Saturday November 21st 2026
Marist High School
4200 W 115th St, Chicago, IL 60655
The Chicago Chess Foundation (CCF) invites K–8 students from across Chicagoland to join us for a free Citywide Chess Tournament at Marist High School.
Whether this is your first tournament or you’ve competed before, CCF Citywide Tournaments bring students together from across the city for a full day of chess, competition, and community.
This is a 5-round Swiss-system tournament with six sections:
The tournament is open to all students in grades K–8. Players should register for the section that best matches their grade and experience level.
Chess sets and clocks are provided by CCF.
Advanced: G/30 d5
Intermediate: G/20 d5
K–8 Sections: G/20
In the K–8 sections, clocks may be introduced if a game exceeds 30 minutes.
Check-in: 8:30 AM–9:30 AM
Round 1: 10:00 AM
Rounds 2–5: Begin as soon as possible following the completion of the previous round
Awards Ceremony: Approximately 3:00 PM
Event Ends: Approximately 4:00 PM
Round times after Round 1 are approximate and may vary depending on the length of games.
each section will recognize
Top 5 Individual Finishers in each section
Top Girl in each section
Top 2 Teams in each section
Intermediate & Advanced
Each section will recognize:
Top 5 Individual Finishers
Top Girl
Top Team