• Canceled 2026 Arizona Scholastic State Chess Championships

    Arizona State Grades Championship 2026 Date: April 25 - 26, 2026 Register Entry List Location: Harelson Elementary School 826 W Chapala Dr, Tucson, AZ 85704 Register Online: kingregistration.com Tournament Flyer Registration Fees Early Advanced Entry $65 prior March 30 Advanced Entry $75 March 30 through April 20 Late Entry $85 after April 20 Withdrawals/Refunds requested after April 20 will incur a $10 processing fee. Online registration closes on Friday, April 24th at noon. Onsite registration available on Friday, April 24th from 5pm-7pm. Onsite entry fee is $125. Tournament Schedule K-1 through 6-8 Saturday — G/45 9:00 • 11:15 • 1:30 • 3:30 Sunday — G/60 9:00 • 12:00 • 3:00   9-12 Saturday — G/60 9:00 • 12:00 • 3:00 Sunday — G/60 9:00 • 12:00 • 3:00 Event Information Please arrive at 8:45am for pairings and announcements. Players are responsible for bringing pencils/pens and clocks and for setting their own clocks. Participants must be AZ residents. Participants must have a current US Chess membership. Half point byes available in all rounds with a maximum of 2. Byes must be declared before the start of round 1. All byes requested after round 1 will be zero-point byes. Byes may not be […]

  • Rising Star Grand Prix 

    Date:May 2, 2026 @ 9:00 AM Rising Star Chess This will take place on Saturday, May 2nd at the Mesa DoubleTree Hotel. Here is the street address for this nice venue: HOTEL: Mesa DoubleTree by Hilton 1011 W Holmes Ave Mesa, AZ 85210 Phone Reservations: (480) 833-5555 The first round will start at 9:00 am on Saturday morning, May 2nd. REGISTRATION:  To register for the tournament, please follow this link to the King Registration website: Click to Register Rising Star May Grand Prix USCF MEMBERSHIP: An active USCF membership is required to play in any of the sections. You may join or renew here: Join or Renew with USCF  ENTRY FEE:  $30 on or before Fri, Apr 24th; $35 on or before Wed, Apr 29th; $40 on or before Fri, May 1st; $45 on-site Sat, May 2nd Free entry for any GM/WGM/IM/WIM/FM/WFM: $30 deducted from FIDE-titled players' prize winnings if registering after April 24th, 2026 BYES:  A maximum of two half-point byes is available. Half-point byes must be requested no later than 30 minutes before the round starts. Any half-point byes for rounds 3 or 4 must be requested before the start of round 2and may not be cancelled after […]