Location and Registration
Date: March 22, 2025
2025 South Carolina Scholastic Chess Championship
Organized by the Columbia Chess Club
Location
Registration Details
*ONLINE REGISTRATION ONLY* *SC RESIDENTS ONLY*
- $45 by March 15, 2025, $55 thereafter. Registration closes 8:30 a.m. on March 22, 2025.
Top 8 players will earn a spot in the National Qualifier hosted at the Columbia Chess Club on April 5, 2025. See Format & Prizes for details. Haring (Girl's) Qualifier Tournament hosted on April 12, 2025 at the Columbia Chess Club. (Girls are permitted and encouraged to play both events!).
All 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 No on-site check-in: players not reporting to their first-round game will be withdrawn from the tournament.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.
Pairings 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.
For Parking, Hotels, Venue Map, and Food availability, plan your visit.
Active 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).
Format, SCHEDULE, & Prizes
Sections
- High School (9th-12th grade)
- Middle School (6th-8th grade)
- Elementary School (K-5th grade)
- Primary (K-3rd grade). Note: Primary K-3 is for newer players; ambitious youngsters should play in K-5 for the Elementary School title. Organizers may require highly competitive players to play in K-5 section at their discretion.
- Haring Qualifier Tournament (Girls) Organized Separately on April 12, 2025
Schedule
- Round 1: 10:00 a.m.
- Round 2: 11:20 a.m.
- Lunch Break (Lunch for sale on-site at concessions, See Menu; note Convention Center's no outside food or drink policy)
- Round 3: 1:30 p.m.
- Round 4: 2:50 p.m.
- Round 5: 4:10 p.m.
- Awards Ceremony 5:40 p.m.
Format & Prizes
Saturday, March 22, 2025. 5-Round Swiss G/30;d5.
- Top 8 in High, Middle, and Elementary sections invited to National Qualifier Tournament on April 5, 2025.
- Top 8 in Primary (K-3) section awarded trophies.
- Top 3 Schools in each of High, Middle, and Elementary sections awarded team trophies based on the best 4 player scores.
NATIONAL QUALIFIER (by invitation) on Saturday, April 5, 2025. 3-Round Swiss, G/75;+5
- Top 8 Players in each of High School, Middle School, Elementary School from State Championship invited.
- All players awarded trophies based on finish in their section, title of State Champion to winner in each section.
- First tiebreak based on player's score in March 22, 2025 State Championship Tournament.
- Schedule Round 1, 9:30 a.m.; Round 2, 1:00 p.m.; Round 3, 4:15 p.m.; 7 p.m. Awards.
- The 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 July 28-August 3, 2025 in Middleton, Wisconsin. ($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.
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