Saturday, February 8, 2025 from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM (Doors open at 7:30 AM)

Location: Rosa Parks Elementary School, 1251 Beaumont Centre Ln, Lexington, KY 40513

Please park & enter from the back of the building!

Play will be in the gymnasium. Spectators will be in the cafeteria.

If you are not part of a team you can still compete as an individual!

As an individual tournament, the best 4 scores in a section for each school are added up to create your team score.

You can have a team score with as few as 2 players!

I will automatically create teams for home schooled players.

The top KY teams qualify for the KY team championship on 3/22.

Late Registration at 8:00 AM Round 1 begins at 8:30 AM

US Chess Federation membership is required before registering!

Use the following link to renew or obtain an annual youth membership for $24:

US Chess Federation Membership https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess

Sections and time controls:

K-3, K-5: 5 rounds in each section, G/30

K-8, K12: 4 rounds in each section, G/40 +10 seconds per move

Sections may be combined if necessary. Players still compete for prizes in their grade section only, even in a combined section.

We expect the following finish times:

K-3 by 1:00, K-5 by 2:00, K-8 & K-12 by 3:30

Entry Fee: $30 per player online by 8:00 PM Friday, Feb. 7, $40 cash for onsite entry

Trophies: 4 in each section for individual & team winners. There will be additional prizes depending on the number of entries.

Refunds: There are no cash refunds. A credit will be given to anyone who withdraws via E-mail by 8:00 PM Friday Feb. 7. The credit is good at either my April or fall tournaments as long as you enter via E-mail on the Thursday before the replacement tournament.

Contact: mark.schwarcz@yahoo.com 201 334 2959