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SUMMARY:2026 Alabama State Scholastic Chess Championship - Sat March 7 - Sun March 8\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:https://alabamachess.jumbula.com/Spring2026/2026AlabamaStateScholasticChessChampionship \n2026 Alabama State Scholastic Chess Championship\n\nUS Space and Rocket Center\, Space Camp Operations Building: 1 Tranquility Base\, Huntsville\, AL 35805\, USA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTwo-day Schedule Fee \n$80.00 USD Early: $40.00 USD \nEarly bird price expires on Feb 27\, 2026 at 11:59 PM \n\n\n\nOne-day Schedule Fee \n$70.00 USD Early: $35.00 USD \nEarly bird price expires on Feb 27\, 2026 at 11:59 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTournament trophies\n\n\nThere are individual awards for the top five players in each section. There are team awards for the top school in each championship section and for the top two schools in each under section. Team awards are based on the scores of the top four players in a section from a specific school. \n\n\n\n\n\nSchedules\n\n\n\nTwo-day Schedule (03/07/2026-03/08/2026)\nOne-day Schedule (03/07/2026-03/07/2026)\n\n\n\n\nSections\n\n\n\nHigh School Championship Section (2-day\, Grades 9-12) (1100+)\nMiddle School Championship Section (2-day\, Grades 6-8) (900+)\nElementary Championship Section (2-day\, Grades K-5) (600+)\nPrimary Championship Section (2-day\, Grades K-3)\nHigh School Under 1300 (1-day\, Grades K-12)\nMiddle School Under 1100 (1-day\, Grades K-8)\nElementary Under 700 (1-day\, Grades K-5)\nPrimary Under 400 (1-day\, Grades K-3)\n\n\n\n\nByes\n\n\n\nMax of byes: 1\nLast round to request a bye: 5\nNumber of rounds in tourney: 5\nBye note: Byes must be requested before the 1st round starts.\n\n\n\n\nDescription\n\n\n\nAlabama State Scholastic Chess Championship \nMarch 7 – 8\, 2026 \nUS Space and Rocket Center \nSpace Camp Operations Building \n1 Tranquility Base \nHuntsville\, AL 35805 \n  \nIndividual / Team Championship \nIndividual awards to the top five players in each section. Team awards to the top school in each championship section and the top two schools in each under section based on the scores of the top four players from each school. \nThere are four championship sections and four under sections. The four championship sections play a two-day schedule. The under sections play a one-day schedule. \nTwo-day Schedule Sections \nHigh School Championship (Grades 9-12\, Rating 1100+) \nMiddle School Championship (Grades 6-8\, Rating 900+) \nElementary Championship (Grades 4-5\, Rating 600+) \nPrimary Championship (Grades K-3) \nThese sections will play 3 rounds on Saturday and two on Sunday. The time control will be G/90\, d5 for the HS\, MS\, and Elementary Championship sections and G/60\, d5 for the Primary Championship. The schedule may be abbreviated in very small sections. These sections are limited to Alabama residents because Alabama representatives to the Denker\, Barber\, Rockefeller\, and Ashley tournaments will be selected from these sections. \nOne-day Schedule Sections \nHigh School Under 1300 (K-12\, Under 1300 or unrated) \nMiddle School Under 1100 (K-8\, Under 1100 or unrated) \nElementary Under 700 (K-5\, Under 700 or unrated) \nPrimary Under 400 (K-3\, Under 400 or unrated) \nThese under sections will play 5 rounds on Saturday. The time control will be G/30\, d5. These sections are open to scholastic chess players from other states. \nRegistration \nThe registration fee will be $40 per player for the championship sections and $35 per player for the under sections\, through February 27. Those registration fees will increase to $80 and $70 respectively on February 28. \nRegistration will be open until 11:59 pm on Wednesday\, March 4\, 2026. There will be no registration after March 4 and there will be no on-site registration. \nRequired Memberships \nEach player must have a US Chess membership. You can purchase or renew a US Chess membership on the US Chess website: https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess \nEach player who resides in Alabama must also have an Alabama Chess Federation membership. An ACF membership can be purchased or renewed on the ACF website:  https://alabamachess.org/sign-up/ \nContact \nIf you are not able to register online or have any questions about this championship\, please email Todd Guthrie at todd.guthrie@alabamachess.org. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration period\n\nRegistration starts on 01/02/2026 and ends on 03/04/2026.\n\nRestrictions\n\n\nParticipants must be entering grades preschool to 12. \n\n\nIn-person location\n\n\nUS Space and Rocket Center\, Space Camp Operations Building: 1 Tranquility Base\, Huntsville\, AL 35805\, USA\n\nAny questions?\nPlease contact Alabama Chess Federation if you have any questions. \n\nEmail:\ntodd.guthrie@alabamachess.org
URL:https://officialchess.org/event/2026-alabama-state-scholastic-chess-championship-sat-march-7-sun-march-8-2026/
LOCATION:US Space and Rocket Center\, Space Camp Operations Building\, 1 Tranquility Base\, Huntsville\, Alabama\, 35805\, United States
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