Remaining Tournaments
| Sat Jan 05, 2019 | Snowball Open + (USCF section) | Metcalf Middle School
Burnsville |
| Sat Jan 05, 2019 | Team vs Team | Metcalf Middle School
Burnsville |
| Sat Jan 19, 2019 | Frozen Open + (USCF section) | Metcalf Middle School
Burnsville |
| Sat Jan 19, 2019 | Double Bug House | Metcalf Middle School
Burnsville |
| Sat Feb 02, 2019 | Groundhog Open + (USCF section) | Zachary Lane Elementary School
Plymouth |
| Sat Feb 02, 2019 | Doubles Tournament | Zachary Lane Elementary School
Plymouth |
| Sat Feb 23, 2019 | SCA Statewide Grade Level | Metcalf Middle School
Burnsville |
| Sat Mar 09, 2019 | Anarae Schunk Memorial Twin City Jr High/MS Champ | Metcalf Middle School
Burnsville |
| Sat Mar 09, 2019 | Burnsville Open + (USCF section) | Metcalf Middle School
Burnsville |
| Sat May 04, 2019 | Lawrence Lampert Memorial Tourney | Robbinsdale Middle School
Robbinsdale |
| Sat and Sunday May 4-5, 2019 | SCA Statewide Prim/Elem Championship | Robbinsdale Middle School
Robbinsdale |
| Sat May 18, 2019 | Tournament of Champions (invitational) | Zachary Lane Elementary School
Plymouth |
| Sat May 18, 2019 | May Open | Zachary Lane Elementary School |
Other Information
***In honor of the memory of Lawrence Lampert, founder of the School Chess Association, the Statewide Tournament now includes an annual “open section” for players’ grade 7 through 12 and adult. Parents are invited and encouraged to enter the “open section”. The entry fee for the “open section” will be applied to the Lawrence Lampert Memorial Chess Scholarship fund.
All newsletters are e-mailed; Inform them of any change in your e-mail address. Send to: registrar@schoolchess.org. Your e-mail address will always be kept confidential and will never be given to any third party. Be sure your spam filter allows the schoolchess.org. Announcements come from announcements@schoolchess.org
AWARDS – SCA awards trophy prizes typically to the top five players in each section (K-3, 4-6, 7-9) and a novice trophy in our standard tournaments. Rated section trophies depend on the number of players in that section. Tie breakers are used if there is a tie in all sections. Tournament cancellations announced on the SCA web site and through WCCO radio. Concessions will be available at all tournaments.
Bring a CHESS SET, PENCIL, NOTATION PAPER, and a clock (if available) to all tournaments. Limited number of chess sets will be available. At door registration is from 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Players who arrive after 8:30 a.m. will not be paired in the 1st round, unless preregistered and pre-paid. If pre-registered and pre-paid, player must arrive by 9:00 a.m.
