Chess

State Championship: February 4, 2027 

Location:
Mikado Baptist Church
6751 Houston Road
Macon, GA 31216

Roster Due: January 11

What To Bring to Competitions: 

  • Two tournament-size chess sets for every team
    • Board: 2 ¼” squares (20” X 20” board)
    • King: between 3 ¾” and 4 ¼” tall
  • Two chess clocks (not a chess clock app) for every team
  • One Coach or another adult to act as a table referee (Must be at coaches’ meeting)

Team Event: 

  • Schools may enter one or more teams in each division. 
  • A team consists of 4 students (up to 2 alternates per team are allowed) 
  • There is no limit to the number of teams allowed at the region tournament, BUT only 2 teams per school per division (i.e. 2 ES, 2 MS, 2 HS) may advance. 

 

General Schedule 

8:00 Registration Opens

8:30 Coaches’ meeting (IMPORTANT and REQUIRED)

8:45 Opening Prayer / Welcome

9:00 Rounds Begin (must complete four rounds BEFORE lunch)

Break for Lunch (30 minutes)

After lunch   Rounds Resume (five through seven)

3:00ish  Awards

 

Champions

2026

Konos Academy

2025

Konos Academy

2023

Creekside Christian Academy

2022

Konos Academy

2021

Creekside Christian Academy

2020

Sherwood Christian Academy

2019 (GICAA)

Vidalia Heritage Academy

2018 (GICAA)

Sherwood Christian Academy

GAPPS RULES - CHESS

On the Home Page of the GAPPS website, click on About. Select GAPPS Constitution and Bylaws. The rules for Chess begin on page 150. 

Chess Notation Sheet

Scoring Summary Sheet

House of Staunton (for purchasing equipment)

ChessKid

Chess Clock: (Link)

 

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