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SUMMARY:2026 South Carolina Scholastic Chess Championship - Saturday March 21\, 2026 - SC Residents ONLY
DESCRIPTION:https://scscholastic.com/ \n\n\n\n\nLocation and Registration\n\n\nDate: March 21\, 2026\n\n\n\n\n2026 South Carolina Scholastic Chess Championship \nOrganized by the Columbia Chess Club \n\n\n\nLocation\n\nColumbia Metropolitan Convention Center \n1101 Lincoln St \nColumbia\, SC 29201 \n\n\n\nRegistration Details\n\n*ONLINE REGISTRATION ONLY* *SC RESIDENTS ONLY* \n  \n\n$45 by March 14\, 2026\, $55 thereafter.  Registration closes 8:30 a.m. on March 21\, 2026.\n\n  \nTop 8 players will earn a spot in the State Finals hosted at the Columbia Chess Club on April 4\, 2026.  See Format & Prizes for details.  Girls’ Championship hosted on April 11\, 2026 at the Columbia Chess Club. (Girls are permitted and encouraged to play both events!). \nAll Equipment Provided.  No on-site check-in: players not reporting to their first-round game will be withdrawn from the tournament.  Please contact info@columbiachess.org if there are any issues with your registration. \nPairings and standings available in real time online\, see “Pairings & Standings” in menu. Avoid waits by enrolling in instant email and SMS notification of pairings in the “Pairings and Standing” page for each event. Live broadcast of top boards via video on Twitch.tv and on DGT Livecloud\, chess.com\, and lichess.org\, see “Live Streams” in menu. \nFor Parking\, Hotels\, Venue Map\, and Food availability\, plan your visit. \n  \nActive USCF membership required. Memberships can be purchased/renewed at uschess.org/join-us-chess.  (USCF Youth memberships currently $24/yr.  New players please note that\, in addition to obtaining a USCF ID\, you must also pay the USCF membership fee to be an active USCF member). \n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFormat\, SCHEDULE\, & Prizes\n\n\n\nSections\n\n  \n\nHigh School (9th-12th grade)\nMiddle School (6th-8th grade)\nElementary School (K-5th grade)\nPrimary School (K-3rd grade). In 2026\, US Chess is introducing the first K-3 National Tournament\, so for the first time\, the top-finishing K-3 player will qualify for nationals!\nGirls’ Championship Organized Separately on April 11\, 2026\n\n  \n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n  \n\nRound 1: 10:00 a.m.\nRound 2: 11:20 a.m.\nLunch Break (Lunch for sale on-site at concessions\, See Menu; note Convention Center’s no outside food or drink policy)\nRound 3: 1:30 p.m.\nRound 4: 2:50 p.m.\nRound 5: 4:10 p.m.\nAwards Ceremony 5:40 p.m.\n\n  \n\n\n\nFormat & Prizes\n\nSaturday\, March 21\, 2026. 5-Round Swiss G/30;d5. \n  \n\nTop 8 in High\, Middle\, Elementary\, and Primary sections invited to State Finals on April 4\, 2026.\nTop 3 Schools in each of High\, Middle\, and Elementary sections awarded team trophies based on the best 4 player scores.\n\n  \nRules note: As a combined individual-team event\, US Chess Rule 28N is in effect. Our pairing program will attempt to avoid players registered under the same team from playing against one another during Rounds 1 and 2. \nSTATE FINALS (by invitation) on Saturday\, April 4\, 2026 at the Columbia Chess Club (6169 St. Andrews Road\, Columbia\, SC 29212).  3-Round Swiss\, G/75;+5 \n  \n\nTop 8 Players in each of High School\, Middle School\, Elementary School\, and Primary School (K-3) from State Championship invited.\nAll players awarded trophies based on finish in their section\, title of State Champion to winner in each section.\nFirst tiebreak based on player’s score in March 21\, 2026 State Championship Tournament.\nSchedule Round 1\, 9:30 a.m.; Round 2\, 1:00 p.m.; Round 3\, 4:15 p.m.; 7 p.m. Awards.\nThe SC Chess Association awards the first place finisher in each section an invitation and a stipend to compete as the South Carolina representative to the following national tournaments hosted at the US Open Championship during August 3-9\, 2026 in Grand Rapids\, Michigan. ($5000 Scholarship Top Prizes): Denker National Tournament of High School State Champions; Barber National Tournament of Middle School State Champions; Rockefeller National Tournament of Elementary School State Champions; GM Maurice Ashley National Tournament of K-3 State Champions.\n\n  \n\nRegister Now
