2023 Tournaments

Chess Tournament News:

Alton Academy 4 Chess is growing! We have found a new location for our Tampa Bay Rated Chess Tournaments ...
Northwest Community Church ... 14913 Hutchinson Rd, Tampa 33625

When: October 14th
10:00am Arrival ... Event Starts 10:30 ... Ends 5:00pm
Who: Scholastic Students
K - 12th grade
Where: Northwest Community Church
14913 Hutchinson Rd, Tampa Fl. 33625

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

3 Divisions: Beginners Division ................. U350 ..... K - 3rd Grade Only
Beginner/Intermediate ........ U600 ..... 1st - 12th grade
Advance Division .................... U1500 .... 1st - 12th grade

Awards: Each Division will have 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place trophy
Trophy for Best Player U800
Trophy for Best Player in First Tournament
Trophy for Top Kindergartener
All other players will receive participation medals

Mixed Doubles ...
Best Boy & Girl Team Wins ... $30

This student started his chess journey with us, now he has a 1600+ rating!

Tampa Bay Rated ... Chess Tournaments
Established 2014

Our chess company has been running Official US Chess Federation rated tournaments for the past 9 years. Over 1000 different players have attended one of our tournament events...

Alton Academy 4 Chess USCF Tournament History

Our Tournament Schedule is at the Bottom of this Page

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

1).  K-3rd Students ... Parents are responsible for your child!
This tournament will be large, and we cannot ensure safety for young children outside the tournament hall.
Older children may be dropped off if they can be responsible for themselves.
Parents if you are staying BRING CAMP CHAIRS.

2).  We will provide food concession stand for players and families
Food Concession for Sale - Opens at 10:00 ...Chips, Cookies, Drinks, Pizza. Pizza will arrive at 12:15ish
Pizza Deal: 2 Slices and Water Bottle or Capri Sun ... $5.00

3).  All players should wear play clothes and athletic shoes
After a player finishes their game, they go outside. We need to provide a quite tournament room for the remaining playing students. The church has a large shaded outside area for the students to play.

4).  Need to Come Late or Leave Early?
If you know you will be late to the tournament (arriving around 11:30-11:45), but you want your student to participate you can receive a 1st round bye. Your child will not play their 1st game, but will receive 1/2 point for that round, then your child would play the next 3 games.   If you know you need to leave early (leaving around 3:00), you can request a 4th round bye. Your child would play 3 games and miss the last game but receive 1/2 point score for that last game. You can place your BYE request on the registration form.

Every player must have a current
US Chess membership.

Alton Academy 4 Chess is an affiliate with the USCF and run official United States Chess Federation rated tournaments. Every player must have a current US Chess membership. For all students under age 19 the membership is $20. The US Chess membership will let you play in any tournament in the country for a whole year. To purchase or renew your membership click the link below.

To Purchase or Renew a US Chess Membership .......... Click Here

REGISTER Here ........

EARLY Registration ... $42
Early registration ENDS the Wednesday before the tournament at 12:00pm

October 14th ................... EARLY Registration ................................ OPEN

November 11th ................ EARLY Registration ..................................OPEN