The 2025 Texas State (South) Scholastic Chess Championships held at Stillman Middle School in Brownsville, Texas on March 15 – March 6, 2025.
Final Results are below.
Special congratulations to our new State Champions. K-1: Akhil Gopu (individual), Canterbury Elementary (team) Primary: Morgana E Rodriguez Marin (individual), Bonham Elementary (team) Elementary: Asher Chodniewicz (individual), Americo Paredes Elementary (team) Middle School: Joshua Meng (individual), Rising Scholars Academy (team) High School: Ethan Y Wang (individual), Veterans Memorial High School, Brownsville (team)
This event was held on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at Paragon Prep Elementary in North Austin. Thank you for playing! Final results are available below and the event will be rated shortly by the USCF.
Scholastic chess tournament in multiple sections at the Cedar Park Public Library on June 28, 2025. Tournament capped at 98 students!
The tournament is full and no longer accepting registrations.
Location
Cedar Park Public Library
425 S Parkwest Dr Cedar Park, TX 78613
(Free Parking Onsite!) The tournament is held in the Event Space to the very left of the library upon entering. It’s where the Sunday Open Chess Play is held
*This is NOT a City of Cedar Park or Library sponsored event.
Sections
(Subject to Change depending on registration) K-12 Elite K-12 U1000 K-5 U600
No playing down. For example, a player rated 700 at the time of the tournament cannot play in K-5U600. *Grade is your child’s current grade and not what grade they will be in August 2025. *K-12 Elite is restricted to kids that are (or have been previously) 900+ USCF regular/quick rated.
Awards
(Subject to Change depending on registration) Trophy for top 3 places in each Section, medals for positive score, ribbon for everyone else. Additional Trophy for Top K-3 Student and Top U300 Student in K-5 U600. Additional Trophy for Top K-5 Student and Top U600 Student in K-12 U1000. Additional Trophy for Top U1200 Student and Top U1000 Student in K-12 Elite. Awards will be handed out after the last round! *Top 3 places determined by points and tiebreakers calculated by WinTD. *One trophy max per student.
Schedule
No check in required. Be seated at 9:15AM for announcements.
Five rounds, with estimated start times of 9:30AM, 10:45AM, 12PM, 1:15PM, and 2:30PM.
Time Control: G25/d5 USCF regular/quick rated
Registration Information
CLICK HERE for full tournament description and to register!
Early Registration $30 before noon May 28, 2025
Regular Registration $40 before noon June 13, 2025 if there are any spots available
Late Entry $50 before noon June 27, 2025 if there are any spots available
*$10 off registration for kids with CurrentUSCF Regular Rating over 1,200 *$20 off registration for kids with Current USCF Regular Rating over 1,400
Payment Methods
Strongly prefer Payment via Venmo (Daniel-Hung-3) or zelle (Click here to show mail address or 956-639-5311) (legal name for both Daniel Flood). Cash or check can only be dropped off or mailed (contact for more info on this option). No Cash or Check accepted on site. Payment must be made before the above deadlines to lock in your price and registration.
What to Bring and Know
Please bring a clock if you have one!
US Chess Membership is required. Please be responsible for your membership prior to the event to help the organizers and prevent delays.
Notation is required for 4th grade and up. Notation sheets will be available if needed, but please bring a pencil or pen. Strongly encouraged to bring your own notation book/sheets.
Additional Rules
No parents allowed in the playing room.
Parents and players that are done with their game should remain at the main library building. Only drinks allowed in the playing hall. Food must be consumed outside. See the library website for more information about where food may be consumed https://www.cedarparktexas.gov/198/Guidelines-Policies
Scholastic chess tournament capped at 54 students in multiple sections at the Leander Public Library on May 17, 2025.
Registration is now CLOSED as the tournament is full and there are 8 kids on the waitlist, so any additional kids on the waitlist will have very little chance of getting in. I’ll reopen registration if all 8 kids on the waitlist get in. Look at the entry listto see the length of the waitlist. Those on the waitlist lock in the price for when they got on the waitlist and won’t have to pay unless they get in from the waitlist.
I’m also hosting a tournament at the Cedar Park Library on June 28, 2025. Register here before it fills up too.
Location
Leander Public Library Library Annex 1101 S Bagdad Rd Leander, TX 78641
Free parking onsite!
The tournament is held in the Library Annex (the building closer to the parking lot upon parking – to your left)
Sections
Will group kids into sections of 6 based on ratings to play 5 rounds of round-robin. Grade may also be taken into account. View prior tournament results for an idea of section splits!
Schedule
No check in required. Be seated at 11:50PM for announcements.
Five rounds, with estimated start times of 12PM, 1PM, 2PM, 3PM, and 4PM. Subsequent round as soon as the previous round finishes and the next is paired. Be ready to play!
Time Control: G25/d5 USCF regular/quick rated
Awards
Trophy for first place, medals for positive score, ribbon for everyone else.
Registration Information
Click HERE for full tournament description and to register!
Early Registration $25 before noon April 17, 2025
Regular Registration $35 before noon May 1, 2025 if there are any spots available
Late Entry $45 before noon May 16, 2025 if there are any spots available
Payment Methods
Strongly prefer Payment via Venmo (Daniel-Hung-3) or zelle (Click here to show mail address or 956-639-5311) (legal name for both Daniel Flood). Cash or check can only be dropped off or mailed (contact for more info on this option). No Cash or Check accepted on site. Payment must be made before the above deadlines to lock in your price and registration.
What to Bring and Know
Please bring a clock if you have one!
