Click here for a complete schedule, sorted by Day/Time - Printable PDF
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In the blue dropdown menus below, you'll find the schedule of all events from May 14 through 17, 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 Kalahari Ballroom E (Skittles)
All Girls Club events will be in Zambezi/Nile. 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 CDT, 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, May 14th
Time
Event
Location
9:00am - 10:00am
Bughouse - Registration (onsite only)
Chess Control
11:00am - 2:00pm
National MS Bughouse Championship
Portia
Online + Onsite - 4:00pm
Blitz - Registration
Chess Control
5:00pm - 9:00pm
National MS Blitz Championship
Portia / Cypress
- Friday, May 15th
Time
Event
Location
9:00am - 11:00am
Guest GM Julio Sadorra - Simultaneous Exhibition
Kalahari Ballroom E
9:30am - 10:30am
My First Tournament Seminar (optional)
Crown Palm/Banyan
12:45pm - 1:00pm
Opening Ceremony
Kilimanjaro Ballroom 5-10
1:00pm - 4:30pm
Round 1
Kilimanjaro Ballroom 5-10
2:30pm - 4:30pm
Guest GM Julio Sadorra - "All Comers" Blitz
Kalahari Ballroom E
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Girls Club - Meet & Greet the Masters
Zambezi/Nile
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Girls Club - Welcome Party
Zambezi/Nile
4:30pm - 6:30pm
WGM Jennifer Shahade - "All Comers" Simul
Kalahari Ballroom E
6:00pm - 9:30pm
Round 2
Kilimanjaro Ballroom 5-10
- Saturday, May 16th
Time
Event
Location
8:45am - 9:00am
Presentation of Blitz Individual Winners
Kilimanjaro Ballroom 5-10
9:00am - 12:30pm
Round 3
Kilimanjaro Ballroom 5-10
9:00am - 10:00am
F&F Tournament - Registration (onsite only)
Chess Control
9:30am - 10:30am
Why chess matters more in the age of AI
Crown Palm/Banyan
10:30am - 11:30pm
WGM Jennifer Shahade - Puzzles and Q&A
Crown Palm/Banyan
10:30am - 12:30pm
F&F Tournament - Round 1
Portia
11:00am - 12:00pm
Girls Club - Tandem Simul Exhibition
Zambezi/Nile
12:30pm - 1:45pm
Guest GM Julio Sadorra - Lecture: The Science of Defense
Crown Palm/Banyan
12:30pm - 2:30pm
F&F Tournament - Round 2
Portia
1:15pm - 1:30pm
Presentation of Blitz Team Winners
Kilimanjaro Ballroom 5-10
1:30pm - 5:00pm
Round 4
Kilimanjaro Ballroom 5-10
2:15pm - 3:15pm
Scholastic Meeting
Crown Palm/Banyan
2:30pm - 4:30pm
F&F Tournament - Round 3
Portia
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Chess in Education Discussion
Crown Palm/Banyan
3:30pm - 4:15pm
Girls Club - Chess Lecture
Zambezi/Nile
3:30pm - 5:30pm
GM Julio Sadorra - "All Comers" Blitz
Kalahari Ballroom E
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Girls Club - Chess Puzzle Team Challenge
Zambezi/Nile
4:30pm - 6:30pm
F&F Tournament - Round 4
Portia
5:45pm - 6:00pm
Presentation of Bughouse Team Winners
Kilimanjaro Ballroom 5-10
6:00pm - 9:30pm
Round 5
Kilimanjaro Ballroom 5-10
- Sunday, May 17th
Time
Event
Location
9:00am - 12:30pm
Round 6
Kilimanjaro Ballroom 5-10
9:30am - 10:00am
From Munchkin to Master: Taking the Next Steps with Silver Knights' Adam Weissbarth
Crown Palm/Banyan
10:00am - 11:30pm
Girls Club - Donut Social + Town Hall Meeting
Zambezi/Nile
11:00am - 12:00pm
Guest GM Julio Sadorra - Lecture: Facing Chess Giants
Crown Palm/Banyan
11:30am - 12:30pm
Girls Club - Blitz Chess Challenge
Zambezi/Nile
1:00 pm - 3:00pm+
WGM Jennifer Shahade - Book Signing
Kalahari Ballroom E
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Round 7
Kilimanjaro Ballroom 5-10
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Guest GM Julio Sadorra - "All Comers" Blitz
Kalahari Ballroom E
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Girls Club - Closing Party
Zambezi/Nile
6:00 p.m.
Awards Ceremony
Kilimanjaro Ballroom 5-10