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SUMMARY:2026 National High School (K-12) Championship\, Friday March 27 - Sunday March 29\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:https://new.uschess.org/nhs-championships-2026 \n\n\n\n\nRules\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInformation about entry fee\, ratings\, rules\, and regulations. The information for the main event is the same for all sections. \nClick here to Register for the Main Event \nMain Event Entry Fees\nFor all sections! \n\n$105 online or postmarked by 2/16/2026\n$160 online or postmarked by 3/2/2026\n$235 online ONLY by 3/16/2026\n$360 online ONLY by 3/27/2026\n$400 on-site until 10am Friday 3/28/2026 – See Scholastic Regulations for details on required byes for on-site entries.\n$40 for section changes requested after 2/23/2026\n$40 for any roster changes made after 2/23/2026\nNO registrations by phone.\nNO mailed registrations postmarked after 2/16/2026 will be accepted.\n100% Entry refunds available if notified by email to  Click here to show email address by 2/23/2026. Refunds requested after 2/23/2026 or in person at Chess Control by 11 a.m. CT on 3/26/2026 will incur a $40 service charge. No refunds after 11am 3/26/2026.\n\nBADGING – 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. \nMain event information\n\nAll sections will consist of seven rounds with Swiss system pairings\, and a time control of G/90 d10.\nUS Chess reviews complete rating history for all players\, per the Scholastic Regulations.\nPlease bring clocks. Players are responsible for knowing how to set and operate their clock.\nChess sets and score sheets provided.\nUS Chess membership through March 2026 is required.\nUp to two 1/2 point byes available any round if requested before round 1.\nA half-point bye in round 1 must be requested at the time of registration\, or on-site before 11 AM Friday.\nA half-point bye request for rounds 2-7 not requested in advance must be requested two hours before the scheduled start of round 2.\nThe March 2026 rating supplement will be used in compliance with the Scholastic Regulations.\n\nGeneral Questions\, including withdrawals and refunds: contact nationalevents@uschess.org. \n\nRegistration for other events\nClick here for info about the Blitz HS National (K-12) Championship.  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nClick here for info about the Special Guest GM Simul Exhibition.  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nClick here for info about the HS Nationals Friends & Family Tournament. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nClick here for info about the Bughouse HS National (K-12) Championship. Registration is on-site only at Chess Control. \n\n\nSchedule\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here for a complete schedule\, sorted by Day/Time – Printable PDF \nClick here for a complete schedule\, sorted by Event – Printable PDF \nIn the blue dropdown menus below\, you’ll find the schedule of all events from March 26 through 29\, broken down by day. Select a day from the menu below to see all events for that day. \nNote that\, all weekend\, the skittles room\, chess store\, and apparel vendor will all be in TBA (Skittles) \nAll Girls Club (link coming soon) events will be in Room TBA. For these rooms\, hours will be posted on-site. \nFor 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). \nAll times below are in CT\, and all end times are approximate. For a map of the venue\, click here. \nAll sections will consist of 7 rounds with Swiss system pairings. All rounds will be played at a time control of G/90;d10 except K-12 Unrated\, K-12 Under-800\, and K-12 Under-1200. These sections will play three rounds of G/60;d10 on Friday. Read more here. \n  \n\n\nThursday\, March 26\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\nEvent \n\n\nLocation \n\n\n\n\n9:00am – 10:00am \n\n\nBughouse – Registration (onsite only) \n\n\nChess Control \n\n\n\n\n11:00am – 2:00pm \n\n\nHS Nationals K-12 Bughouse Championship \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\nOnline + Onsite – 4:00pm \n\n\nBlitz – Registration \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n5:00pm – 9:00pm \n\n\nHS Nationals K-12 Blitz Championship \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, March 27\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\nEvent \n\n\nLocation \n\n\n\n\n9:00am – 11:00am \n\n\nGuest GM – Simultaneous Exhibition \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n9:30am – 10:30am \n\n\nMy First Tournament Seminar (optional) \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n12:45pm – 1:00pm \n\n\nOpening Ceremony \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n1:00pm – 4:30pm \n\n\nRound 1 (Champ\, U1900\, U1600) G/90;d10 \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n1:00pm – 3:30pm \n\n\nRound 1 (U1200\, U800\, Unrated) G/60;d5 \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n3:30pm – 5:30pm \n\n\nGuest GM – “All Comers” Blitz \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n4:30pm – 7:00pm \n\n\nRound 2 (U1200\, U800\, Unrated) G/60;d5 \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n6:00pm – 9:30pm \n\n\nRound 2 (Champ\, U1900\, U1600) G/90;d10 \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n7:30pm – 10:00pm \n\n\nRound 3 (U1200\, U800\, Unrated) G/60;d5 \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, March 28\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\nEvent \n\n\nLocation \n\n\n\n\n8:45am – 9:00am \n\n\nPresentation of Blitz Individual Winners \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n9:00am – 12:30pm \n\n\nRound 3 (Champ\, U1900\, U1600) G/90;d10 \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n9:00am – 12:30pm \n\n\nRound 4 (U1200\, U800\, Unrated) G/90;d10 \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n9:00am – 10:00am \n\n\nF&F Tournament – Registration (onsite only) \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n10:30am – 12:30pm \n\n\nF&F Tournament – Round 1 \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n12:30pm – 1:45pm \n\n\nGuest GM – Lecture \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n12:30pm – 2:30pm \n\n\nF&F Tournament – Round 2 \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n1:15pm – 1:30pm \n\n\nPresentation of Blitz Team Winners \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n1:30pm – 5:00pm \n\n\nRound 4 (Champ\, U1900\, U1600) G/90;d10 \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n1:30pm – 5:00pm \n\n\nRound 5 (U1200\, U800\, Unrated) G/90;d10 \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n2:15pm – 3:15pm \n\n\nScholastic Meeting \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n2:30pm – 4:30pm \n\n\nF&F Tournament – Round 3 \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n3:30pm – 4:30pm \n\n\nChess in Education Discussion \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n3:30pm – 5:30pm \n\n\nGuest GM – “All Comers” Blitz \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n4:30pm – 6:30pm \n\n\nF&F Tournament – Round 4 \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n5:45pm – 6:00pm \n\n\nPresentation of Bughouse Team Winners \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n6:00pm – 9:30pm \n\n\nRound 5 (Champ\, U1900\, U1600) G/90;d10 \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n6:00pm – 9:30pm \n\n\nRound 6 (U1200\, U800\, Unrated) G/90;d10 \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, March 29\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\nEvent \n\n\nLocation \n\n\n\n\n8:45am – 9:00am \n\n\nPresentation of Scholar-Chessplayer Awards \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n9:00am – 12:30pm \n\n\nRound 6 (Champ\, U1900\, U1600) G/90;d10 \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n9:00am – 12:30pm \n\n\nRound 7 (U1200\, U800\, Unrated) G/90;d10 \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n11:00am – 12:00pm \n\n\nGuest GM Lecture \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n1:30pm – 5:00pm \n\n\nRound 7 (Champ\, U1900\, U1600) G/90;d10 \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\nTime TBD \n\n\nAwards Ceremony (U1200\, U800\, Unrated) \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n2:00pm – 4:00pm \n\n\nGuest GM – “All Comers” Blitz \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n6:00pm onwards \n\n\nAwards Ceremony (Champ\, U1900\, U1600) \n\n\nTBD \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHotel and Venue Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHotel  \nSheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk\n301 E. North Water St.\, Chicago\, IL 60611\n(312) 464-1000\nHR: $179 single/double/triple/quad\nBOOK HERE \n  \nVenue \nSheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk Meeting Space. Click here for more detailed floor plans. \n  \n  \nFood \nClick here for several on-site dining options available at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk. \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n2026 National High School (K-12) Championship\, March 27-29\nSheraton Grand Chicago\n301 E. North Water St.\, Chicago\, IL 60611\n(312) 464-1000\nHR: $179 single/double/triple/quad \n  \nAll US Chess National Events Calendar Listings: \nhttps://new.uschess.org/national-events-calendar \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://officialchess.org/event/2025-us-class-championship-saturday-october-11-monday-october-13-2026/
LOCATION:Sheraton Grand Chicago\, 301 E. North Water St.\, Chicago\, NY\, 60611\, United States
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