Chess

State Championship: February 4, 2027 

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

Roster Due: January 11

Elementary Chess is open to 3rd - 5th grade students. 

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