Waupaca High School Chess Information
Chess at WHS is made up of two different parts. The Chess Club is an intramural activity and is free to all students. There are several intramural tournaments during the year, and club members are encouraged to come to practices, usually Tuesdays and Thursdays from late October until late March. The chess team also practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays and competes in a series of interscholastic tournaments from November through March or April. The top 5 players make up the varsity chess team, while everyone else competes at the junior varsity level. The team competes in the Northeast Wisconsin Chess Association with Appleton, Green Bay Thomas More, Marion, Neenah, Plymouth, Seymour, Two Rivers, Valders and Wisconsin Rapids. There is a $20 activity fee for all high school students playing on the chess team. Middle School students pay $10, and there is no fee for elementary age players. Our varsity chess team won back-to-back State Division III Championships in 2004 and 2005 and the junior varsity team has won state titles in 2005 and 2008 as well. In 2006, the team won the Unrated Section at Nationals in Milwaukee, and in 2007, the team took 6th place in the Under 1200 Division in Nationals at Kansas City. In 2008 the team competed at Nationals in Atlanta, Georgia and took 2nd Place in the U800 Division and 6th in the U1200. Alex Hanke won the individual National Championship in the U800 at Atlanta The team and club are both open to all students, K-12, and players of all abilities are encouraged to join. For more information please contact Coach Tim Hiddemen at (715)-258-4131, x1326 or email at