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SUMMARY:2026 Rhode Island Scholastic Chess Championship - Saturday\, April 4\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\nhttps://oceanstatechess.com/event/2026-scholastic-state-k-12-championship/ \n2026 OFFICIAL RHODE ISLAND SCHOLASTIC STATE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (East Greenwich\, RI) – FINALIZED\n\nDATE & LOCATION FINALIZED – REGISTRATION OPENS in FEBRUARY \nSATURDAY\, APRIL 4\, 2026 \n2026 Scholastic Individual Grade K-12 Championship Qualifier and School Team Championship \n*** OPEN TO OUT-OF-STATE PLAYERS *** \n* BOTH INDIVIDUAL & TEAM PRIZES = Players can register as an Individual with or without a Team \nMain Tournament Playing Hall\, New England Institute of Technology\nLocation: New England Institute of Technology (NEIT)\n1 New England Tech Blvd. East Greenwich\, R.I. 02818 \nFORMAT & ROUND TIMES: 4SS\, G/45; d5 – 4 Rounds\, each player gets 45 min. each\, 5 second delay\nRound 1: 10:00 am – 11:40 am\nLunch: 11:45 am – 12:30 pm\nRound 2: 12:30 am – 2:10 pm\nRound 3: 2:10 – 3:50 pm\nRound 4: 3:50 – 5:30 pm\nAwards: 5:30 pm\n* Note: These are approximate round times \n* REGISTER WITH LINK AT TOP OF THIS PAGE\n* Players can register as an Individual with a team and/or without a team \n* IMPORTANT\nROUND 1 WILL START ON TIME AT 10:00 AM – PAIRINGS WILL BE POSTED AT 9:40 AM\nDAY OF EVENT REGISTRATIONS ON SATURDAY APRIL 4 – MAY RECEIVE 1/2 PT. BYE ROUND 1 \nSECTIONS = ALL 3 SECTIONS ARE USCF RATED\n* High School Section – Grades 9-12\n* Middle School Section – Grades 6-8\n* Elementary School Section – Grades K-5 \nRHODE ISLAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP REPRESENTATIVES\nTop Rhode Island winners from each section (plus top rated R.I. players) are eligible to participate in the R.I. Closed Invitational Scholastic Championship Tournament on April 18\, 2026\, which will determine the Top 3 Player representatives from Rhode Island for U.S. Chess Federation National Denker (High School)\, Barber (Middle School) & Rockefeller (Elementary) to participate at the U.S. Chess National Tournament of State Champions in Grand Rapids\, MI in August\, 2026. Links below – more information. \nU.S. Chess Federation Denker Gr. 9-12 Tournament of High School State Champions: https://new.uschess.org/denker\nU.S. Chess Federation Barber Gr. 6-8 Tournament of Middle School State Champions: https://new.uschess.org/barber\nU.S. Chess Federation Rockefeller Gr. K-5 Tournament of Elementary State Champions: https://new.uschess.org/rockefeller \nENTRY FEES\n* Early Bird Registration is $45 per player by Sun. 3/22. Early Bird Discount Team Entry is $160 ($40 each x 4 players)\n* Regular Registration is $50 from 3/23 – 4/1. Regular TEAM Entry Fee is $180 ($45 each x 4 players)\n* Late Registration on Thurs. 4/2\, Fri. 4/3 & Sat. 4/4 = $60 Entry. Late Team Entry Fee is $220 ($55 each x 4 players) \nDISCOUNT TEAM ENTRY FEE: Schools with 4 OR MORE PLAYERS or SIBLINGS are Eligible for a minus -$5 per person\n“ENTRY FEE DISCOUNT.” Note: Top 4 Team Player scores will counted for each “Team Score.” – For example\, If a team has 6 players\, the top 4 scores will be counted. Team players will not paired against each other unless they are competing for 1st Place champion in round 4 \nDISCOUNT – SIBLINGS: All siblings receive a -$5 discount on each entry fee ($40) if register by 3/22\nSiblings Price increases on 3/23 – 4/1 to $90 ($45 Each). Not available for Late Registration \nDISCOUNT 1st-TIME USCF TOURNAMENT ENTRY (SAVE $20 PER ENTRY)\nIf this is your 1st Rated USCF Event\, OSCA will provide a discounted price of $49 Includes 1 year $24 USCF Youth Membership\n$49 Early-Bird w/USCF\, Register by 3/29 = Save -$20 (early entry is $45 + $24 USCF membership = $69\, Only $49)\n$54 Regular w/USCF 3/30 – 4/2 = Save -$15 (regular entry is $50 + $24 USCF membership = $74\, EF is $54)\n(Note this is for 1st-Time USCF Tournament players\, does not include USCF renewals for current members)\nDiscounts not available 4/3 – 4/4 (Day before & Day of Event) \n\nADDITIONAL INFO\n* Longer Game G/45;d5 Championship time control; Accelerated Pairings may be used rounds 1-2\n* This is Both a Scholastic MULTI-STATE Individual Championship & Team Championship.\n* OPEN TO OUT-OF-STATE STUDENTS FROM RI\, MA\, CT\, & EVERY STATE\n* Top Out-of-State Winner is eligible for separate 1st Place trophy\, Top R.I. 1st Place Champions must be from R.I.\n* Tournament will Start ON-TIME at 10:00 AM – Late Entries after 9:40 may receive 1/2 pt. bye\n* You can still register and play as an individual with no team\n* Players will enjoy this beautiful college venue with multiple skittles rooms provided. Plenty or parking.\ncollege cafeteria will be open for lunch with salad bar\, soup station\, burger & deli\, pizza\, snacks and drinks\n* Team Competition: Each school’s team score is calculated by adding points from the top 4 players on that team. Must have minimum of 3 players for a team. Maximum limit is 7 per team. Teams with 8-10+ players or more should register two teams\, each with 4-5 players on each team as “A” & “B” Teams to avoid pairing issues. Accelerated pairings may be used in rounds 1 & 2.\n* Players must be from the same school. Students must play in grade section. Please list your school on entry form.\n* Spectators & parents do NOT have to buy a registration ticket\, parents are free\n* Please bring a chess clock if you have one. Chess sets will be provided.\n* Questions: Text Organizer (401) 212-1335 \, or Email organizer: frank@oceanstatechess.com (Text is preferred)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOcean State Chess Association\n\n(401) 212-1335 \nView Organizer Website \nfrank@oceanstatechess.com \n\n\n\n\nNew England Institute of Technology\n\n1 New England Tech Blvd.\nEast Greenwich\, Rhode Island 02818United States\n(401) 739-5000\nView Venue Website \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://officialchess.org/event/2026-rhode-island-scholastic-chess-championship-saturday-april-4-2026/
LOCATION:New England Institute of Technology\, 1 New England Tech Blvd.\, East Greenwich\, RI\, 02818\, United States
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