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:
- Major annual tournaments, including:
- Massachusetts Open (State Championship):
- The Mass. Open takes place annually on Memorial Day weekend.
- Complete list of Mass State Champions from 1932 to now
- Massachusetts Game/60 Championship
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Greater Boston Open
- Complete list of GBO Champions from 1992 to now
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Harry Nelson Pillsbury Memorial
- Statewide scholastic chess program throughout the school year:
- Spiegel Cup: Massachusetts annual state scholastic championships
- Players earn the right to play through their performance in a qualifying events (four qualifying events per year)
- List of Mass State Scholastic Champions:
- Hurvitz Cup: Massachusetts annual state team championship
- List of Mass State Scholastic Team Champions:
- Girls Championship
- Other Annual Scholastic Events
- Gus Gosselin Grade Championships
- Winter Team Challenge
- Fall Scholastic Individual/Team
- Mass. Open Scholastic
- Living Memorial Chess Foundation (LMCF)
- The LMCF, 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.