Category: Upcoming Events

Tournament date: 10/24/26

Register Here (click link)

Tournament Folder with the Entry List and where Pairings/Wall Charts will be Posted 

You won’t get a confirmation email upon registration or payment, so check the above entry list and your child should be listed within 24 hours. Parents will receive an email the week of the tournament. 

Make sure to save the above link!

When: October 24, 2026 from 9AM-4PM
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. 

Tournament capped at 120 students! My past tournaments have always filled up (usually before early entry ends), so register ASAP! Will note here and/or potentially stop accepting registrations once it fills up, but will accept 10-20 kids onto the waitlist in case there are withdrawals. 

Sections (Subject to Change depending on registration)

K-12 Elite (1,200+)

K-12 U1,200

K-12 U900

K-5 U600

K-3 U400

No playing down. For example, a player rated 700 at the time of the tournament cannot play in K-5U600. Similarly, a 4th grader cannot play in K-3U400. 

*K-12 Elite is restricted to kids that are (or have been previously) 1,200+ 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. 

Awards will be handed out after the last round!

*Top 3 places determined by points and tiebreakers calculated by WinTD.

No check in required. Be seated at 9:15AM for announcements.

First Round: 9:30AM

Second Round: 11AM

Lunch: 12-1

Third Round: 1PM

Fourth Round: 2:15PM

Time Control: G25/d5; will be USCF regular/quick rated 

Registration Information

Early Entry $35 before noon September 24, 2026

Regular Entry $45 before noon October 9, 2026 if there are any spots available

Late Entry $55 before noon October 23, 2026 if there are any spots available

Before registering, do you consider if you rather attend the AGCA Tournament on the same date https://austin-chess.com/events/agca-october-open-2026-10-24

Payment methods: Prefer venmo (Daniel-Hung-3) or zelle (danielhung@utexas.edu or 956-639-5311) (legal name for both Daniel Flood). Payment must be made before the above deadlines to lock in your price and registration. Refund subject to $5 transaction fee! 

What to Bring and Know
Please bring a clock if you have one. We will provide all the chess sets this time. 
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 everyone 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

Parents/guardians will not be allowed in the playing hall or hallway leading up to the playing hall while play is in process as this was too distracting at the last tournament. The Library strongly suggests only one adult attend per family to avoid overcrowding. Additionally, to make room for up to 120 kids to compete, there will not be enough chairs for the parents in the playing hall. Each player must also leave the playing hall after each round. Parents and players that are done with their game should stay at the main library building, but avoid crowding in front of the playing hall. A waiting room will be able to accommodate some. 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

contact me at danielhung@utexas.eduwith any questions 

*This is not a City of Cedar Park or Library sponsored event