland area got together at the Zelma George Recreation Center to celebrate the game of chess in a friendly unrated competition hosted by Progress With Chess.  As part of our partnership with […]

Progress With Chess Campers Enjoy the Perfect Balance of Learning and Fun! – The 2023 Summer Camp SeasonAugust 11th, 2023 Campers form new friendships over the board in games paired by skill level The 2023 Summer Camp Season was emblematic of the resurgence in the popularity of Chess among the youth of Northeast Ohio.  This […]

The 3rd Annual Joe Yun Memorial TournamentJuly 11th, 2023 From July 7-9, 2023, players from across the country celebrated a life fully devoted to the chess community in the most suitable fashion: a momentous classical chess tournament.  At the Hilton Akron/Fairlawn, 111 players, including 9 masters, competed for over $10,000 in prizes.  Long time control […]

The 20th Annual Carl Bowers CMSD TournamentEliot Sernau, April 28th, 2023 On April 5th, at the Cleveland Public Library, students from various Cleveland Metropolitan School District chess programs run by Progress with Chess competed for individual and team trophies in the 20th Annual Carl Bowers Tournament.  A tradition for our organization and our partners, the tournament […]

Funding Source for our Programs – Ohio ACE Educational Savings AccountsEliot Sernau, April 8th, 2023 The Ohio Afterschool Child Enrichment, or ACE, educational savings account program just announced that participants will be receiving an additional $500, now totaling $1000!  ACE was created in response to the educational deficit that occurred across the country due to […]

Progress With Chess and East Cleveland Public Library Run the First Eastside Chess Tournament!January 16th, 2023 On the morning of January 14th, 2023, Progress With Chess and the East Cleveland Public Library staff set up 40 boards and clocks in preparation for the first ever Eastside Chess Tournament.  The tournament was USCF Rated, had free […]

Meet our chess instructors! by Stacia Melinda Pugh, Progress With Chess | August 4th, 2022 Progress With Chess has built a high quality team of chess instructors over 20 years. All of our instructors have successfully completed BCI and FBI background checks. Many offer private instruction services.   PWC Instructor Page Our instructors are often […]

Roman Kowalysko Earns the National Master Titleby Stacia Melinda Pugh, Progress With Chess | May 26th, 2022 Roman Kowalysko, age 29, has earned the National Master title after a nice result at the Parma Chess Club on Tuesday, May 17th.  He scored 2.5 out of 3 in the top quad which took his USCF rating […]