Tampa Bay Rated Chess Tournaments …. established 2014
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Parents:  Schools will not allow large events, we have had to cancel several school tournaments.  Many parents want their child to have tournament experience.  Many students want to get back to playing the game they love.  This is why we started house tournaments.
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      When:     Saturday, March 6th …………. ​10:00am - 5:00pm

      Who:       Scholastic Students ………...………. 1st - 12th grade

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​4 Rounds:           No Elimination - Each student plays 4 full games
Game 30/d0:       Each player has 30 minutes to play their game​

         *** Hand Sanitizer will be used at the start of each round!

3 Divisions:           Beginners Division ........... U400 ..... 1st - 4th Grade Only
                                 Intermediate Division ...... U600 ..... 1st - 12th grade
                                          Advance Division ............... U1200 .... 1st - 12th grade
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Awards:                        Each Division will have 1st and 2nd place trophy
                                 Trophy for Best Player U800
                                 Trophy for Best Player in First Tournament
                               Other players will receive a participation medal

Mixed Doubles Team $30
Best Boy & Girl Team Wins Cash
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TOP SCHOOL Trophy
Awarded to the school with the best combined point score from both divisions

​USCF Rated Tournaments are official tournaments recognized by the United States Chess Federation and players competition is based on chess skill level not age or grade.  All players must be members of the USCF organization. Membership is a once a year purchase.  For students under age 13 the membership is $17.00 for students 13-18 membership is $22.00.  

To Purchase or Renew USCF Membership ....... Click Here

​​USCF will track your child's chess progress for life!​
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION:           Masks are optional

1).  Parents - This will be a drop off event for your student
Sorry, but our home does not have extra room for parents & siblings.  If this is your first time having an event with us you can stay for a while and see all that is going on so that you are more comfortable for your child.  We are parents first and we want all parents to feel comfortable with us!!!

2).  We will provide lunch to all players
To make the tournament flow easier for us and the players we are going to have a pizza lunch from Papa Johns, salad, and drinks.  We are going to play 2 rounds then everyone will break for lunch and a chess lesson before the next round.

3).  All players need to wear athletic shoes
After a player finishes their game they must go outside.  We need to provide a quite tournament room for the remaining playing students.  We have a shaded deck area with a ceiling fan for students who don't want to play.  We have a fenced in yard, playset, soccer goals, kickball, and a tire swing.  At all times, there will be outside supervision.  See pictures below.
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4).  22 Players Max 
Our large school tournaments (Pre-Covid) had 120-160 players, so register fast for this tournament.
 When we fill up we will close the tournament!

Early Registration and LUNCH ……… $40
Ends Wednesday, March 3rd at 10:00pm

Tournament Event Registration .....…………..... OPEN!

​Register Soon..... When the tournament fills up we will close the tournament

Regular Registration ...... $50

*If you do not feel comfortable leaving your child with us for the day, we are sorry, this is not the tournament for you.  Our larger school tournaments will hopefully start again in Fall 2021.