****  Registration Link will be posted SOON ****

 

 

2026 MSCA Scholastic Individual 

GRADE LEVEL Chess Championships

Saturday, October 3rd

Mississippi Children’s Museum

2145 Museum Blvd.  Jackson, MS 39202

601.981.5469 

 

Sections:  

K–1^st Grade, K–3^rd Grade , K–5^th Grade  (Unrated)  Trophies: 1^st – 5^th Place

K–7^th Grade, K–9^th Grade & K–12^th Grade (Rated)  Trophies: 1^st – 5^th Place  

Medals to rest of top 10 in each section

 

Current USChess Membership required for players in grades 6-12.

USChess Memberships cost $24 & will be available on-site or at https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess

**Players are welcomed to play up into higher grade level divisions if desired**

 

Unrated  Sections: 5 Rounds SS, G/25,d5   

&  Rated Sections: 4 Rounds SS, G/35,d5

• One half-point bye can be requested before the pairings of Rounds 1-3.

 

1st Place & Top Girl Tie breaks: Tiebreaks for first place or Top Girl (Rated Or Unrated) will be determined by two G/5+3 games to be played at the end of the Last round.  With a tie of three or four players, a single round robin of G/5+3 will be played. If blitz games tie, Armageddon match(es) determined by bid.

 

Additional Awards:  “TOP GIRL” Rated & Unrated.  “BIGGEST UPSET” among all rated sections -- cannot be won by an “unrated” player.  

   

INFO Link:    [ Coming Soon ]

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ENTRY FEE(s):  give access to museum exhibits throughout the day!

• Online Player Entry fee is $30 until September 30th,  ($40 on-site day of)
• $8 for each online purchase of Accompanying Adult/Child ($13 on-site day of)
• On-site registration from 8:15am to 9:15am

 

• All players must check-in by 9:15 am.  First round begins at 9:30am.

 

Chess clocks and boards provided for tournament play.

For More Info: beththrasher@msscholasticchess.org (601) 941-5153