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2026 National High School (K-12) Championships

See full information here: https://new.uschess.org/nhs-championships-2026

Schedule

Click here for a complete schedule, sorted by Day/Time – Printable PDF

Click here for a complete schedule, sorted by Event – Printable PDF

In the blue dropdown menus below, you’ll find the schedule of all events from March 26 through 29, broken down by day. Select a day from the menu below to see all events for that day.

Note that, all weekend, the skittles room, chess store, and apparel vendor will all be in TBA (Skittles)

All Girls Club (link coming soon) events will be in Room TBA. For these rooms, hours will be posted on-site. 

For the first time, we will have live commentary of every round, with WGM Sabina Foisor’s coverage available on Twitch. Submit games for analysis at (link coming soon).

All times below are in CT, and all end times are approximate. For a map of the venue, click here.

All sections will consist of 7 rounds with Swiss system pairings. All rounds will be played at a time control of G/90;d10 except K-12 Unrated, K-12 Under-800, and K-12 Under-1200. These sections will play three rounds of G/60;d10 on Friday. Read more here. 

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2026 National Middle School (K-8) Championships, May 15-17

Registration is OPEN! Registration, schedule, entry list, hotel information, and more at this link: https://new.uschess.org/nms-championships-2026

See all US Chess national events here: https://new.uschess.org/national-events-calendar

2026 National Middle School (K-8) Championships, May 15-17
Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
3001 Kalahari Boulevard, Round Rock, TX 78665
HR: $199 single-quad

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2023 National Middle School (K-8) Championship

This is a DON’T MISS event! The National Middle School Tournament offers sections for every ability level. Players only need to be 8th grade or younger. 

Date

The tournament takes place over a long weekend, with games on Friday, April 21st thru Sunday, April 23rd.

Location

The tournament takes place at the Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in Round Rock.

Details

Format:  7SS, G/90 d10.  (NEW time control!) 

7 Sections:  K-8 Championship, K-8 U1700, K-8 U1400, K-8 U1100, K-8 U900, K-8 U700, and K-8 Unrated.  “Playing up” is allowed.  Unrated players may play either Championship or Unrated sections only.  April rating supplement will be used.

Byes: Maximum two half-point byes available any round if requested prior to the start of Rd. 1.  A half-point bye in round 1 must be requested at the time of registration, or on-site before 11 AM Friday.  A half-point bye request for rounds 2-7 not requested in advance must be requested two hours before the scheduled start of round 2.  Byes may not be revoked after Rd. 1.

Scoring: Team score = total of top four (minimum two) finishers from each school per section. K-8 Championship first place individual and team, including ties, will be the National Middle School Champion.

Awards: Medals to top individuals & trophies to top teams in each section.  Every player receives a commemorative item! Full list of awards on tournament website.

Registration

More information and registration is now available. Visit our online TLA  for more event details, including schedule, fees, and site information.
Visit http://www.uschess.org/tournaments/2023/ms/ to register for the event!