National Event Announcements

List of Players who Must Change Sections Published

NHS Championships 2026
The US Chess Director of Events publishes a Ratings Review Report, assembled by the Tournament Review Group (TRG), a responsibility defined in the Scholastic Regulations. The TRG makes decisions about whether to assign a rating to a player based on rating data found in other rating systems as mentioned above. Players on the list were subjected to TRG review, with the "Rating to Use" column reflecting the rating that will be used to determine a player's section eligibility as well as their eligibility for various prizes. 
 
Any player whom the TRG has ruled to resection as a result of an assigned rating will be notified by US Chess. The most current version of the Ratings Review Report is published here for transparency. Contact Click here to show email address with any questions. At the tournament site, please address your questions to Chess Control. Click here for more information. 
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National High School Championships 2026

Updated Format, Schedule for 2026 National High School Championship

NHS Championships 2026

In order to accommodate all players who wish to play at the 2026 High School National Chess Championship, the tournament schedule and time control will be changed for the following sections:

  • K-12 Unrated
  • K-12 U800
  • K-12 U1200

Please note: the changes only impact the above three sections.

K-12 Unrated, U800 and U1200 will play three rounds of g/60 d/5 on Friday, March 27th. The round times will be 1pm, 4:30pm, and 7:30pm.

After Friday, the time control for all affected sections will revert to g/90 d/10 for the remainder of the tournament. The scheduled rounds will be as follows:

  • Round 4: 9am Saturday 3/28
  • Round 5: 1:30pm Saturday 3/28
  • Round 6: 6pm Saturday 3/28

K-12 Unrated, U800 and U1200 will play their final round 7 at 9am Sunday, 3/29.

If you have any questions, please contact US Chess Director of Events Pete Karagianis at [email protected].

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National High School Championships 2026