Scholastic State and National Chess Championships of 2026
When is your child's state chess tournament?
Here's a list of this year's (2025/2026!) scholastic state and national championships. Not all 2026 tournaments have been scheduled yet, so we will add more dates when we can. These tournaments (except Maryland!) are not run by Silver Knights Chess Academy.
The ones we DO run can be found here.
Is your child looking to prepare for tournaments?
If you're an intermediate or advanced player looking to prepare for tournaments the classes below are great options:
- In our Academy Program, students progress through nine class levels as they improve.
- Find out what your class level is with a trial class here.
- If your child has a USCF rating between 1400 and 2300 USCF then take one of our Grandmaster trials here.
- Sign up for our popular 5 week tournament preparation course running Nov 5th to Dec 10th. These always fill up quickly so register early!
Do you as a parent have questions?
- Oct 22nd: Join our "Next Steps In Chess" parent info session: Register Here!
If your child is going to any of the events below, tell us here!
| National Events | Dates | City/Location | Information |
| Nationals Grades (K-12) | December 12-14, 2025 | Spokane, WA | Tournament Information |
| National High School (K-12) | March 27-29, 2026 | Chicago, IL | |
| Nationals Girls | April 10-12, 2026 | Chicago, IL | Tournament Information |
| National Elementary (K-6) | May 1- 3, 2026 | Baltimore, MD | |
| National Middle School (K-8) | May 15-17, 2026 | Round Rock, TX | |
| Canada Nationals | May 17-18, 2026 | Winnipeg, MB | Tournament Information |
| US State Events (K-12) | Dates | City/Location | Information |
| Alabama | TBD | TBD |
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| Alabama Girls Championship | TBD | TBD |
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| Alaska | March 28th, 2026 | Anchorage, AK | Tournament Information |
| Arizona | TBD | TBD |
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| Arkansas | TBD | TBD |
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| Northern California | TBD | TBD |
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| Southern California | TBD | TBD |
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| Colorado | February 14-15, 2026 | Highlands Ranch, CO | Tournament Information |
| Connecticut | TBD | TBD |
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| Connecticut Girls Championship | TBD | TBD |
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| Delaware | TBD | TBD |
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| Florida | TBD | TBD |
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| Florida Girls | April 18, 2026 | Boca Raton, FL | Tournament Information |
| Georgia | TBD | TBD |
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| Hawaii | TBD | TBD |
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| Idaho | April 25, 2026 | Pocatello, ID | Tournament Information |
| Illinois (K-8) | March 6-8, 2026 | Schaumburg, IL | Tournament Information |
| Indiana | TBD | TBD |
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| Iowa | TBD | TBD |
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| Kansas | TBD | TBD |
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| Kentucky | TBD | TBD |
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| Louisiana | TBD | TBD |
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| Maine | TBD | TBD |
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| Maine Girls | February 7, 2026 | TBD |
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| Maryland | April 18-19, 2026 | Columbia, MD | Tournament Information |
| Maryland Girls Championship | March 14, 2026 | Rockville, MD | Tournament Information |
| Massachusetts | TBD | TBD |
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| Michigan | TBD | TBD |
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| Minnesota | March 7-8, 2026 | TBD | |
| Mississippi | January 17-18, 2026 | Ridgeland, MS | |
| Mississippi Girls Championship | February 28, 2026 | Flowood, MS | |
| Missouri | TBD | TBD |
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| Montana | TBD | TBD |
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| Nebraska | TBD | TBD |
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| Nevada | TBD | TBD |
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| New Hampshire | TBD | TBD |
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| New Jersey Elementary&Middle | TBD | TBD |
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| New Mexico | February 5-6, 2026 | Albuquerque, NM | |
| New York K-8 | March 7-8, 2026 | Saratoga Springs, NY | Tournament Information |
| New York 9-12 | February 28-March 1, 2026 | Saratoga Springs, NY | Tournament Information |
| North Carolina | February 27-March 1, 2026 | Charlotte, NC | Tournament Information |
| North Dakota | TBD | TBD |
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| Ohio | TBD | TBD |
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| Ohio Girls Championship | TBD | TBD |
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| Oklahoma | March 14, 2026 | Edmond, OK | |
| Oregon | April 17-18, 2026 | Seaside, OR | |
| Oregon Girls | TBD | TBD |
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| Pennsylvania | April 4, 2026 | Camp Hill, PA | Tournament Information |
| Rhode Island | March 21, 2026 | East Greenwich, RI | Tournament Information |
| Rhode Island Girls | January 10, 2026 | Riverside, RI | Tournament Information |
| South Carolina | March 21, 2026 | Columbia, SC | Tournament Information |
| South Carolina Girls Championship | April 11, 2026 | Columbia, SC | Tournament Information |
| South Dakota | TBD | TBD |
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| Tennessee | TBD | TBD |
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| Tennessee GIrls | TBD | TBD |
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| Texas | March 7–8, 2026 | Austin, TX | |
| Utah | TBD | TBD |
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| Vermont | March 28, 2026 | Common, VT | |
| Virginia | March 6-8, 2026 | Alexandria, VA | Tournament Information |
| Washington 7-12 | TBD | TBD |
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| Washington K-6 | TBD | TBD | |
| Washington DC K-5 | TBD | TBD |
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| Washington DC Middle & High School | TBD | TBD |
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| West Virginia | TBD | TBD |
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| Wisconsin | March 21-22, 2026 | Madison, WI | Tournament Information |
| Wyoming | TBD | TBD |
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| Candian Provincial Events (K-12): | Dates | City/Location | Information |
| Alberta | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| British Columbia | March 21-22, 2026 | Burnaby, BC | Tournament Information |
| Manitoba | March 15, 2026 | Winnipeg, MB | Tournament Information |
| New Brunswick | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Nova Scotia | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Ontario | April 26, 2026 | Toronto, ON | Tournament Information |
| Quebec | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Quebec Girls | March 22, 2026 | Montréal , QC | Tournament Information |
| Prince Edward Island | March 28-29 | TBD | |
| Saskatchewan | TBD | TBD | TBD |