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US Chess 2025 K12 National Grade Chess Championships – December 11-14, 2025

December 11 @ 9:00 am - December 14 @ 7:00 pm

US Chess 2025 K12 National Grade Chess Championships

Main Event Registration

This is the registration page for the Main event, click the green “Register” button above.

See below for links to information pages and Side Event registrations.

Main event information

  • Click here for the main event website for the US Chess 2025 K12 National Grade Chess Championships
  • General Questions, including withdrawals and refunds: contact nationalevents@uschess.org
  • **NEW** Starting at the 2025 National K12 Grade Championships, US Chess will issue badges to all participants. Badges will be required to enter the defined playing area.  Please click here to read about the badging process.

Registration for other events:

  • Click here for information about the Guest Grandmaster Simul Exhibition.  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
  • Click here for information about the 2025 K-12 Bughouse Tournament. Registration is on-site only at Chess Control.
  • Click here for information for the 2025 Friends and Family Tournament. Registration is on-site only at Chess Control

Registration Rates and Information

Information about entry fee, ratings, rules, and regulations. The information for the main event is the same for all sections.

Click here to Register for the Main Event

Main Event Entry Fees

For all sections!

  • $105 online or postmarked by 10/27/2025
  • $160 online or postmarked by 11/17/2025
  • $235 online ONLY by 12/1/2025
  • $360 online ONLY by 12/10/2025
  • $400 on-site until 10am Friday 12/12 – See Scholastic Regulations for details on required byes for on-site entries.
  • $40 for section changes requested after 11/3/2025
  • NO registrations by phone.
  • NO mailed registrations postmarked after 11/17/2025 will be accepted.
  • 100% Entry refunds available if notified by email to  Click here to show email address by 11/3/25. Refunds requested after 11/3/25 or in person at Chess Control by 11 a.m. PT on 12/11/25 will incur a $40 service charge. No refunds after 11am 12/11/25.

**NEW** Starting at the 2025 National K12 Grade Championships, US Chess will issue badges to all participants. Badges will be required to enter the defined playing area.  Please click here to read about the Badging process.

Main event information

  • All sections will consist of seven rounds with Swiss system pairings, and a time control of G/90 d10.
  • US Chess reviews complete rating history for all players, per the Scholastic Regulations.
  • Please bring clocks. Players are responsible for knowing how to set and operate their clock.
  • Chess sets and score sheets provided.
  • US Chess membership through December 2025 is required.
  • Any roster changes made after 11/3/25 or on site will incur a $40 change fee.
  • Up to two 1/2 point byes available any round if requested before round 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.
  • The December 2025 rating supplement will be used in compliance with the Scholastic Regulations.

General Questions, including withdrawals and refunds: contact nationalevents@uschess.org.

Daily 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 December 11 through 14, 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 Room TBD.

All Girls Club (link coming soon) events will be in Room TBD. 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 PT, 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, and a time control of G/90;d10

 

Thursday, December 11
Time Event Location
9:00am – 10:00am Bughouse Registration (onsite only)
11:00am – 2:00pm Bughouse Tournament
Online+Onsite – 4:00pm Blitz Registration
5:00pm – 9:00pm Blitz Tournament
Friday, December 12
Time Event Location
9:00am – 12:00pm Grandmaster Simul Exhibition
12:30pm – 1:00pm Opening Ceremony
1:00pm – 4:30pm Grades 2-12 – Round 1
1:30pm – 4:30pm Grades K-1 – Round 1
5:30pm – 8:30pm Grades K-1 – Round 2
6:00pm – 9:30pm Grades 2-12 – Round 2
Saturday, December 13
Time Event Location
9:00am – 10:00am Fr+Fam Tourn – Registration (onsite only)
9:00am – 12:30pm Grades 2-12 – Round 3
9:30am – 12:30pm Grades K-1 – Round 3
10:30am – 12:00pm Fr+Fam Tourn – Round 1
12:30pm – 2:00pm Fr+Fam Tourn – Round 2
1:30pm – 4:30pm Grades K-1 – Round 4
1:30pm – 5:00pm Grades 2-12 – Round 4
2:30pm – 4:00pm Fr+Fam Tourn – Round 3
4:30pm – 6:00pm Fr+Fam Tourn – Round 4
5:30pm – 8:30pm Grades K-1 – Round 5
6:00pm – 9:30pm Grades 2-12 – Round 5
Sunday, December 14
Time Event Location
9:00am – 12:30pm Grades 2-12 – Round 6
9:30am – 12:30pm Grades K-1 – Round 6
1:30pm – 4:30pm Grades K-1 – Round 7
2:00pm – 5:30pm Grades 2-12 – Round 7
5:00pm – 6:00pm Grades K-1 – Awards Ceremony
6:00pm – 7:00pm Grades 2-12 – Awards Ceremony

 

Details

Organizer

Other

Playing Sections
Open, Unrated
Scholastic Only?
Yes - Students Only
Time Controls - Specific
G/90
Also FIDE Rated?
No - Not FIDE Rated
Number of Rounds
7
Pairing Format
Swiss
Max Number of Byes Allowed
2
USCF Ratings Impact
Regular

Venue