US Chess Membership is required. Please be responsible for your membership prior to the event to help the organizers and prevent delays.
Notation is required for 4th grade and up. Notation sheets will be available if needed, but please bring a pencil or pen. Strongly encouraged to bring your own notation book/sheets.
Additional Rules
No parents allowed in the playing room.
Parents and players that are done with their game should remain at the main library building. Only drinks allowed in the playing hall. Food must be consumed outside.
Basics: 6 rounds of G/3, +2 Blitz USCF rated – your USCF membership must be current! Take care of this BEFORE you arrive! We will use regular USCF ratings for pairings and prize purposes, but the event will only be BLITZ rated.
Entry fee: $20 Registration is requested in advance. We are trying to avoid onsite entries. Contact Eric Kurtz, erickurtz@live.com(to request a Venmo code). If paying onsite, exact change requested, cash only.
Prizes (guaranteed!): 1st place – $100 2nd place – $50 3rd place – $25 best U1600 – $50
Other Details: All entry fees collected will be returned as prizes (less the cost to rend the venue and the tournament).
Description: Visit the event website or view the tournament description on King Registration. Organized by the Tom Crane and the Arlington Club, this is an Annual TCA State Championship tournament USCF and FIDE rated swiss chess tournament in two sections (Championship and Amateur) open to players from all states. There will be 7 rounds in total.
Final Results: –2025 Texas State Champion– GM Jeffery Xiong (2nd Place in Championship section, but highest Texas winner) –1st Place Championship section- GM Mikhail Antipov –Co-Winners of the 2025 Amateur section– Advay Singi and Advik Manchanda
Location: The Vista (formerly Vista Ridge and/or Music City Mall) 2401 S. Stemmons Freeway Lewisville, TX 75067
Hotel Partner: Marriott TownePlace Suites Dallas Lewisville adjacent to the Vista Ridge Mall 731 East Vista Ridge Mall Drive Lewisville, TX 75067
The hotel is offering $109 rate. Please make reservations using the hotel reservation link.
Championship: 7 rounds, Swiss, G/90;+30. Must be rated 2000 or above (Regular rating) by either US Chess or FIDE to play in this section or have had a provable 2000 or higher regular rating in the past. The defending Texas Amateur Champion may also play in this section. Foreign unrated players may play in this section and, at TD/Organizer discretion, may be required to play in this section.
Place Prizes: $3000/$1500/$750 Other Prizes: 2200-2399 $500, U2200 $500. Texas State Champion: The highest scoring Texas player(s), including ties, will be named “Texas State Champion.”
Amateur: 7 rounds, Swiss, G/90;+30. Available to players with ratings under 2000 and unrated players.
Place Prizes:$1000/$750/$500 Classes A-D:1st 250, 2nd $100 Texas Amateur Champion: The highest scoring Texas player(s), including ties, will be named “Texas Amateur Champion.”
Byes: Up to two 1/2-point byes are available if requested before the end of round 2 and before receiving a full-point bye, but 1/2-point byes for both rounds 6 and 7 are NOT permitted.
Entry Fee: $150, if received by 5/17 at 8pm, else $175 (after including on-site), senior (over 65)/handicapped/additional family participant $125 if received by 5/17 else $150. (Note: Senior/handicapped or additional family participant pay the entry fee then email section information to the organizer, who will refund the overage). On-Site via King Registration will be open until 6:00 PM 5/23. Registration Saturday morning and other changes are onsite only.
Changes/Refunds: All refunds and changes must be requested by email and sent to tcrane5000@gmail.com. No refunds after 5/20. Changes and withdrawals are subject to a $10 fee.
The 2025 Texas State (North) Scholastic Chess Championships held at The Vista in Lewisville, Texas on February 28 – March 2, 2025.
Final Results are below.
Special congratulations to our new State Champions. K-1: Lakshan Ganesh (individual), Basis Cedar Park (team) Primary: Praneel Akula (individual), Talley Elementary (team) Elementary: Oscar Yihang Zhang (individual), McCoy Elementary (team) Middle School: Vijay Srinivas Anand (individual), Uplift Education – North (team) High School: Aryan Gutla (individual), Coppell High School (team)
Description: A full day, week long chess camp, hosted by the Austin Grandmaster Chess Academy from July 7-11, 2025. All scholastic players are invited to register. Day passes available!
Location: Austin Grandmaster Chess Academy 12466 Los Indios Trail, Ste 100 Austin, TX 78729
Coaches: GM Kamil Dragun, CM Jeffrey Serna, Shahin Masoumi
Groups: Each camp features five days of instruction. Students will be separated into 5 groups: Beginner Group: Under 400 USCF (including unrated) Novice Group: 400-800 USCF Intermediate Group: 800-1200 USCF Advanced Group: 1200 – 1600 USCF Expert Group: 1500+ USCF **NOTE: It is, however, required for the kids to know all the rules of chess and how each pieces move! For more information,link to the the camp website.
Date and Time: 3rd camp session: July 7-11, 2025, 9am – 4pm
Food: Austin Grandmaster Chess Academy staff will provide light snacks and beverages during scheduled snack times. Students are encouraged to bring their own lunch.
**NOTE: Please email us at info@austin-chess.com with any food allergies and/or restrictions your child may have!
Cancellation Policy A full refund, minus a $50 service fee, will be provided for all cancellation requests received 7 days prior to camp start date. No refunds are provided if the cancellation is not received a week prior to camp start date.
Questions: Contact the Austin Grandmaster staff (info@austin-chess.com) if you have questions about registering for this event.
Your Best Source for Central Texas Chess News and Events.