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 March 26 through 29, 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 Riverwalk (Skittles)
All Girls Club (Click here for details) events will be in the Ohio Room. For these rooms, hours will be posted on-site.
We will have live commentary of every round, with WGM Sabina Foisor's coverage available on Twitch. Submit games for analysis at (link coming soon).
All times below are in CT, 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. All rounds will be played at a time control of G/90;d10 except K-12 Unrated, K-12 Under-800, and K-12 Under-1200. These sections will play three rounds of G/60;d10 on Friday. Read more here.
- Thursday, March 26
Time
Event
Location
9:00am - 10:00am
Bughouse - Registration (onsite only)
Chess Control
11:00am - 2:00pm
HS Nationals K-12 Bughouse Championship
Chicago Ballroom
Online + Onsite - 4:00pm
Blitz - Registration
Chess Control
5:00pm - 9:00pm
HS Nationals K-12 Blitz Championship
Chicago Ballroom
- Friday, March 27
Time
Event
Location
9:00am - 11:00am
Guest GM Fidel Corrales - Simultaneous Exhibition
Riverwalk
9:30am - 10:30am
My First Tournament Seminar (optional)
Mississippi
12:45pm - 1:00pm
Opening Ceremony
Chicago Ballroom
1:00pm - 4:30pm
Round 1 (Champ, U1900, U1600) G/90;d10
Chicago Ballroom
1:00pm - 3:30pm
Round 1 (U1200, U800, Unrated) G/60;d5
Sheraton Ballroom
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Guest GM Fidel Corrales - "All Comers" Blitz
Riverwalk
4:30pm - 7:00pm
Round 2 (U1200, U800, Unrated) G/60;d5
Sheraton Ballroom
6:00pm - 9:30pm
Round 2 (Champ, U1900, U1600) G/90;d10
Chicago Ballroom
7:30pm - 10:00pm
Round 3 (U1200, U800, Unrated) G/60;d5
Sheraton Ballroom
- Saturday, March 28
Time
Event
Location
8:45am - 9:00am
Presentation of Blitz Individual Winners
Chicago Ballroom
9:00am - 12:30pm
Round 3 (Champ, U1900, U1600) G/90;d10
Chicago Ballroom
9:00am - 12:30pm
Round 4 (U1200, U800, Unrated) G/90;d10
Sheraton Ballroom
9:00am - 10:00am
F&F Tournament - Registration (onsite only)
Chess Control
10:30am - 12:30pm
F&F Tournament - Round 1
Mayfair
12:30pm - 1:45pm
Guest GM Fidel Corrales- Lecture
Mississippi
12:30pm - 2:30pm
F&F Tournament - Round 2
Mayfair
1:15pm - 1:30pm
Presentation of Blitz Team Winners
Chicago Ballroom
1:30pm - 5:00pm
Round 4 (Champ, U1900, U1600) G/90;d10
Chicago Ballroom
1:30pm - 5:00pm
Round 5 (U1200, U800, Unrated) G/90;d10
Sheraton Ballroom
2:15pm - 3:15pm
Scholastic Meeting
Mississippi
2:30pm - 4:30pm
F&F Tournament - Round 3
Mayfair
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Chess in Education Discussion
Mississippi
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Guest GM Fidel Corrales - "All Comers" Blitz
Riverwalk
4:30pm - 6:30pm
F&F Tournament - Round 4
Mayfair
5:45pm - 6:00pm
Presentation of Bughouse Team Winners
Chicago Ballroom
6:00pm - 9:30pm
Round 5 (Champ, U1900, U1600) G/90;d10
Chicago Ballroom
6:00pm - 9:30pm
Round 6 (U1200, U800, Unrated) G/90;d10
Sheraton Ballroom
- Sunday, March 29
Time
Event
Location
8:45am - 9:00am
Presentation of Scholar-Chessplayer Awards
Chicago Ballroom
9:00am - 12:30pm
Round 6 (Champ, U1900, U1600) G/90;d10
Chicago Ballroom
9:00am - 12:30pm
Round 7 (U1200, U800, Unrated) G/90;d10
Sheraton Ballroom
11:00am - 12:00pm
Guest GM Fidel Corrales - Lecture
Mississippi
1:30pm - 5:00pm
Round 7 (Champ, U1900, U1600) G/90;d10
Chicago Ballroom
2:00pm
Awards Ceremony (U1200, U800, Unrated)
Riverwalk
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Guest GM Fidel Corrales - "All Comers" Blitz
Riverwalk
6:00pm onwards
Awards Ceremony (Champ, U1900, U1600)
Chicago Ballroom