Madison East Scholastic Championship

Saturday, March 7th

On-site registration: 8:15-8:45 AM

 

Location Madison East High School 2222 E Washington Ave, Madison, WI 53704

Byes Limit one half-point bye. Additional byes are OK but are zero points. Final round byes are zero points unless requested before the first round. Contact the organizers at info@growthchess.com to arrange byes.
 
Bring Pencils. Sets provided on-site. 
  
Supervision Players in K-8th grade MUST have adult supervision at all times.
 
E-mail questions to info@growthchess.com
 
 
Scholastic Tournament 
 
4 SECTIONS

K-8 Non-Rated: 5 Rounds (Players Rated above 300 US Chess will be moved to rated section)

K-5 U500: 5 Rounds 

K-12 U1000 Rated: 5 Rounds

K-12 Open Rated: 4 Rounds

 

Schedule

Non-Rated, K-5, U1000
Round 1: 9:00am

Round 2: 10:00am
Round 3: 11:00am
Round 4: 1:00pm
Round 5: 2:00pm

 

K-12 Open
Round 1: 9:00am

Round 2: 11:00am

Round 3: 1:00pm

Round 4: 2:30pm

 
Time Control
 
NR, K-5 & U1000: G/25 

K-12 Rated: G/45 

All sections 5 second delay 

 
Awards

K-5 Rated & Non-Rated

Top 3 Team  Top 8 Individual  Participation Awards to all. 

 
K-8 & K-12 Sections
 
Top 3 Team  Top 8 Individual 

Medals to those with a plus score (3+ in K-8, and 2.5+ in K-12)

ENTRY FEE 
$30 by 3/1, $40 by 3/5, $50 after 3/5

 

Register https://www.kingregistration.com/register/MESC2026

Questions: info@growthchess.com

 

Refund Policy:

More than 24 hours before Round 1:
Refund minus $5 administrative fee or one-time transfer to a comparable tournament within 3 months.

Less than 24 hours before Round 1:
50% refund or one-time transfer to a comparable tournament within 3 months.

After Round 1 begins:
Entry fees are non-refundable and cannot be transferred.