Upcoming Events:

28th Annual Space Coast Open Chess Festival:

Date and registration link coming soon.
A stand-alone event that occurs once a year and draws over 200 players! This event will be 3 days of classical chess along with a visit and lecture from a strong grandmaster
Thousands of dollars in prizes.

Monthly Space Coast Chess Championship Tournaments:

· February 11^th Chess Carnival Registration

· March 25^th City Classic Registration

About the Space Coast Chess Championship:

This a series that features a chess tournament once a month. It started pre-COVID with a large amount of participation from local schools, though when the pandemic started the tournament was discontinued for a while. Recently, we've started up again and have also introduced sections for non-scholastic players!
While being focused on scholastic chess, there are also competitive non-scholastic sections! The "championship" refers mainly to the best performing school, which becomes crowned the champion of each tournament.
While the championship is awarded on a per-tournament basis, in the future we may track the performances of each school over the course of the season and crown a school champion based on how they performed over the course of the season!

Location:

Next Date:

January 14th, 2023
After this, the following dates will be 02/11/23, 03/25/23, and 05/06/23. Go to chessregister.com to register for these.

Details:

Scholastic sections (K-1, K-3, K-5, K-8, K-12) and non-scholastic sections (U1600 & open)
5 rounds, game 30 d5 (30 minutes per player with 5 sec delay) (sections may be combined if less than 6 players. must have a minimum rating of 1600 to play in the open section)
First round starts at 9:15, later rounds will start ASAP.
Scholastic sections: trophies and/or medals awarded to all scholastic players and top school team, teams must consist of at least 3 players (top 4 scores count), individuals are welcome to participate without a team.
Non-scholastic U1600 & open sections: cash prizes only.
$20 for scholastic and $35 for non-scholastic sections if received by the Wednesday prior to the tournament. If received later, $5 more. If you enter on-site, you must be on the registration line by 9:00 AM or you may get a 1/2 point bye for round 1.
Scholastic sections: trophies and/or medals awarded to all scholastic players and top school team, teams must consist of at least 3 players (top 4 scores count), individuals are welcome to participate without a team.
Non-scholastic U1600 & open sections: cash prizes only (50% of non-scholastic registration cash guaranteed).

Entry Fee:

$20 for scholastic and $35 for non-scholastic sections if received by the Wednesday prior to the tournament.
If received later, $5 more. If you enter on-site, you must be on the registration line by 9:00am or you may get a 1/2 point bye for round 1.

More Info:

USCF membership is required. If the USCF website does not show you as a current member you will not be paired. If joining the USCF include the membership fee.
Requesting players to bring their chess sets and chess clock if you have one, as we have limited number available.

Chief tournament director: Steven Vigil

E-mail: chessteacher1977@yahoo.com

Phone: 321-297-7087