Tournaments and Events

Upcoming Kindergarten – 8th grade Tournaments

Located at Chess.Zone | 2500 Old Alabama Road, Suite 11 | Roswell, GA 30076

Register online here or call us for registration at 770-575-5802. No On-Site registration, Please register in advance.

• Saturday, June 14th – Kid Chess Blacklight Bughouse Tournament
  • AM Blacklight Bughouse Tournament – Kindergarten – 2nd Grade
  • PM Blacklight Bughouse Tournament – 3rd – 5th Grade

• Saturday, June 21st – Kid Chess Regular Tournament
  • AM Regular Chess Tournament – Open 3rd – 5th Grade
  • PM Regular Chess Tournament – Open Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

• Saturday, July 19th – Kid Chess Regular Tournament
  • AM Regular Chess Tournament – Open 3rd – 5th Grade
  • PM Regular Chess Tournament – Open Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

The 2025 Kid Chess Team Playoffs and Team Championship

Show your school pride off at the Kid Chess Team Playoffs.  Open ONLY to students attending a school with a Kid Chess afterschool club & Suwanee Elementary, players will be able to compete against other schools to qualify for the Team Championship in May. Players do not need to be enrolled in a Kid Chess Club or program to compete. Space will be limited, so register early online here or call us for registration at 770-575-5802. For more information please view our FAQ.

• Sunday, March 30th – Kid Chess Team Playoff @ Atlanta Speech School
  • AM Team Playoff Tournaments – K-2 & K-5 Sections
  • PM Team Playoff Tournament – K-2 & K-5 Sections
  • Located at The Atlanta Speech School | 3160 Northside Pkwy NW | Atlanta, GA 30327

• Saturday, April 12th – Kid Chess Team Playoff @ Chess Zone
  • AM Team Playoff Tournament – K-5 Section
  • PM Team Playoff Tournament – K-2 Section
  • Located at Chess.Zone | 2500 Old Alabama Road, Suite 11 | Roswell, GA 30076

• Sunday, April 13th – Kid Chess Team Playoff @ Chess Zone
  • AM Team Playoff Tournament – K-2 Section
  • PM Team Playoff Tournament – K-5 Section
  • Located at Chess.Zone | 2500 Old Alabama Road, Suite 11 | Roswell, GA 30076

• Saturday, April 19th – Kid Chess Team Playoff @ Chess Zone
  • AM Team Playoff Tournament – K-2 Section
  • PM Team Playoff Tournament – K-5 Section
  • Located at Chess.Zone | 2500 Old Alabama Road, Suite 11 | Roswell, GA 30076

• Saturday, May 10th – Kid Chess Team Championship @ Mountain View Community Center
  • AM Team Championship Tournament – K-5 Section
  • PM Team Championship Tournament – K-2 Section
  • Located at Mountain View Community Center | 3400 Sandy Plains Road | Marietta, GA 30066

USCF Rated Scholastic Tournaments

Located at Chess.Zone | 2500 Old Alabama Road, Suite 11 | Roswell, GA 30076

See upcoming tournament details and register online at Chess.Zone Or call Chess Zone for registration at 770-575-5803.

Rated tournaments follow USCF rules and require USCF membership to attend. Please visit the United State Chess Federation for more information.

Unrated Regular Chess Tournaments

Usual tournament times and sections are: AM Section: 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. (Check-in from 8:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.) PM Section: 1:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Check-in at 1:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m). Kid Chess Unrated Tournaments are rapid re-pair format, meaning students will playing their games with as little downtime between individual games as possible. Trophies awarded to all students with a plus score result. All other participants receive a medal.

Bughouse Tournaments

• All participants must have mastered how all the chess piece move to play.
• Bughouse scores are based on individual performance.
• Players will not have an assigned team and will rotate teammates through the tournament.

Regular Chess Tournaments

• All participants must have mastered how all the pieces move, understand how to castle, and be comfortable with checkmate to play.
• First Timer Tournaments are open to students who have not yet participated in a Kid Chess Regular Chess tournament before.