Click here for a complete schedule, sorted by Day/Time - Printable PDF
Click here for a complete schedule, sorted by Event - Printable PDF
Click here for a labeled map of the venue.
In the blue dropdown menus below, you'll find the schedule of all events from April 30 through May 3, 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 Hall EF.
Chess Control will be in Swing Hall.
All Girls Club events will be in 321-322. 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 ET, 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, April 30th
Time
Event
Location
9:00am - 10:00am
Bughouse - Registration (onsite only)
Chess Control
11:00am - 2:00pm
National Elementary Bughouse Championship
Hall CD
Online + Onsite - 4:00pm
Blitz - Registration
Chess Control
5:00pm - 8:00pm
National Elementary Blitz Championship
Hall CD
- Friday, May 1
Time
Event
Location
9:00am - 11:00am
Guest GM Elshan Moradiabadi and WGM Katerina Nemcova - Tandem Simultaneous Exhibition
Hall EF
9:30am - 10:30am
My First Tournament Seminar (optional)
Hall E
12:45pm - 1:00pm
Opening Ceremony
Hall CD
1:00pm - 4:30pm
Round 1 (K-6, K-5, K-3 sections)
Hall CD
1:15pm - 2:15pm
Guest IM Danny Rensch Lecture + Q&A
Hall E
1:30pm - 4:30pm
Round 1 (K-1 section)
Hall G
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Guest WGM Katerina Nemcova - "All Comers" Blitz
Hall EF
3:30pm - 5:00 pm
Girls Club - Welcome Party
321 - 322
4:30pm - 6:30pm
Guest WGM Jennifer Shahade - "All Comers" Simul
Hall EF
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Round 2 (K-1 section)
Hall G
5:45pm - 6:00pm
Presentation of Puzzle Championship prizes
Hall CD
6:00pm - 9:30pm
Round 2 (K-6, K-5, K-3 sections)
Hall CD
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Guest GM Elshan Moradiabadi - "All Comers" Blitz
Hall EF
- Saturday, May 2
Time
Event
Location
8:45am - 9:00am
Presentation of Blitz Individual Winners
Hall CD
9:00am - 12:30pm
Round 3 (K-6, K-5, K-3 sections)
Hall CD
9:00am - 10:00am
F&F Tournament - Registration (onsite only)
Chess Control
9:30am - 12:30pm
Round 3 (K-1 section)
Hall G
9:30am - 10:30am
Silver Knights Presentation
Hall E
10:00am - 12:00pm
Guest GM Elshan Moradiabadi - "All Comers" Blitz
Hall EF
10:30am - 12:30pm
F&F Tournament - Round 1
323
11:30am - 1:30pm
Girls Club - Tandem Simul
321 - 322
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Guest WGM Katerina Nemcova - Lecture
Hall E
12:30pm - 2:30pm
F&F Tournament - Round 2
323
1:15pm - 1:30pm
Presentation of Blitz Team Winners
Hall CD
1:30pm - 4:30pm
Round 4 (K-1 section)
Hall G
1:30pm - 5:00pm
Round 4 (K-6, K-5, K-3 sections)
Hall CD
2:15pm - 3:15pm
Scholastic Meeting
Hall E
2:30pm - 4:30pm
F&F Tournament - Round 3
323
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Guest GM Elshan Moradiabadi - Lecture
Hall E
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Chess in Education Discussion
Hall EF
3:30pm - 5:30pm
IM Danny Rensch - "All Comers" Blitz
Hall EF
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Girls Club - Chess Lecture
321 - 322
4:15pm - 4:45pm
Girls Club - Human Chess Game
321 - 322
4:30pm - 6:30pm
F&F Tournament - Round 4
323
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Guest WGM Katerina Nemcova - "All Comers" Blitz
Hall EF
5:30 p.m. - 8:30pm
Round 5 (K-1 section)
Hall G
5:45pm - 6:00pm
Presentation of Bughouse Team Winners
Hall CD
6:00pm - 9:30pm
Round 5 (K-6, K-5, K-3 sections)
Hall CD
- Sunday, May 3
Time
Event
Location
9:00am - 12:30pm
Round 6 (K-6, K-5, K-3 sections)
Hall CD
9:30am - 12:30pm
Round 6 (K-1 section)
Hall G
9:30am - 11:30am
Guest IM Danny Rensch Book Signing
Disclaimer: Dark Squares contains mature themes and language not intended for young audiences.Hall EF
10:00am - 11:00am
Girls Club - Donut Social & Town Hall
321 - 322
10:15am - 11:15am
Preparing for International Youth Events Seminar
Hall E
10:30am - 12:30pm
Guest GM Elshan Moradiabadi - "All Comers" Blitz
Hall EF
11:30am - 12:30pm
Girls Club - Blindfold Exhibition
321 - 322
11:30am - 12:30pm
Guest WGM Katerina Nemcova - Lecture
Hall E
1:00pm - 3:00pm+
WGM Jennifer Shahade - Book Signing
Hall EF
1:30pm - 4:30pm
Round 7 (K-1 section)
Hall G
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Round 7 (K-6, K-5, K-3 sections)
Hall CD
2:30pm - 4:30pm
Guest WGM Katerina Nemcova - "All Comers" Blitz
Hall EF
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Girls Club - Human Chess Game
321 - 322
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Guest GM Elshan Moradiabadi - Lecture
Hall E
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Girls Club - Closing Party
321 - 322
5:00 p.m.
Awards Ceremony - K-1 Sections
Hall G
5:30 p.m.
Awards Ceremony - K-3 Sections
Hall G
6:00 p.m.
Awards Ceremony - K-6, K-5 Sections
Hall CD