URL:https://officialchess.org/event/2026-south-carolina-scholastic-chess-championship-saturday-march-21-2026-sc-residents-only/
LOCATION:Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center\, 1101 Lincoln St\, Columbia\, SC\, 29201\, United States
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SUMMARY:2026 South Carolina Girls' Chess Championship - Saturday April 11\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:https://scscholastic.com/girls-championship \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate and Location\n\nApril 11\, 2026 \nColumbia Chess Club \n6169 St. Andrews Road \nColumbia\, SC 29212 \n\n\n\nRegistration Details\n\nOpen to all SC K-12 Girls (Girls are permitted and encouraged to play in both State Championship on March 21\, 2026 as well as Girls’ Championship on April 11\, 2026) \nOnline Registration Only.  $30 by April 4\, 2026\, $40 thereafter.  Registration closes at 8:30 a.m. the morning of the tournament. \nAll equipment provided.  No check-in required: players not reporting to their first round game before their time expires will be withdrawn from the tournament.  Please contact info@columbiachess.org if there are any issues with your registration. \nPairings and standings available in real time online\, see “Pairings & Standings” in menu. \nActive USCF membership required. Memberships can be purchased/renewed at uschess.org/join-us-chess. \n\nRegister Now\n\n\nFormat\n\nThe Girls’ Championship tournament is organized as a single-section (K-12) tournament\, 5-Round Swiss G/30;d5. \n\n\n\nSchedule\n\nRound 1: 10:00 a.m.\nRound 2: 11:20 a.m.\nRound 3: 1:30 p.m.\nRound 4: 2:50 p.m.\nRound 5: 4:10 p.m.\nAwards: 5:40 p.m. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrizes\n\n\n\n\nTop 8 receive trophies. Superlative awards to youngest participant\, best debut\, and biggest upset. \nThe SC Chess Association awards the first place finisher an invitation and a stipend to compete as the South Carolina representative to Haring National Tournament of Girls State Champions. The WIM Ruth Haring National Tournament of Girls State Champions is an  annual invitational event run by US Chess that has determined the Haring National Champion since 2013.  A total of $18\,700 in prizes will be awarded\, including $5\,800 in scholarship and cash prizes to the champion. The champion will also qualify for the U.S. Girls Junior Championship and either the World Youth Championship or the World Cadet Championships. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe second place finisher in the SC Girls’ Scholastic Championship is named the South Carolina Representative to the Susan Polgar Invitational Tournament in St. Louis\, MO\, and given a stipend for attendance. \nThis “Hannah ‘Tori’ Whatley GRIT Award\,” started by the Whatley family in 2015\, honors a young South Carolina female chess player chosen to compete at the Susan Polgar Girls Invitational. Named after Tori Whatley\, the first South Carolinian girl to attend in 2008 as a 6th grader\, it celebrates her tenacity. She competed six times\, a rare feat\, and was known for upsetting higher-rated players\, like in her debut when she drew a player 518 points above her and beat Virginia’s champion. In 2012\, she placed 22nd. Tori joined Webster University’s SPICE program in 2015\, the only North American female on the team until 2018. After earning a studio art degree\, she worked briefly at the World Chess Hall of Fame and now studies nuclear engineering at Florida International University. \nSponsored by Tori and her dad David\, a former scholastic chess coordinator\, the award reflects their love for chess and aims to inspire others to pursue their passions.
URL:https://officialchess.org/event/2026-south-carolina-girls-chess-championship-saturday-april-11-2026/
LOCATION:Columbia Chess Club\, 6169 St. Andrews Road Columbia\, SC\, Columbia\, SC\, 29212\, United States
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