March 25th Space Coast City Classic!

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:

• Space Coast Health Foundation, 1100 Rockledge Blvd., Rockledge, FL, 32955

Next Date:

• Dates for this year's tournament series are 01/14/23, 02/11/23, 03/25/23, and 05/06/23.

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).

Registration:

• SCHOLASTIC ENTRY (K-12 sections): https://www.chessregister.com/register?event_key=anX54K4LmT9-bZbY7PcRHQ%3D%3D
• NON-SCHOLASTIC ENTRY (Open and U1600 sections): https://www.chessregister.com/register?event_key=w3wH4vUIuXZ82bYRj8UDBA%3D%3D

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.