What is the CalChess State Scholastic Championships?
In 1976, the Board of Directors of Northern California authorized a State Championship for all the schools in our state. Ray Orwig, as State Chair, took over the responsibility for that tournament in 1985. He maintained the name the Northern California State Championships even though the Board of Directors officially took the name CalChess in 1990. When Ray resigned his post as the Chair in 1995, the Board of Directors asked me to become the head of scholastics and run the Northern California Championships. I made the decision to re-name the competition the CalChess State Scholastics Championships. This name fit the scope of the meet and provided more prestige to the tournament. The CalChess State Scholastic Championships is one of two meets run under the auspices of the Board of Directors as the name suggests. The other is the open CalChess Championships held over the Labor Day weekend. During my tenure as organize from 1995 to 2000, the championship grew from around 400 player to nea
