Chess

High, Middle, and Elementary Schools

State Championships: Feb. 7, 2024 

Location:
Turning Point at Mabel White Baptist Church
1415 Bass Rd
Macon, GA 31210

Roster Due: Jan. 11, 2024

Region Tournaments: Jan. 25, 2024-Feb. 5, 2024

Region Dates/ Locations:

• January 25th: St. Paul Lutheran School - Peachtree City
• January 30th: Community Christian School - Stockbridge
• February 1st: Turning Point at Mabel White Baptist Church - Macon
• February 3rd: Pending (only if needed)

Classifications:

• High School: 7th through 12th grades
• Middle School: 6th through 8th grades
• Elementary School: 1st through 5th grades
  

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 1 or more teams in each grade classification. 
• 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. (NEW for 2021)

General Schedule (may vary at each region)

8:00 Registration Opens

8:30 Coaches’ meeting (IMPORTANT)

8:45 Opening Prayer / Statement

9:00 Round 1 Begins

9:50 Round 2 Begins

10:40 Round 3 Begins

11:30 Round 4 Begins

12:10  Break for Lunch

12:50  Round 5 Begins

1:40   Round 6 Begins                     

2:15 Round 7 Begins (if needed) 

3:00 Awards/ Closing / Depart