2026 Madison Country Day School Chess Championship

Sunday, December 6th 

PLAYING SITE: Madison Country Day School (5606 River Road, Waunakee, WI 53597)

 

PARKNG and ENTERING: Please park in the visitor's parking lot (a large parking lot on the right as you enter the school driveway). Enter through the Lower School Entrance. Doors open at 9:00am.

 

DETAILS: this event is held in three sections (K-12 US Chess rated, K-8 non-rated, and K-5 non-rated) and is designed to be beginner-friendly. There is no elimination. Experienced tournament players are encouraged to join the K-12 section.

K-5 and K-8 sections: everyone plays 5 games.

K-12 section: everyone plays 4 games using official chess clocks. US Chess Membership is required and the event is rated (you may join or renew your membership here).

 

SCHEDULE: Please arrive by 9:45am.  Round 1 is at 10am, Round 2 is at 11:30am, subsequent rounds are ASAP (will be sooner for K-5 and K-8 than for K-12). Lunch is scheduled between rounds 1 and 2. Awards are shortly after all games are done for the section (will be sooner for K-5 and K-8 than for K-12).

Time control for all sections is G/30+5d (30 minutes per game per player with a 5 second delay for each move). Most games in K-5 and K-8 will not have clocks; all games in K-12 will have clocks. The event will definitely be concluded by 4:00pm, but K-5 and K-8 sections may be done even earlier.

 

LUNCH: concessions at school + places within a short driving distance. Bringing food to school is allowed.

 

BYES: do you need to skip a round because of other commitments? It is possible to get up to two 1/2-point byes if you let organizers know before the tournament begins.

 

PRIZES: top 10 individuals and top 5 teams in each section will receive a trophy. If there is a tie for 10th place or higher, everyone involved in a tie receives a trophy. Additional prizes include chocolate and fruit leather for taking notation and/or castling.

 

ENTRY FEE: early entry fee is $35 if entered by November 10th, regular entry fee is $45 if entered by December 1st, late entry fee is $50 if registered by 8am on December 6th (players registering afterwards may get a 1/2 bye in round one).

 

QUESTIONS (please texting on Sunday morning, but email before that): please email Alex Betaneli abetaneli@hotmail.com, 608-334-2574 or Chris Wainscott td@ia-chess.com, 414-839-5232. Texting works much better than calling.