About Our Club
TeamGenius.
Paul Robeson Chess Club is a non-profit 501c3 organization that has been cultivating its trademark brand of "SERIOUS CHESS" since its inception in December 2005. PRCC, also nicknamed TeamGENIUS, has long been recognized as the premiere scholastic chess club in Pennsylvania, with an established reputation of academic and competitive chess excellence, as well as support, advocacy, instruction, mentorship, and sponsorship of numerous Philadelphia school and club chess teams.
TeamGENIUS has earned more than 120 State Scholastic Chess Championships trophies (including 17 Top Club Trophies), and more than 25 National Chess Championships trophies since 2008.
We currently have more than 75 active students, aged 3-17; almost half of them participate in our practice sessions and/or Developmental Tournaments at the Public Library. Some of our unique strengths are our extraordinary youth, depth, and culture of Community over competition. Our program is impacting the students, families, community and the future possibilities for our city, state and nation.
We are currently planning and raising funds to send Travel Teams to:
Here are some of our previous results from championship tournaments :
2021 US Chess Junior Grand Prix 13th annual World Open Under 13 Championship
June 28-29
After more than 14 months of cancellations due to a global pandemic, PRCC competed in its first tournament (in-person!!!)
Six TeamGENIUS members played in this two-day youth event. Half of the group had very little prior tournament experience. Amazingly, one of our Families decided to drive 4+ hours each way so that their GENIUS could play in his first-ever tournament!
Although students and coach were a bit "rusty", the students demonstrated great ownership, independence and teamwork. All six players scored points in multiple games.
We are pleased to introduce our latest tournament section champion. Congratulations to all of our players and their Families!!
2020 - 2021 Ongoing Remote Chess
Continuous
Full schedule of virtual chess instruction
Regular remote chess club tournaments, honing competition chess skills.
2020 PA State Scholastic Chess Championships Gettysburg, PA
March 7-8
Another outstanding set of victories for the club
Official results are being tallied and will be published soon…
2019 National Elementary Chess Championships (ES NATIONALS), Nashville, Tennessee
May 10-12
1 PRCC student (first NATIONALS experience)
Team's 7th ES NATIONALS (most of all active Philly Chess Clubs)
Scored 3 out of 7
2019 National Junior High Chess Championships, Grapevine, Texas
April 26-28
3 PRCC students participated, representing 3 Philly-area schools
Only 30 PA students pre-registered total
13.5 total points scored (21 possible pts)
Tied for 2nd place individual (241 total players in that section); 6 pts out of possible 7
10th place individual trophy (tiebreaks)
Tied for 33rd place (199 total players)
2019 PA State Scholastic Chess Championships Gettysburg, PA
March 1-3
Team-record 52 PRCC students competed (youngest 5 years old)
37 Combined Individual and Team Trophies and Medals
2 Top Club Trophies (most of any Club; tied for 1st in another section)
Top Club K-8 Open Section
Top Club K-9 Under 600 Section
2nd place Club Trophy K-3 Open Section
State Champion Quick Chess Under 1500
State Champion K-9 Under 1100
2019 National High School Chess Championships Schaumburg, IL
March 14-17
7 PRCC students competed
29th place trophy K-12 Under 800 Section (344 players)
Tied for 35th place trophy K-12 Under 1200 Section (391 players)
2020 PA State Scholastic Chess Championships
Paul Robeson at Library Practice
Our latest tournament section champion.