Scholastic Tournament is for chess players in grades Kindergarten to 12th grade, this tournament is usually on the fourth Sunday of the month. Please check the calendar page for up-to-date schedule.
This tournament is an opportunity for children to start participating in local competition and to learn tournament rules and procedures.
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2026 Scholastic Tournaments
- January 25 – Results
- February 22 – Results
- March 15 (3rd Sunday) – Results
- April 26 – Registration link (Advance List)
- May 17 (3rd Sunday)
- June 28
- July 26
- Aug 23
- Sept 27
- Oct 25
- Nov 27-29 American Open
- Dec 20 (3rd Sunday)
- Schedule: Check-in between 9:30 am -9:45 AM and Round 1 starts at 10 AM with awards after all the games in the section are done. Estimated time is around 4 pm.
- Time control: Game 30 minutes, 5 seconds delay
- Awards: Trophies awarded to Top 5 finishers in each section
- Entry Fee: $40 +Humanitix fee ($55 onsite); Tournament will be limited to 70 players, please sign up early.
Sections (*subject to change depending on the number of players)
- K-12th grade Open section
- K-8th grade Under 1100
- K-6th grade rated Under 800
- K-3rd grade Under 400
