American Open - Scholastic Tournament: Junior Varsity Division

OVERVIEW

The American Open Scholastic Tournaments runs concurrently with the Main Event of the 60th American Open. It has three divisions, Novice, Junior Varsity, and Varsity, which occurs on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of the Thanksgiving weekend. The Scholastic tournaments are open to all players in kindergarten to 12th Grade.

The Junior Varsity (JV) Division has five rounds and is a one-day, rated tournament. The JV Saturday schedule is for players in K-5th grade, while JV Sunday schedule is for K-12th Graders.

Register for the Scholastic Tournament for the Junior Varsity division.

VENUE

Hyatt Regency Orange County

Hotel info and Group booking link for the discount rate is at https://americanopen.org/venue/

DETAILS

• Top 10 individual awards and top 3 teams per section
• Time control: 30 min/5 sec delay
• Sections: 

1. Saturday, November 29	Sunday, November 30
   Junior Varsity Saturday	Junior Varsity Sunday
   K – 2nd Under 200 K – 2nd Under 400 K – 2nd Open (400+) K – 3rd Under 300 K – 3rd Under 500 K – 3rd Open (500+) K – 5th Under 500 K – 5th Under 800 K – 5th Open (800+)	K – 12th Open (1200+) K – 12th Under 1200 K – 9th Open K – 9th Under 1000 K – 6th Open (900+) K – 6th Under 900 K – 6th Under 600

INFORMATION ABOUT THE OTHER EVENTS & TOURNAMENTS

1. Chess Camp Mon/Tue/Wed
2. Novice Tournament (US Chess membership not required; tournament not rated) on Friday, November 28
3. Varsity Tournament (Scholastic 2-day US Chess rated tournament) on Saturday and Sunday, November 29-30
4. Blitz Tournament (for kids and adults) on Saturday night, November 29 at 9:30 pm
5. Action Tournament (Game 30 min/5 sec delay; rated tournament for kids and adults) on Sunday afternoon, November 30 at 12 pm
6. Main Tournament (longer time control, rated tournament, for kids and adults) - https://americanopen.org/main-tournament/

Click Here to Register for the Junior Varsity Tournaments

For questions prior to the event: please contact [email protected]