Tournaments
Let’s get ready for a Chess Tournament!
Tournaments are a great way to test your chess skills against other players. We encourage everyone to make new chess friends and relationships at our tournaments. If this is your first time then take a deep breath and try to relax- mistakes will be made, their may be a heartbreaker or two, but it is all part of learning the game.
Chess is a great way to learn many lessons about life. Patience, planning, and sportsmanship under pressure are just some of the many skills we can improve. We can also learn a lot about ourselves through how we play chess. Some children play very aggressively and some play very defensively, this is an excellent opportunity to assess your child’s current strengths. The best players are balanced and know when to be aggressive and when to be defensive and sometimes when to simply be patient. This all takes time and practice.
USCF Rated chess tournaments require chess notation (writing down all the moves) for players in 3rd grade and above and that the child be a scholastic USCF member.
Chess Tournaments
Hosted at the Montessori School of Raleigh
7005 Lead Mine Road
Raleigh, NC 27615
Event Details
Tournament Formats
Individual Tournaments
USCF Rated and Not Rated Sections
3 Round Robin: 1:30, 2:35, and 3:40
Entry Fee: $20 Week Before or $25 After
Participant Ages: 17 Years and Under
Onsite Registration: 1:00 to 1:15
Trophies & Awards: 4:30
Time Controls: GAME/30
- Select a tournament date from the Schedule
- Register and Pay Online or Register and Pay by Mail.
K-5 Team Only
USCF Rated and Not Rated Sections
3 Round Swiss: 1:30, 2:35, and 3:40
Entry Fee: $60 per Team
Minimum 3 participants up to 5 per team
Only 4 players count towards team score per round
Substitution allowed each round to rotate sub
No limit on the number of teams per school
Participant Ages: K-5
Pre Registration Only: Click the link in line one below for registration form
Payment Options: Mail or bring payment to site -no online payments
Trophies & Awards: 4:45
Time Controls: GAME/30
Questions: info@raleighchessacademy.com
What to wear: Your school colors!
Wake County Scholastic Championships
USCF Rated and Not Rated Sections
4 Round Swiss: 1:30, 2:35, 3:40, and 4:45
Entry Fee: $20 per Player -covers both individual and team entry
Team: Top 3 participants from each school count towards section team score
No limit on the number of teams per school
Sections and Trophies: K-1, K-3, K-5, and K8 Team and Individual
Payment Options: Mail or Register Online
Onsite Registration: 12:45p to 1:10p
Trophies & Awards: 6:00p
Time Controls: GAME/30
Questions: info@raleighchessacademy.com
What to wear: Your school colors!
- Select a tournament date from the Schedule
- Register and Pay Online or Register and Pay by Mail.
Please check in at least 15 minutes prior to the 1st round.
The Basic Rules are only a small potion of the rules governing chess tournaments set by the United States Chess Federation (USCF).