Who We Are
The Massachusetts Chess Association (MACA) is an educational non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote chess in Massachusetts and represent the
interest of chess players within the state to the governing body of chess in the United States, The United States Chess Federation (USCF).
What We Do
As part of its role as a state organization, MACA has programs in place to support the existing chess community as well as promote chess among schools and the general public. Highlights of these programs are:
- Providing at least four major tournaments each year:
- Massachusetts Open (State Championship):
- Massachusetts Game/60 Championship
- Greater Boston Open
- Pillsbury Memorial
- Running a scholastic program, which consists of a series of tournaments to determine the state's scholastic champions as well as "warm up" tournaments throughout the year.
- Spiegel Cup/Massachusetts State Championship and the 4 Qualifiers
- Find details of championship here.
- View 2010 Spiegel Cup Results and Photos [photo by Chris Bird].
- Hurvitz Cup/Massachusetts State Team Championship
- View 2010 Hurvitz Cup / Mass State Team Championship Result and Photos [Facebook]
- Living Memorial Chess Foundation (LMCF)
- The "Living Memorial Chess Foundation", a tax deductible 501 (c) 3 fund, has provided hundreds of chess sets and boards to schools, libraries, junior chess clubs, human service organizations and community groups.
- For details please click this link.
- Chess Horizons
- MACA's award winning quarterly publication of regional, national and international chess news and features.
- For details please click this link.
- Promotion and development of chess programs in correctional institutions through our Prison Chess program.