2026 Nebraska State Scholastic Team, Open and College/University Championships – Saturday February 28, 2026
2026 Nebraska
State Scholastic Team, Open and College/University Championships Saturday
February 28th at Boys Town Headquarters
- 4 Round Swiss System in 4 rated sections. USCF Membership is required in all sections.
K-5 Team Championship-4 or 5 Round Swiss depending on entries. Trophies to State Team Champion, 2nd and 3rd Teams.
- Medals to 1st through 4th individuals.
- Time controls G/25;d5 Rounds at 11:00, 12:00 2:00, 3:00 (and 4:00 if 5 rounds)
6-8 Team Championship-4 or 5 Round Swiss depending on entries.
- Trophies to State Team Champion, 2nd, and 3rd Teams, Medals to 1st-4th individuals.
- Time controls G/25;d5 Rounds at 11:30, 12:30, 2:30, 3:30 (and 4:30 if 5 rounds)
9-12 Team Championship-4 or 5 Round Swiss depending on entries.
- Trophies to State Team Champion 2nd and 3rd Teams. Medals to 1st-4th individuals.
- Time controls G;40;d5, Rounds at 9:30, 11:00, 1:00, 3:30 (and 5:00 if 5 rounds).
Open and College and University Section: 4 round Swiss.
- Trophies to 1st, 2nd, 1st U1600, Top Nebraska College/University Champion.
- Time controls G/55;d5, Rounds at 9:00, 11:00, 2:00 and 4:00.
Location: Boys Town National Headquarters, 14100 Crawford ST, Boys Town NE 68010 Free Parking is available.
On site or Late Registration:
- 8:00-8:45-for the Open, 8:45-9:15 for the High School, 10:00-10:45 for the Elementary and 10:45-11:15 for the Middle School.
- Early registration is very strongly recommended as Entry fees are higher at the last minute.
Entry Fees if by 2/27/2026:
- K-5, 6-8, 9-12 sections $10.00 per player or $40.00 for a team of 4. $15.00 for Open and College/University section.
- You can enter more than 4 players from the same school at a slight discount of $7.00 per player for players 5-6-7etc.
Only Nebraska Schools can win the State Championship trophies but teams from out of state are otherwise eligible for
trophies or medals.
- Any Nebraska university or college student is eligible to win the trophy in the open section if they are
enrolled in a Nebraska college or university. - Everyone taking part will receive a rating from the US Chess Federation reflecting their strength of play
A team consists of 2-7 players from the same school or home school group. Top 4 scores are combined to determine
trophy winners. Individuals not playing on a team are still eligible to win the medals in their respective sections.
You can register and pay for teams or individuals in this event in 3 ways. For individuals you can easily pay by going to
kingregistration.com/2026StateTeam. If you plan to register more than one individual you should fill out the form below
and either call me with names, ratings, and ID #’s or send a copy of the form to me or mail it to me. You may pay the fees
at my Square link at: https://square.link/u/mcFNkvZu or you can send me a check for the total fees. Individuals can pay
on king registration as well. If you plan to register people in multiple sections, please fill out the form twice and be sure
and indicate what section or grade the students are playing in. You can register a team on King Registration but you will
need to supply lots of information so it’s a lot easier to just register with me if you are enrolling a team of kids.
I strongly recommend you buy the USCF memberships as needed directly from USCF ahead of time at uschess.org. If you
go to their website there is a tab that says, “Join” which will list the membership prices and categories. Kids 18 or under,
can join for $24.00 for a whole year. Juniors age 19-23 are $33.00 for a whole year. Adults are $54.00 for a whole year,
and Seniors are $45.00 for a whole year.
You may register your
kids by email if you send me this completed form to gambiteer49@yahoo.com. You may also pay over the phone too if that
is more convenient for you.
Please Note that students should not be dropped off unsupervised to play, as a parent or coach should be
present during the tournament to keep track of the kids on their team. High school students it’s not critical but recommended