Click here for a complete schedule, sorted by Day/Time - Printable PDF
Click here for a complete schedule, sorted by Event - Printable PDF
In the blue dropdown menus below, you'll find the schedule of all events from December 11 through 14, broken down by day. Select a day from the menu below to see all events for that day.
Note that, all weekend, the skittles room, chess store, and apparel vendor will all be in Exhibit Hall C (Skittles)
All Girls Club (link coming soon) events will be in Room 300B. For these rooms, hours will be posted on-site.
For the first time, we will have live commentary of every round, with WGM Sabina Foisor's coverage available on Twitch.
All times below are in PT, and all end times are approximate. For a map of the venue, click here.
All sections will consist of 7 rounds with Swiss system pairings, and a time control of G/90;d10
- Thursday, December 11
Time
Event
Location
9:00am - 10:00am
K-12 Bughouse Registration (onsite only)
Chess Control
11:00am - 2:00pm
K-12 Bughouse Tournament
Exhibit Hall A
Online only - 2:00pm
Puzzle-Solving Championship - Registration
Chess Control
3:00pm - 4:00pm
National Puzzle-Solving Championship
300A
Online+Onsite - 4:00pm
K-12 Blitz Tournament - Registration
Chess Control
5:00pm - 9:00pm
K-12 Blitz Tournament
Exhibit Hall A
- Friday, December 12
Time
Event
Location
9:00am - 12:00pm
GM Magesh Panchanathan - Simul Exhibition
Exhibit Hall C
9:00am - 12:00pm
Charity Simul with NM Bryan Tillis
Exhibit Hall C
9:30am - 10:30am
My First Tournament Seminar (optional)
401 B
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Opening Ceremony
Exhibit Hall A
1:00pm - 4:30pm
Grades 2-12 - Round 1
Exhibit Hall A
1:30pm - 4:30pm
Grades K-1 - Round 1
Exhibit Hall B2
2:00pm - 4:00pm
"All Comers" Blitz with FunMaster Mike
Exhibit Hall C
4:30pm - 5:30pm
GM Magesh Panchanathan - Lecture
401 B
5:15pm - 5:30pm
Presentation of Puzzle Championship Winners
Exhibit Hall A
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Grades K-1 - Round 2
Exhibit Hall B2
6:00pm - 9:30pm
Grades 2-12 - Round 2
Exhibit Hall A
- Saturday, December 13
Time
Event
Location
8:45am - 9:00am
Presentation of Blitz Individual Winners
Exhibit Hall A
9:00am - 10:00am
F&F Tournament - Registration (onsite only)
Chess Control
9:00am - 12:30pm
Grades 2-12 - Round 3
Exhibit Hall A
9:30am - 12:30pm
Grades K-1 - Round 3
Exhibit Hall B2
10:00am - 11:00am
Preparing for International Youth Events Seminar
401 B
10:30am - 12:00pm
F&F Tournament - Round 1
401 A
11:30am - 12:30pm
GM Michael Rohde - Lecture
401 B
12:30pm - 2:00pm
F&F Tournament - Round 2
401 A
1:15pm - 1:30pm
Presentation of Bughouse Winners
Exhibit Hall A
1:30pm - 4:30pm
Grades K-1 - Round 4
Exhibit Hall B2
1:30pm - 5:00pm
Grades 2-12 - Round 4
Exhibit Hall A
1:45pm - 2:45pm
Scholastic Meeting
401 B
2:30pm - 4:30pm
GM Michael Rohde - "All Comers" Blitz
Exhibit Hall C
2:30pm - 4:00pm
F&F Tournament - Round 3
401 A
4:30pm - 6:00pm
F&F Tournament - Round 4
401 A
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Grades K-1 - Round 5
Exhibit Hall B2
5:45pm - 6:00pm
Presentation of Blitz Team Winners
Exhibit Hall A
6:00pm - 9:30pm
Grades 2-12 - Round 5
Exhibit Hall A
- Sunday, December 14
Time
Event
Location
8:45am - 9:00am
Presentation of All-America Team
Exhibit Hall A
9:00am - 12:30pm
Grades 2-12 - Round 6
Exhibit Hall A
9:30am - 12:30pm
Grades K-1 - Round 6
Exhibit Hall B2
9:45am - 10:15am
From Munchkin to Master: How to help your child take the next step
Parents face many challenges helping their kids improve BOTH their chess skills and their love of the game. Join National Master Adam Weissbarth, a coach of two national scholastic champions, to learn about his chess improvement story and about how to guide your child through the next steps on their chess journey.401 B
1:30pm - 4:30pm
Grades K-1 - Round 7
Exhibit Hall B2
2:00pm - 5:30pm
Grades 2-12 - Round 7
Exhibit Hall A
2:00pm - 4:00pm
GM Michael Rohde - "All Comers" Blitz
Exhibit Hall C
~5:30pm -
Grades K-1 - Awards Ceremony
Exhibit Hall B2
~6:00pm -
Grades 2-12 - Awards Ceremony
Exhibit Hall A