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Culver City, CA–The International Children Education Association (ICEA) successfully hosted its Summer Camp Leadership Training on July 1. The training…

Culver City, CA—International Children Education Association (ICEA) hosted a free chess tournament at Wende Museum to promote and provide equal…

About the tournament The annual All-Girls chess nationals attracts stronger players every year. This year, the 2026 All-Girls Chess Nationals…

Los Angeles, CA — March 20–22, 2026 The 2026 SoCal SuperStates Chess Festival, hosted by ICEA Chess at the Los…

Congratulations to all participants and winners! A record-breaking 121 players from 34 schools and clubs came together to compete, learn,…

The 2025 FIDE World Youth Chess Championship took place from October 4–15 in Durrës, Albania, bringing together 721 players from…

The Susan Polgar Foundation Girls Invitational was one of the most memorable events in all the years that I have…

The 2025 ICEA Chess Summer Camp brought together 19 young players for a vibrant week of strategy, learning, and fun.…

On Saturday (6/21/2025), ICEA Chess proudly hosted a free, all-ages chess tournament at the Wende Museum, marking our much-anticipated return…

The 2025 Southern California SuperStates Championship was held by ICEA Chess for the first time at the historic Biltmore Hotel…

On Saturday, April 26, 2025, the Nakaoka Community Center in Gardena transformed into a hub of strategic excitement as young…

Author’s Note:This article was written after I achieved the title of National Master (see my other article, Journey to National…

The elusive National Master (NM) title had been my dream since I first picked up a chessboard. I started playing…

We are thrilled to officially announce that ICEA has been designated as the host of the 2025 Southern California SuperStates…

Last year, I co-won the National Open U2100 in June with a score of 6.5/7, increasing my rating from 2063…

(from left to right) Julian Colville, Felix Guo, Esther Jou(Co-Captian), Alex Wang(Captian), Angela Liu(Co-Captian), Elena Zhang The 2024 SuperStates, hosted…

ICEA Chess is proud to partner with Coach Jay to organize the 2024 SoCal SuperStates Scholastic State Chess Championship. March…

Angela Liu, Julian Colville, and Felix Guo from ICEA Chess proudly represented Team USA in this year's tournament. Congratulations to…