The Louisiana Chess Association invites you to the 2025 Paul Morphy Scholastic! This year's tournament will be hosted at Oschner/Brent House in New Orleans, LA and will offer 4 rounds of Quick chess. USCF and LCA membership required (for LA players).

Note: This tournament is a side event to the 2025 Paul Morphy Open and Scholastic Players will have time to play in both events if so desired.

Date: June 21, 2025

Format: Four round swiss format, G/25;d5 tournament. Three sections: K-3; K-6; K-12

Venue: Oschner/Brent House 1512 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA, 70121, US

Prizes: Individual medals in each section.

Registration: 8:00AM-8:30AM. Anyone not registered by 8:30AM will be given a first round bye.

Round times: 9:00 am, 10:15 am, 11:30pm, 12:45pm

Byes: Two half-point byes available upon request. All byes must be requested before round 3, with exceptions made for emergency situations. All bye requests final after beginning of round 1.

Entry fee: $30 if received by 6/5/25, $35 after 6/5/25 and $40 on-site.

USCF requirement: Current USCF membership required, join here. If your membership does not have an expiration date, it is not yet current.

LCA requirement: Current LCA membership required; $5 for scholastic players under 18, $25 for family membership package (1 or 2 adults + any children living in same household). Membership may be purchased on-site or through the tournament flyer.

Contact: Email louisianachess@gmail.com or call 337-281-5766.